Hi,
I admit that this is my first post and it's a real newbie question, for which I'm sorry; if my question is easily answered by an FAQ or other post, please point me towards it. I've had a couple of quick searches and short of downloading Part P and digesting all of it I can't find a simple answer...
I'm fitting a cooker hood above a hob. It will be fitted to a plasterboard wall, that I've just cut a section out of to fit the flex outlet. I'll be running a spur via a fused isolator from the cooker loop - both hob and oven are gas-powered so the only things actually powered by electricity are the igniter sparks and the oven clock.
I'm planning on running the cable up the wall vertically from the socket, then a horizontal run across, then a vertical run a few inches down to the flex outlet.
I've just cut the first square out of the wall to fit the mounting box for the flex outlet and found that the wall is basically two plasterboard sheets about 50mm apart (the bathroom is on the other side of the wall). There is very little between the two boards and the board itself is only about 10mm thick.
My question is: do I need to enclose the mains cable in plastic ducting, and if so, how do you suggest fixing it within / behind the boards, or is it acceptable to simply leave the cable loose in the space, still observing the vertical and horizontal runs?
Any advice / scorn would be appreciated!
Thanks,
: P
I admit that this is my first post and it's a real newbie question, for which I'm sorry; if my question is easily answered by an FAQ or other post, please point me towards it. I've had a couple of quick searches and short of downloading Part P and digesting all of it I can't find a simple answer...
I'm fitting a cooker hood above a hob. It will be fitted to a plasterboard wall, that I've just cut a section out of to fit the flex outlet. I'll be running a spur via a fused isolator from the cooker loop - both hob and oven are gas-powered so the only things actually powered by electricity are the igniter sparks and the oven clock.
I'm planning on running the cable up the wall vertically from the socket, then a horizontal run across, then a vertical run a few inches down to the flex outlet.
I've just cut the first square out of the wall to fit the mounting box for the flex outlet and found that the wall is basically two plasterboard sheets about 50mm apart (the bathroom is on the other side of the wall). There is very little between the two boards and the board itself is only about 10mm thick.
My question is: do I need to enclose the mains cable in plastic ducting, and if so, how do you suggest fixing it within / behind the boards, or is it acceptable to simply leave the cable loose in the space, still observing the vertical and horizontal runs?
Any advice / scorn would be appreciated!
Thanks,
: P