Power for a kitchen extractor fan

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gcltd

• 6 Jun 2010

• #1

Hi, I need to install a kitchen extractor + chimney.

We live in a bungalow.

Running up the wall beside this is the wiring for the electric socket for the oven (the one where you can switch the power on/off to the oven and from this there is a heavy duty cable powering the oven)

How would you advise powering the extractor? going in to the loft and joining the power cable to the oven? if so, what would you advise using the join?

Many Thanks

 

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• 6 Jun 2010

• #2

You'd be much better connecting it in to the socket circuit. You will need a fused connection unit. Are the cable for the sockets ran through the lost space? At a pinch you could run it from the lighting circuit, but it's much better to go from the socket circuit.

 

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• 6 Jun 2010

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If there really is no other option than to use the cooker circuit, it could be done using a fused connection unit and suitably sized cable to the supply side terminals. However, it's likely that the existing cable to the cooker's isolator will already fill most of the terminal capacity, in which case it may not be possible to come off with an additional cable to feed an FCU.

In any case, you certainly should not just split off the existing cable straight to the fan as you propose. With it being in the kitchen, this is also notifiable work.

 

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• 6 Jun 2010

• #4

Hi, thanks for your help.

So I fit an FCU, cable to it from the sockets for power then a cable to the extractor?

Thanks again

 

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• 6 Jun 2010

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gcltd said:

Hi, thanks for your help.

So I fit an FCU, cable to it from the sockets for power then a cable to the extractor?

Thanks again

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Yep, that's about the size of it buddy.

Make sure everything's dead before you do any work, and if you're chasing cables in to the wall, make sure you run them in the safe zones.

 

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• 6 Jun 2010

• #6

if you're chasing cables in to the wall, make sure you run them in the safe zones.[/quote]


Thanks, I would be fitting the fcu next to the oven - around 12" away, around 12" above the worktop and I planned to chase straight up to the loft for power then back down to connect to the fan? is this classed as safe?

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• 6 Jun 2010

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Will there be a flex outlet for the fan?

Safe zones exist vertically and horizontally from any accessory, so you should be OK to do as you have planned.

PS. You do know how to wire an FCU don't you? (just checking!)

 

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• 7 Jun 2010

• #8

Hi, I have not purchased the extractor yet so I'm not sure - what is a flex outlet?

Also no I have never wired a FCU, but I have just realised that in our existing kitchen that is now stripped out there is one fitted - around 12" from the oven socket - this lights up when switched on (its always off) but we have no idea what this is connected to? possibly another extractor fan that was once fitted by the previous owner which is not installed but they have left the FCU - we have no idea, so I was planning on looking at this and hopfully using it?

 

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• 7 Jun 2010

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Take it off and have a look behind it (with the power off at the main switch on the consumer unit of course!).

If there's nothing connected to the "LOAD" or "OUT" terminals then you're in luck!