Extractor and Hidden Plugs

jbourne · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:06 am Post Subject: Extractor and Hidden Plugs

I have a kitchen that's partly installed and realised that electrics for extractor not accounted for. I have a double socket with two flat grey wires going into them at ground level that would be behind oven if i left it like this but am wary of accesing these if anything goes wrong in the future. Am i able to wire from these sockets to feed oven, hob and extractor. I want easy access to all appliances and for oven and hob to plug into hidden sockets and extractor via an FCU (not an expert in any way shape or form) so that no cables are dangling around. Hope you can help

davy_owen_88 · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:43 am Post Subject:

Assuming we are talking about electric hobs and ovens then you can NOT wire them both into a double socket. The hob will probably draw 20A+ which is far more than you can draw through a plug top so will need a dedicated circuit back to the consumer unit. If we are talking about the ignition for a gas hob, then yes, you can plug that in.

You may be able to get away with feeding the oven from the socket if it is <13A and again, if it is just for the ignition and small light then that too can be connected to the double socket. If the cooker is >13A then it will need to be hardwired back to the CU.

Come back with the power ratings for the hob and oven and we can advise you further.

jbourne · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:24 pm Post Subject: Wiring Hob and extractor

The oven can be fed of a 13amp fuse and the hob only requires power for the ignition. Will I have a problem with access from a regs point of view if both the points are behind the oven and cooker. If so what's the best solution.