Extractor in kitchen

Jupiter01 · 20 Sep 2020

I’ve got one of these in my Kitchen and it’s a currently operated from a dedicated switch. This means that it’s rarely used.

As I’m redoing the kitchen I thought it would make sense to have this operating with the lights near the stove.

Would it be okay to take a cable from one of my lights and power this from that and do away with its switch?

I did test it with a length of cable and it appears to work. Wanted to check on whether it’s an appropriate way of doing this.

Thanks in advance

EFLImpudence · 20 Sep 2020

Surely, it's not a very good idea to have it running with the lights.

Jupiter01 · 20 Sep 2020

These lights are above the hob and are generally used during cooking? We have separate lights for the rest of the kitchen.

EFLImpudence · 20 Sep 2020

Up to you then.

Jupiter01 · 20 Sep 2020

Is it a safe and acceptable way of wiring this?
Thanks for your help.

Taylortwocities · 20 Sep 2020

It’s acceptable.
Is it safe? That’s entirely up to your competence.

Is it advisable?
When I’m cooking the last thing I want is a noisy fan going all the time. I’d want to switch it on when it’s needed.

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