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Any suggestions on how to link both the cooker hood and the low wattage under kitchen unit lights to the one socket point. I want to be able to switch the cooker hood lights and under unit lights on at the same time from the one SFCU. There is a large horizontal wooden stud that prevebts a...

We have renewed our kitchen and have an unused 13 amp socket at the top surface of the kitchen units. It was originally for the cooker hood. Would it be within the regulations to use this as a double 13 amp switched supply for a work top level TV with the cable running down behind the wall...

Thanks again. The SFCU would be 120mm above the worktop in line with all the other switches. The socket for the cooker hood which would be connected to the SFCU is inside the cooker hood chimney cover, ie the cover conceals the ducting.

Thanks for your reply. Would you mind answering two supplementaries related to the question? The existing switch is 270mm diagonally from the hob. Is the 300mm distance for switches from hobs, a recommendation or a regulation? What would be the appropriate connection for the under...

I am in the process of upgrading the kitchen. The manufacturer states that "the cooker hood is fitted with a 2 core mains cable and must be permanently connected to the electricity supply via a double pole switch. A switched FCU fitted with a 3 amp fuse is a recommended mains supply...

Just out of interest. I got in touch with Electrolux. They say the rear feet are not adjustable! If I had known this, I would not have bought the integrated washing machine. Apparently you have to put a board under the w.m. Surely it could be a simple matter just to fit adjustable rear...

Thanks for all replies.

Thanks for replying. I have taken the weight off, but can only do this by pulling the w.m. out. I find when I put it back that it is off level again. In any case I still can't get the rear feet to adjust to the same height as those at the front. I will give the thin ply a go, possibly in...

The appliances are integrated, with a laminate floor right up to the feet, this makes it very difficult to pull out a washing machine for example. I noticed that the fused spur for the central heating boiler only had a 5 amp fuse so I considered if this could be used for other kitchen...

Just a quick question. With fused spurs and integrated washing machine, dishwasher, fridge freezer etc that have 13 amp plugs, should I lower the rating of the fuses in the fused spur to say 5 amps in order for it to fail first rather than the 13 amp plug, where you may have difficulty...

I am having problems with new integrated Electrolux washing machine and dishwasher. The washing machine can be raised fairly easily at the front, but the rear feet only seem adjustable to a very limited height of about 10-15mm's. The plastic hexagonal feet cannot take the pressure of...

Thanks for all your help. I could not live with the thought of a possible leak going on inside the wall after a patch, ( I am a worrier) so I dug into the wall and just managed to clean the end of the pipe for 2.5cms and get another 90 deg bend on. I took great care over the joint again so...

The end of the bend is virtually hard up against the wall and in an awkward position to get to, as it is also right down in the corner at floor level and up against a stud. I was really stupid, but I panicked. I should just have cut the long pipe run quite close to the elbow then fished...

I have just done something really stupid. I was working in a tight situation with virtually no 40mm PVC pipe left sticking out of the wall to bond to. I cannot get at the pipe at the other side of the wall without taking the bath out! I was extra careful because of this and took great care...

Many thanks.

I have a tricky situation where I have to join new 40mm PVC pipe to old 40mm PVC pipe. There is only 5cms of the old pipe that I can attach to and if I make a poor joint it means that the bath in the next room has to come out to get access to the pipe, as the pipe passes through the wall...

Many thanks to you both.

Thanks for your reply. A spur off of the ring is possible. Would a 13 amp fused switch taken off the ring and down-rated to a 5 amp fuse be the best for warming drawer then? The manufacture specified a 15 amp fuse for the MW but only a 16amp MCB is produced for the Ashley Rock CU. Would...

Would it be acceptable to connect the cable for a warming drawer to the same cooker outlet connection as a combination microwave? The maximum load of the warming drawer is 0.43 KW. The manufacturer specifies a 13 amp fuse. I dont know if the warming drawer comes with a moulded 13 amp plug...

Thanks to all for your comments.