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A joule is a watt second, a measure of energy,therefore joules do not equal watts as such,since watts is a unit of electrical power.

ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES whether fixed or portable must have a means of isolating power near by. The lead if hard wired must not be longer than 2 mtrs. This is IEE regulations. Therefore no appliance can be hard wired to ring main,or to distribution board.

Glad you found this usefull. I have to agree with you about the comments from "breezer", important and basic safety information does not go "out of date",it may well be that this person does not want to acknowledge the contents because he has flouted the regs?

A cooker circuit of 30a using 6mm csa cable and a 30a socket,protected by a 30a mcb will suffice.The 30a socket is placed near to the cooker,so that the cooker can be isolated.The socket can be under worktop,but it must be easily accessible. The diversity applicable to the current demand for a...

I thought it was a reply, I put cooker installation in the subject box,looks like this made a new topic.

Sorry, did not see the date,the post was presented to me from a link on google search since I was called to repair a bath lifting appliance in a care home.

Electric cooker must fitted to a 30a/45a circuit connected staight to distribution board.6mm tw&E cable terminated in a BS4343 30a socket positioned near the cooker for easy access.The cooker can then be isolated locally for safety/maintenance.

It is against the regulations to have any electrical appliance in the bathroom. any electrical accessories.ie light switch must be positioned out of reach of any person using bath or wash basin.The only socket permitted is a special shaver socket which is galvanically not connected to power...