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Cheers guys. That make good sense.

You're quite right. The main RCD is unaffected, only the mcb for the upstairs lighting. Should've read the abbreviations page again. I've not pulled their house to bits yet (a favoured pastime of mine) so can only assume that the Cooker socket is actually wired to the lighting circuit...

Decided I didn't want a blanking plate above the hob so i've got a fully qualified spark coming round to get the kitchen rewired to fit the layout and be done with. In the mean time tho, i was at my parents house last week to replace a broken socket in their spare room and as the house is...

Thanks everybody, I think I might just go for the blanking plate as it keeps my options open in the future. Would it be wrong to assume a normal plastic blanking plate (like i already have sitting here doing nothing) would suffice above a hob? And would that mean I can use a choc block...

Thanks for the quick clear up. I fully expected your answer although the picture in the Wiki called A1 Ring Final circuit could be misleading as it shows a spur off a ring main from a junction box. Is there a special case for when a JB can be used? Eg, not in a wall? I'm still awaiting...

I'm having my kitchen designed but I'm limited by many factors such as space, room shape and window positions which has resulted in my hob being placed directly beneath and existing mains outlet. I realise this is poor practice but is it actually a 'fail' when it comes to part P...