cooker hood wiring route

[G1zm0]

Hi .
Spark wired kitchen about 2 month ago. I told him I was going to put a hood up but didn't have it yet.

As per pic you can see the cable he rolled up at top right, this goes to a trailing socket, he said I should just put plug top on and connect it to it ( wire going accross wall.)

I know that this would not need safe zone as it can be seen.
But I don't want the cable draped

So spoke to him today and he is proposing a 3a fcu at end of unit tops and a flex outlet behind false hood, and sinking cable into wall before its tiled over.
That fcu would be operated by a 13a fcu in countertop.

The other option he said was to take a spur from socket on counter, down along to the left, up wall in safezone then into loft or just below the cladding, run along then down to hood, this sounds excessive as I would need to take units down.

Told him I will do cable run myself to save dosh, For Him to connect,

Pitty couldn't just go from socket . Up wall to loft then down to hood, but with coving its hard to do. Without cutting lumps if plasterboard out.

What would you suggest best route.

 

[EFLImpudence]

I would take a spur straight up from the hob/oven supply and have one FCU flex outlet wherever it would be concealed by the hood.

I don't know why there is any need to go into the loft.

 

[G1zm0]

Hob is gas and the supply is under the hob. It would be easier to take it right up middle to the flex outlet. And for a fcu fitted nxt to hob socket.

Think he wants to make cash or put me off fitting cable.

 

[EFLImpudence]

You just take it from the hob socket straight up (or straight up then horizontal) to somewhere behind hood and have FCU flex outlet there.

No need for FCU beside hob socket.

 

[securespark]

Would that cable be in a safe zone if the accessory it feeds is concealed?

EDIT: that was aimed at G1z. EFLI's post was not visible when I answered.

 

[winston1]

Hi .
he said I should just put plug top on and connect it to it

Well he is an idiot. A plug top is useless, you need a complete plug.

 

[Iggifer]

Well he is an idiot. A plug top is useless, you need a complete plug.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Or just the plug bottom - if you're careful.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Well he is an idiot. A plug top is useless, you need a complete plug.

Pedant

 

[winston1]

Pedant

Disagree. It is important to use the right terms.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Yet again, You aren't helping the OP in any way. You are just riding another of your hobby horses.

 

[winston1]

Yet again, You aren't helping the OP in any way. You are just riding another of your hobby horses.

No, the OP has now (hopefully) learnt the difference between a plug and its top. That helps him/her.

 

[Taylortwocities]

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[G1zm0]

Of course its a full plug. A plug top is just a usless piece of plastic. It was the full lot.. with pins as well .

Think that's why he wants it taking up into loft as it will go up the side in the safezone, then into loft and down to behind hood.
Its getting vented via loft then externally, so cable would come down the side of the ducting

 

[EFLImpudence]

I prefer hoods to be connected to the cooker circuit so that they are also controlled by the cooker switch.
Others disagree and the need is very rare.

IF there were a need to go into the loft, then you may as well connect it to the lighting circuit which is already up there - but, however you connect it in the kitchen, there isn't a need to go into the loft.