Electric supply to a cooker hood and a GAS hob.

[chunkymonkey2778]

I'll take a look then, it'll probably be in a day or two now as have decided to get lower half of kitchen done so it's half useable.

What counts as a maintenance free joint please? As of in one that needs to be opened with a knife or tool?

It's not acceptable to make the joint buried in a wall behind a cabinet and then clearly mark where the join is?

 

[Taylortwocities]

If the joint is not accessible then it must be maintenance free.
Screwed joints can become loose so are not permitted unless they can be inspected.
Suitable MF junctions include Wago connectors inside a Wago enclosure. There are ready made solutions like THIS.

 

[chunkymonkey2778]

Thankyou, I'll get down Screwfix over the weekend.

Once I have a live to that socket, could I share the output between the hob igniter and the cooker hood or am I getting ahead of myself?

If it's a no-no I can just put a plug on the hob and run the wiring under the counter but it might make it easier if it was ok to share.

Apologies if a daft question, I know it can be frustrating from my time on mechanic's forums!

 

[winston1]

If it's a no-no I can just put a plug on the hob and run the wiring under the counter but it might make it easier if it was ok to share.

Most hobs take too much power for a plug.

 

[denso13]

Most hobs take too much power for a plug.

Gas hobs?

could I share the output between the hob igniter....

 

[winston1]

Gas hobs?

Missed that.

 

[chunkymonkey2778]

Is the shared output a no-go or ok to do please?

 

[winston1]

Make it a double socket, simples.

 

[chunkymonkey2778]

If I got a double socket is that one where there's no plug socket one side, just a switch then a plug the other.

If the wiring for the hob is going below counter then I don't mind putting a plug on the end, but above counter the wiring will be seen, so would prefer to hardwire it.

The diagram below is what I had in mind, is there any reason why I couldn't do that?

Alternatively there is a double socket a few hundred mm to the left, if i did go the double socket route would I just wire the hob to the load of the side that has a plug and the hood to the switch/no plug side please?

 

[JohnD]

If I got a double socket is that one where there's no plug socket one side, just a switch then a plug the other.

No.

 

[JohnD]

Alternatively there is a double socket a few hundred mm to the left, if i did go the double socket route would I just wire the hob to the load of the side that has a plug and the hood to the switch/no plug side please?

No.

 

[chunkymonkey2778]

If the joint is not accessible then it must be maintenance free.
Screwed joints can become loose so are not permitted unless they can be inspected.
Suitable MF junctions include Wago connectors inside a Wago enclosure. There are ready made solutions like THIS.

I've been advised not to try and bury anything due to depth of plasterboard and then a breeze block wall right behind.

Instead I've been advised to surface mount it inside the cabinet, could I do that with the box linked please?