fridge freezer dishwasher?

[bagnall1982]

when installing these appliances i want the sockets to be hidden away beneath the work surface is it ok to spur off the ring straight to the hidden socket or do i need to have a fcu above the work surface before it goes to the socket?

 

[Spark123]

It is certainly better to have an accessable switch above the work top to be able to turn them off with should something go wrong with it - I don't believe there is a reg as such if the appliance isn't fixed.

 

[bagnall1982]

thanks spark123 just dont want switches everywhere for all the appliances so would be happier to just go straight to the socket

 

[Spark123]

How about having all the isolation switches together in a grid?
Btw, if the appliance is fixed then it needs to have an isolator.

 

[bagnall1982]

iv seen these in new builds, do you know where you can get them from remember seeing them and they had the name of the appliance above each switch aswell?

 

[bagnall1982]

ok think im going to use the grid switch idea with 20 dp switches for each appliance and a single unswitched socket off each switch in the grid and i will run this through the ring?

 

[powersurge]

For switches and FCUs with names engraved look at sign shops, I think they use a pantograph engraver to do it, not sure if you have to buy the actual accessory from them or if they can engrave on yours.

However - if you're anywhere near Wrexham there's an engraving place on the Pandy industrial estate that does this sort of thing. (Not sure if we can mention company names here)