Fused Switch

[EFCLee1]

Hi

About to get a snazzy kitchen fitted and wondered

Is there a law regarding fused switches, the plug socket for our washing machine will be underneath the counter but above the counter will be a fused switch for each one which I would hate

Ide prefer it if they were installed alongside the sockets underneath the counter or even better not attall!!

Your thoughts pliz

Lee

 

[EFLImpudence]

It's up to you.

It's just considered 'good practice' in this modern world.


No point at all having a fused switch under the worktop.

 

[Electrifying]

Hi,

From the 'Electricians Guide to the Building Regulations' :-

Page 61
vii Socket outlets supplying appliances pushed under a work surface, e.g. dishwashers, tumbledryers and fridges, should be accessible when the appliance is pulled out.

viii Appliances built into kitchen furniture, (integrated appliances), should be connected to a socket outlet or fused connection unit that is readily accessible when the appliance is in place and in normal use, or supplied from a socket outlet or other connecting device controlled by a readily accessible double pole switch or switched fused connection unit.


Hope that helps.

 

[EFLImpudence]

I stand by my reply.

I note that on page 61 there are a lot of 'shoulds' and there are no links to any relevant regulations.

Fed up with all these guides.We have the regulations.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

OK.

So in the context of the regulations, what's an FCU above the worktop for?

 

[Lectrician]

Nothing at all wrong with placing a socket inside a cupboard adjacent to the washer etc.

You do not need to have fused spurs or switches above the counter top.