Hello folks.
Some advice please.
I have separate in-column integrated fridge and freezer units. These are connected to fused switches on the adjacent wall. The freezer wasn't working, so I just bought a new one which arrived today.
When I removed the old one so it could be removed for recycling by the delivery guys, I discovered that the freezer's electrical outlet point is not directly behind the freezer, but higher up, behind the fridge and is not easily reachable from the freezer cavity. It's not a socket/plug deal, but wired directly behind a blank faceplate.
In order to get the freezer out of there without removing the fridge, I just clipped the cable at the freezer end, leaving a 2m stretch of cable from the outlet point.
The new freezer has a moulded plug. Now I could clip off the plug, pull out the fridge to gain access, and wire the new freezer cable directly in place of the old one. That's the obvious solution, but is also the most effort.
So I'm wondering if it's acceptable to wire a mains socket to the loose end of the presently trailing cable and just plug the new freezer directly into that and then tuck the whole lot down the back of the unit and into the space between the unit base and the kitchen floor. That would mean it was accessible in future by removing the base/skirting panel from the front of the unit. Are there any regulatory reasons why this is no good?
Another idea would be to clip off the plug and join the two cables with an in-line connector block.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
Some advice please.
I have separate in-column integrated fridge and freezer units. These are connected to fused switches on the adjacent wall. The freezer wasn't working, so I just bought a new one which arrived today.
When I removed the old one so it could be removed for recycling by the delivery guys, I discovered that the freezer's electrical outlet point is not directly behind the freezer, but higher up, behind the fridge and is not easily reachable from the freezer cavity. It's not a socket/plug deal, but wired directly behind a blank faceplate.
In order to get the freezer out of there without removing the fridge, I just clipped the cable at the freezer end, leaving a 2m stretch of cable from the outlet point.
The new freezer has a moulded plug. Now I could clip off the plug, pull out the fridge to gain access, and wire the new freezer cable directly in place of the old one. That's the obvious solution, but is also the most effort.
So I'm wondering if it's acceptable to wire a mains socket to the loose end of the presently trailing cable and just plug the new freezer directly into that and then tuck the whole lot down the back of the unit and into the space between the unit base and the kitchen floor. That would mean it was accessible in future by removing the base/skirting panel from the front of the unit. Are there any regulatory reasons why this is no good?
Another idea would be to clip off the plug and join the two cables with an in-line connector block.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.