kitchen fused appliances

[lugo35]

hi, i've had 2 elecy's around to quote for my electrics nephew not doing it now.
one has insisted on a fused spur above each appliance around the kitchen and the other has said this isnt necessary , who right??
is it to regs??

andy

 

[pjcomp]

Not strictly regs, except where regs talk about accessibility and practicality in quite general terms.

Fused spurs above the worktop are useful when the appliances are integrated into the kitchen units; in this case the electrical connection can be behind the appliance and so it's difficult to get to it to isolate the appliance. because of the lack of space behind the appliance, this conenction is often a hard-wired flex outlet rather than a plug and socket. So to isolate the appliance the fused spur above the worktop is employed.

In other instances the appliance flex can be routed into, say, an adjoining cupboard where a socket is available; in this instance the plug and socket are accessible for isolation, so the fused spur is not necessary.

So whether the fused spur is compulsory depends on your circumstances and the kitchen arrangement.

PJ

 

[echoes]

If the socket for the appliance in not accessible (behind it, for example) then a 20A DP switch (no fuse) is preferable to an FCU, since fault current will not discriminate between the fuse in the plug and the fuse in an FCU.

For a flex outlet plate, what he said ^^^^.

 

[lugo35]

thanks guys will see what the prices come back like