kitchen sockets etc.

[trevw]

again thanks for the help.

Could it go where I have put the red squares?

I will see if I can squeeze it in. Presumeably there is no need to use one with a neon indicator?

The ring cable would be far far better chopped deep enought to go behing the box for the CCU

will do - I prefer that idea, was just a little worried how deep I would need to go since it is a cooker box, but should be okay i guess.

There is no actual reg for the distance from a hob, but convention is 300mm

thanks, will aim for 300m and if the cooker position is a little off I know I am okay.

Steel capping is not sufficient protection for cables outside of the safe zones, as it does not fully enclose the cable. It only coveres one side of it.

If there is even just a single socket at that height behind units though presumeably it is a safe zone and I won't need earthed protection anyway? I could even have another socket on that run to make it more obvious behind a dry cupboard..

Out of interest I've seen some discussions that suggest that for a fitted kitchen the units can be considered to be part of the building fabric.. The whole wall is covered by fitted units would this mean a safe zone was not strictly required?

thanks

Trev