Need to fix kitchen wing with cables?

[frediaz]

I am installing a kitchen with an L shape. The long part fo the L is aginst the wall and screwed to it. The short part of the L extends from the wall, away from adjacent walls, and is tied to the long part. It protrudes 1.2m from the long part. The cabinets are tied together and fixed to the worktop to form 1 unit.

There are an electric cooker and hob on the short extending part, of the L, and a cable to supply them coming from the wall.

On the short extending part of the L, is it necessary to tie the kitchen units to the floor, for electrical safety or to comply with regulations? I want to avoid drilling into the floor tiles.

Thanks

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

The regulations will state to be fitted to a secure structure, so you will need to access that.

 

[Taylortwocities]

On the short extending part of the L, is it necessary to tie the kitchen units to the floor, for electrical safety or to comply with regulations? I want to avoid drilling into the floor tiles.

Thanks

I'm struggling to find the electrical content to your question. Why don't you ask us about the circuit that is going to power the oven, or the extractor fan????

But screws and stuff? Blimey.


PS Yes I've had a bad day

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I assume the question was regarding the suitability of the kitchen unit not be fixed. With regards to hardwired cable and accessories being fitted to it.

 

[phatboy]

Screw it to the floor, or it WILL move!!

 

[frediaz]

As Prenticeboy rightly said, yes my question is about the units being hardwired and with electrical equipment fixed to it. For instance if an owner later tries to move the kitchen units and pulling the cables. Of course the circuit has an isolator switch on the wall.

I guess this could apply to washing machines and other mains wired equipment that can move about.
But then the kitchen units are a permanent fixture, like a partition wall? I do not know what the IEEE regulations have got to say about it.