Safe cooker switch location

BOBAFETT · 16 Oct 2006

What is the minimum safe distance to put a cooker switch away from the side of the hob.

Spark123 · 16 Oct 2006

The recommendation in the electricians guide to the building regs gives this as 300mm.

BOBAFETT · 16 Oct 2006

Does it specifiy whitch side it should be located?

Spark123 · 16 Oct 2006

No, it is common sense though that it should be accessable i.e. if your chip pan catches fire.

BOBAFETT · 16 Oct 2006

cheers sparks. You can't all be bad. I'll try to think twice on site not to fill the boxes with plaster when I'm skimming.

plugwash · 16 Oct 2006

i don't know if you already know the trick but apparently if you fill the boxes with newspaper before skimming then you can just go right over them and easilly break them open when the plaster dries.

securespark · 16 Oct 2006

BOBAFETT said:
Does it specifiy whitch side it should be located?

That depends on whether you are facing away from the North Pole or not.

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