Apart from the vertical cables not being in a safe zone, does this comply with regs ?
It's in Mum's new house, they initially put a double socket behind the oven - for electric oven and ignition on gas hob. They've since added another single socket and cut a hole (about 2" diameter) in the side of the unit for plugging in a tumble drier.
I've had a look, and plugging in without removing the oven ... good luck with that
The vendor pointed out how you just have to take a couple of screws out to remove the oven. Given that washing machines and driers top the list of fire raising white goods, it doesn't seem a good idea to have a drier where you can't switch off it's supply without getting out a screwdriver and removing the oven.
I'd have put the socket in the cupboard to the left - but of course, this would have meant the electrician doing something other than the minimum of work The whole installation, and indeed house fit-out, is done on a "cut any more corners and you'd have a circle" basis - including not putting in a cooker circuit
But does it breach any regs ?
Of course there's already a false declaration of compliance for the installation - they signed it off a while ago, but the meter tails absolutely don't comply (buried in plaster <50mm deep, not RCD protected, not otherwise protected).
It's in Mum's new house, they initially put a double socket behind the oven - for electric oven and ignition on gas hob. They've since added another single socket and cut a hole (about 2" diameter) in the side of the unit for plugging in a tumble drier.
I've had a look, and plugging in without removing the oven ... good luck with that
The vendor pointed out how you just have to take a couple of screws out to remove the oven. Given that washing machines and driers top the list of fire raising white goods, it doesn't seem a good idea to have a drier where you can't switch off it's supply without getting out a screwdriver and removing the oven.
I'd have put the socket in the cupboard to the left - but of course, this would have meant the electrician doing something other than the minimum of work The whole installation, and indeed house fit-out, is done on a "cut any more corners and you'd have a circle" basis - including not putting in a cooker circuit
But does it breach any regs ?
Of course there's already a false declaration of compliance for the installation - they signed it off a while ago, but the meter tails absolutely don't comply (buried in plaster <50mm deep, not RCD protected, not otherwise protected).