Optimistic Nick
20-04-15, 22:20
Been a while since I did one of these....
I've just installed a kitchen. The electrics were pretty straightforward and pretty much like for like, but when I tore out the old kitchen I learned that the cables for the kitchen circuit had been left loose, lying on the floor under the units as they ran horizontally. Anyway, as I was not altering the electrics I just installed my new kitchen units, leaving the cables on the floor between the legs. I'm now worried that I'm just covering up a bodge.
So, quick questions are:
1) is it OK to leave cables lying on the floor under kitchen units?
2) If not and they need to be fixed to something, is it OK to clip them to the underside of the units (or put them in mini trunking on the underside of the units)?
I suspect the answer to both questions is "no", but hoping not! Fixing them to the wall will be a right pain as I've installed the kitchen units (worktops arrive tomorrow).
Another more technical question:
The electrician put in a new circuit for an oven and induction hob. It's 40A with 6mm cable, which he's put in trunking. The run from the CU to the cooker control switch is only about 1.5m. Is this OK? I don't pretend to know much about these things but a bit of research suggests that 6mm cable in trunking on a 40A circuit is a bit light, and 10mm would be better. Combined demand for the cooker and hob is about 12kw. I'd normally trust the electrician, but he's also put an extractor fan on 1mm cable.
Thanks!
I've just installed a kitchen. The electrics were pretty straightforward and pretty much like for like, but when I tore out the old kitchen I learned that the cables for the kitchen circuit had been left loose, lying on the floor under the units as they ran horizontally. Anyway, as I was not altering the electrics I just installed my new kitchen units, leaving the cables on the floor between the legs. I'm now worried that I'm just covering up a bodge.
So, quick questions are:
1) is it OK to leave cables lying on the floor under kitchen units?
2) If not and they need to be fixed to something, is it OK to clip them to the underside of the units (or put them in mini trunking on the underside of the units)?
I suspect the answer to both questions is "no", but hoping not! Fixing them to the wall will be a right pain as I've installed the kitchen units (worktops arrive tomorrow).
Another more technical question:
The electrician put in a new circuit for an oven and induction hob. It's 40A with 6mm cable, which he's put in trunking. The run from the CU to the cooker control switch is only about 1.5m. Is this OK? I don't pretend to know much about these things but a bit of research suggests that 6mm cable in trunking on a 40A circuit is a bit light, and 10mm would be better. Combined demand for the cooker and hob is about 12kw. I'd normally trust the electrician, but he's also put an extractor fan on 1mm cable.
Thanks!