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Hi all
My inbuilt fridge has stopped Woking so needs a replacement, I'm going to replace with free sanding under counter but it's hard wired into a switched fuse (pretty standard in a kitchen I'm lead to believe ) now a new fridge comes with a normal plug, is it easy enough to change to a plug socket or can I run an extension of it with a plug socket? Due to the warranty on new fridge I didn't fancy cutting the plug off.
Advice gratefully received
My inbuilt fridge has stopped Woking so needs a replacement, I'm going to replace with free sanding under counter but it's hard wired into a switched fuse (pretty standard in a kitchen I'm lead to believe ) now a new fridge comes with a normal plug, is it easy enough to change to a plug socket or can I run an extension of it with a plug socket? Due to the warranty on new fridge I didn't fancy cutting the plug off.
Advice gratefully received
Make a mini extension lead and wire that into the where the existing fridge is wired to.
You could just shorten the cable o something like: http://www.diy.com/departments/masterplug-2-socket...
You could just shorten the cable o something like: http://www.diy.com/departments/masterplug-2-socket...
Oops. When I was still working as a sparks and doing a lot of domestic work, quite often cut the plug off a brand new appliance. Never gave it a second thought. Not sure if it would affect the warranty. But as already mentioned if you have the space take off the switch fused spur and replace with a socket. Turning the power off first of course
Gingerbread Man said:
Often a fused spur outlet is used as it's shallower than a plug top and socket.
I've seen it done where there's a sort of central isolation panel for all the appliances.ETA: This sort of thing:
I've always snipped plugs off if needed - as mentioned in an earlier post, I've never given it a second thought.
Edited by Sheepshanks on Sunday 30th August 16:33
Sheepshanks said:
Gingerbread Man said:
Often a fused spur outlet is used as it's shallower than a plug top and socket.
I've seen it done where there's a sort of central isolation panel for all the appliances.ETA: This sort of thing:
I've always snipped plugs off if needed - as mentioned in an earlier post, I've never given it a second thought.
Edited by Sheepshanks on Sunday 30th August 16:33
Juggsy1 said:
Oops. When I was still working as a sparks and doing a lot of domestic work, quite often cut the plug off a brand new appliance. Never gave it a second thought. Not sure if it would affect the warranty. But as already mentioned if you have the space take off the switch fused spur and replace with a socket. Turning the power off first of course
I'm aware of the warrenty "implications" and do it regardless- 1) technically they'd have to prove my plug cutting-offery caused the fault and 2) if they're going to be so wkerish as to make a deal of it you were always probably going to have to fight them anyway.But plug/socket is better as when having replacement appliances delivered & old one removed the guy can unplug/plug a new one without bursting into tears over it, but you need to be carefull with socket positions, I wonder if sticking a bit of flex and a trailing socket on everything wouldn't be a better idea. Certainally with some of the "slimmer" kitchen units like ikea seem to churn out appliance depth is a repeating issue
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