Fridge plug

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jonwm

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2,504 posts

113 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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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

nyt

1,803 posts

149 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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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...



Gingerbread Man

9,171 posts

212 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Often a fused spur outlet is used as it's shallower than a plug top and socket. You can just swap the face plate if you've the depth. Would be easiest.

jonwm

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2,504 posts

113 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Thanks for the replies, I was worried about the double fusing for some reason

Juggsy1

73 posts

108 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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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 smile

Simpo Two

85,150 posts

264 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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jonwm said:
My inbuilt fridge has stopped Woking

jonwm

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Sunday 30th August 2015
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Simpo Two said:
jonwm said:
My inbuilt fridge has stopped Woking
Good call biggrin

Sheepshanks

32,531 posts

118 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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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

73 posts

108 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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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
Quite often done like that but important to make sure there is a fuse somewhere in line for the appliance

hairyben

8,516 posts

182 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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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 smile
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

Dr Mike Oxgreen

4,101 posts

164 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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jonwm said:
Hi all
My inbuilt fridge has stopped Woking
I live in Woking. Don't worry, everything is still moving as normal - the town hasn't stopped.

Spare tyre

9,459 posts

129 months

Monday 31st August 2015
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I'd go for the mini extension idea, makes it much less of a fart getting it in and out

Out of curiosity double fusing would be an issue surely?

hairyben

8,516 posts

182 months

Monday 31st August 2015
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Spare tyre said:
I'd go for the mini extension idea, makes it much less of a fart getting it in and out

Out of curiosity double fusing would be an issue surely?
wrong on a technicality but nowt to worry about.