Gas hob too close to oven isolator switch?
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Bit of a crappy problem here.
Our gas hob is dying, so ordered a new one which included delivery and fitting.
However, when they turned up, they said they could not fit it as the electric oven isolator switch was too close to the edge of the hob, and off they went. They did say, however, that if we changed the existing plastic isolator switch for a metal one, it would be ok and they would be able to fit the hob as planned.
Are they giving me wrong info here? As a final solution, I don't really want to have to move the switch - the house is only 12 years old, so it's not exactly old fashioned.
Any advice welcome!
Our gas hob is dying, so ordered a new one which included delivery and fitting.
However, when they turned up, they said they could not fit it as the electric oven isolator switch was too close to the edge of the hob, and off they went. They did say, however, that if we changed the existing plastic isolator switch for a metal one, it would be ok and they would be able to fit the hob as planned.
Are they giving me wrong info here? As a final solution, I don't really want to have to move the switch - the house is only 12 years old, so it's not exactly old fashioned.
Any advice welcome!
phil1979 said:
Bit of a crappy problem here.
Our gas hob is dying, so ordered a new one which included delivery and fitting.
However, when they turned up, they said they could not fit it as the electric oven isolator switch was too close to the edge of the hob, and off they went. They did say, however, that if we changed the existing plastic isolator switch for a metal one, it would be ok and they would be able to fit the hob as planned.
Are they giving me wrong info here? As a final solution, I don't really want to have to move the switch - the house is only 12 years old, so it's not exactly old fashioned.
Any advice welcome!
It is IMO correct, though being metal or plastic, well I 've never heard of that. Our gas hob is dying, so ordered a new one which included delivery and fitting.
However, when they turned up, they said they could not fit it as the electric oven isolator switch was too close to the edge of the hob, and off they went. They did say, however, that if we changed the existing plastic isolator switch for a metal one, it would be ok and they would be able to fit the hob as planned.
Are they giving me wrong info here? As a final solution, I don't really want to have to move the switch - the house is only 12 years old, so it's not exactly old fashioned.
Any advice welcome!
Gobsmacking if your home is only 12 years old ... that seems odd.
If memory serves, a socket/cook isolator etc etc, must be a minimum 300MMs away either side of a hob and def not behind it.
Thats what we spec when we design kitchens, though I'm sure a Sparky wil be along soon to give 100% accurate info
Wozy68 said:
It is correct, though being metal or plastic, well I 've never heard of that.
If memory serves, a socket/cook isolator etc etc, must be a minimum 300MMs away either side of a hob and def not behind it.
Thats what we spec when we design kitchens, though I'm sure a Sparky wil be along soon to give 100% accurate info
Thanks.If memory serves, a socket/cook isolator etc etc, must be a minimum 300MMs away either side of a hob and def not behind it.
Thats what we spec when we design kitchens, though I'm sure a Sparky wil be along soon to give 100% accurate info
It's not behind the hob - it's to the left of it, but within 300mm.
It's a house on a fairly large newbuild estate, so I'm guessing all of the houses will have the same problem. Just seems a little odd for such a modern house.
edit - it's a similar setup to the pic below. It's a bit grainy, but you can see the isolator to the left of the hob in this pic - ours is the same distance:
Edited by phil1979 on Tuesday 28th January 10:17
phil1979 said:
Wozy68 said:
It is correct, though being metal or plastic, well I 've never heard of that.
If memory serves, a socket/cook isolator etc etc, must be a minimum 300MMs away either side of a hob and def not behind it.
Thats what we spec when we design kitchens, though I'm sure a Sparky wil be along soon to give 100% accurate info
Thanks.If memory serves, a socket/cook isolator etc etc, must be a minimum 300MMs away either side of a hob and def not behind it.
Thats what we spec when we design kitchens, though I'm sure a Sparky wil be along soon to give 100% accurate info
It's not behind the hob - it's to the left of it, but within 300mm.
It's a house on a fairly large newbuild estate, so I'm guessing all of the houses will have the same problem. Just seems a little odd for such a modern house.
edit - it's a similar setup to the pic below. It's a bit grainy, but you can see the isolator to the left of the hob in this pic - ours is the same distance:
Edited by phil1979 on Tuesday 28th January 10:17
Yours does look quite close, but no closer than many I have seen. Though its too close for gas IMO.
Edited by Wozy68 on Tuesday 28th January 10:49
Agree, no minimum distance stated in the regs, the unwritten rule is 300mm away but this is for sinks, its more to do with the reg that says the accessory has to be adequate for the environment it is in - mytual detrimental effects of summat like that - its the same sort of reasoning why we don't put normal sockets outside. Its not accepted to site it behind the hob because it would mean reaching over the hob to switch it off.
As for changing it to a metal onw, what will that achieve? its still got plastic switches in it, if it was all metal it would go bang as soon as it was connected up. Anyway the plastic ones are flame retardant they will char but wont melt very easily.
As for changing it to a metal onw, what will that achieve? its still got plastic switches in it, if it was all metal it would go bang as soon as it was connected up. Anyway the plastic ones are flame retardant they will char but wont melt very easily.
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