13A Hob and 45A Oven isolators, confusing.

[nicebutdim]

I don't think there is a good reason, but I also have a tendency to isolate appliances (that don't have a clock) and I think it stems from being inherently miserable. Don't want to pay an extra £2 per year for appliances on stand-by mode.

 

[BenCos18]

Why do your turn it off at the red switch? Don’t you trust the switch / knob on the appliance.
Like shower isolators I consider these “big red switches” to be for maintenance purposes only.
Don’t know if the quality of these isolators have dropped like most things in recent years but recently I have changed quite a few shower pull cords not because of slack burnt connections like it used to be in previous years but more that they have mechanically gave up, I now advise people not to switch them off after every shower unless of course there is a good reason to.

@nicebutdim partly habit and also a slight distrust of the built in oven/hob controls after the control dial on the hob decided to literally start smoking randomly even though it was off at the dial

 

[BenCos18]

I don't think there is a good reason, but I also have a tendency to isolate appliances (that don't have a clock) and I think it stems from being inherently miserable. Don't want to pay an extra £2 per year for appliances on stand-by mode.

also a factor tbh

 

[BenCos18]

Don’t know if the quality of these isolators have dropped like most things in recent years but recently I have changed quite a few shower pull cords not because of slack burnt connections like it used to be in previous years but more that they have mechanically gave up, I now advise people not to switch them off after every shower unless of course there is a good reason to.

they definitely seem a lot less sturdy looking these days for sure
I remember when they literally made a decent volume click when you turned them off or on lol

 

[nicebutdim]

Circular isolators from Click and Crabtree are all I trust now. Click double screw terminals are particularly good, but neither are much use when you're replacing an old isolator with no slack on the cables.

 

[Geoff1946]

Don't want to pay an extra £2 per year for appliances on stand-by mode.

I don't buy that argument with electronic goods which are designed to "rest" in standby. I believe the frequently repeated inrush current surge of initial power up will shorten their life, costing more in the long term.

 

[BenCos18]

Circular isolators from Click and Crabtree are all I trust now. Click double screw terminals are particularly good, but neither are much use when you're replacing an old isolator with no slack on the cables.

indeed
I defn need to replace the current one eventually tbh
It has a tendency to click on again when you switch it off

just I know the backbox threads are slight stripped so it'll be a pain