Cooker circit

[cm304eex]

Hi Guys,

Just had a call from a friend who lives in a council property, he has just had a cooker circit installed but there is no cooker connection point, they have just come straight out of the switch directly into the cooker is this allowed as I am unsure.?

 

[m4tty]

Mines like that mate. Ex council

 

[cm304eex]

So thats ok then?

 

[Zeespark]

You should really have a trunk line installed to an outlet plate/box ideally.

AndyGuinness

 

[PC Electrics]

The trouble with this set up is that if someone disconnects the cooker and the switch gets left on, there are live wires hanging about on the floor !!!!!!!!!!

There really ought to be an outlet plate to allow safe disconnection.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

I would imagine that a new cooker has instructions stating the appliance should be connected to a suitable box/wall plate..

As such this would come under 134.1.1 page 19 BRB..

Good workmanship, proper materials, manufactures instructions et al'.

IF manufactures instructions do not say its needed then AFAIK there is no direct regulation saying there should be a connection plate..

But as said.. the problems arise when the cooker is disconected...

While its all fixed in place TBH there is not much danger...

Unless the circuit has been disconnected somewhere else to prevent accidental energisng the loop of cable hanging out the wall!

Its a bit like wall lights..

While they are on the wall wires all safe & protected...

when wall light taken down if no wall box just wires poking out the wall there is a risk they could be left live!