Cooker cable

[brianmoooore]

because..... in the case of a N-E fault on an appliance, you can unpl ug it for 2 pole isolation. ovens (usually) don't have a plug and so the

Add to that the fact that oven and grill elements are notorious for developing N-E faults.

 

[LastManOnline]

However, the regulations do not specifically require a cooker isolation switch to be installed.

When I hear "Cooker" it means ovan and HOB. It's the single most important appliance in the home, in my view, that should always have local isolation... even if the regs don't require it. The hob poses an added danger in the home for kids. Parents appreciate been able to completely protect children from switching the hob on by accident. This is a secondary but important role local isolation plays.Also the newer hobs which have a touch screen instead of knobs can at times be switched on accidently should water splash on the touch screen. It's really handy under those circumstances to have an isolator lose by.
Final thought, the 2 meter rule is ar reg over here.

 

[loz2754]

When I hear "Cooker" it means ovan and HOB. It's the single most important appliance in the home, in my view, that should always have local isolation... even if the regs don't require it. The hob poses an added danger in the home for kids. Parents appreciate been able to completely protect children from switching the hob on by accident. This is a secondary but important role local isolation plays.Also the newer hobs which have a touch screen instead of knobs can at times be switched on accidently should water splash on the touch screen. It's really handy under those circumstances to have an isolator lose by.
Final thought, the 2 meter rule is ar reg over here.

I completely agree that a cooker/oven/hob should have local isolation, and would always fit one.

I was merely pointing out that there is no specific requirement for it to be installed.

 

[LastManOnline]

I completely agree that a cooker/oven/hob should have local isolation, and would always fit one.

I was merely pointing out that there is no specific requirement for it to be installed.

I appreciate that. You simply clarified the situation from the regs point of view, which was good to know.

 

[brianmoooore]

We have been over thus so many times!
The only reference to 2metres are in some of those guides for the hard of thinking.

The guides convey to the "hard of thinking" what the engineers and competent electricians amongst us have worked out for themselves. They may not be regulations, but should be followed unless you can provide good reasons not to.