FCU location

[martysparky]

Might be a silly question but...

Is there any way a FCU can be housed above an extraction fan I.e, yes above a cooker but protected by the cooker hood its self! I know an accessory cannot be placed if you have to reach over the cooker but would it ever need to be touched except to maybe change a fuse.
There is nowhere else to put it without putting it on the other side of the room or in a cupboard.

Or, would it be better to just wire a socket inside the ventilated cooker hood.


just wondering your thoughts on this kind of situation.

 

[Sav]

Hi,
I usually connect a socket as I find that most cooker hoods have plug heads on them and yu can isolate it easier ( by unplugging).
Alternatively, you can have an FCU as well, but you will need an isolation point somewhere. I wouldn't recommend a switched FCU either, as you cannot disconnect the flex for the hood safely either i.e if you switch off the FCU and unscrew it, it will still be live on the supply side, you need complete isolation. Go with a single socket ( its easier ).

Best regards,
Sav

 

[Sav]

Hi again,
just re-read the thread.
Did you mean cooker extractor fan or just normal type of extractor fan ( like in a bathroom ) !!

Sav

 

[martysparky]

cheers for the reply,

Yes, its a kitchen extractor hood.

I usually use a switched FCU and on to a socket inside the hood. But because this one has no room was wondering the alternatives.

Manufacturers instructions state socket or double pole FCU.

I like to install a switched FCU so the user can cut the supply to change the bulbs and change the fuse without removing the chimney.

 

[Graeme Harrold]

Double post

 

[Graeme Harrold]

I put an FCU inside a cupboard next to the cooker switch as I also have a very neat glass cooker hood with stainless cover for the hose. Managed to hide a single switched socket inside.

FCU = point of isolation
Socket = point of disconnection.

 

[martysparky]

Yes I think that is what I'll have to do. put it in the cupboard.

 

[chris gray]

I usually put a fcu next to the hob worktop height and a jb inside the cooker hood chimney. just the way i do it.

 

[martysparky]

could you elaborate on that one Chris.

300mm from cooker, sink. 150mm above work surface?

 

[chris gray]

i put my worktop sockets at 42" off the floor, think the 300mm is off the sink/drainer not a hob? may be wrong about the hob.
then put a switchh leg off the fcu and drop it in behind the chimney