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gavlar
HI
i have installed a new gas cooker in my kitchen,
the previous cooker i had was plugged into a cooker socket ( with iso switch) at normal height
the cable came from the back off the cooker , ran alongside the worktop then simply plugged into the cooker socket.
now ,
directly behind the cooker , i have a blanking plate,
after removing this, i found there to be a 240v ( isloated switch first but defo 240 present when switched on)
im thinking why is there a blanking plate been installed here ?
couldnt i have just installed a single a socket instead of the blanking plate , and just plugged my cooker in there ?
surley this is safer than running the cooker cable along the worksurface and pluging into the cooker socket?
im just wondering if the regs say that we are not allowed a socket so close to gas pipe connections :?
any info would be good
thanks all
i have installed a new gas cooker in my kitchen,
the previous cooker i had was plugged into a cooker socket ( with iso switch) at normal height
the cable came from the back off the cooker , ran alongside the worktop then simply plugged into the cooker socket.
now ,
directly behind the cooker , i have a blanking plate,
after removing this, i found there to be a 240v ( isloated switch first but defo 240 present when switched on)
im thinking why is there a blanking plate been installed here ?
couldnt i have just installed a single a socket instead of the blanking plate , and just plugged my cooker in there ?
surley this is safer than running the cooker cable along the worksurface and pluging into the cooker socket?
im just wondering if the regs say that we are not allowed a socket so close to gas pipe connections :?
any info would be good
thanks all