Hi,
First post so go easy on me. Looking for some advice on kitchen appliances (washing machine, dishwasher and fridge/freezer) because I have to move some of them in a kitchen redesign happening soon.
At the moment, I have above bench fused switches for each appliance, then below bench sockets (no switch) on the wall, where the appliance actually plugs in. There is limited space available so I no longer want the sockets on the wall behind the appliance.
For 2 of the appliances, the above counter fused switch can stay in place but I want to move (extend slightly) the under bench socket from the wall, to a socket in a surface mounted backbox in an adjoining cupboard. This will still be easily accessible for isolation or emergencies. Am I ok to replace the current under bench wall socket with an outlet plate (e.g. 20A unswitched flex outlet plate) and run 2.5mm cable a short distance (1m ish) to the new socket in the surface mounted backbox?
For 1 of the appliances, the above counter fused switch will be covered during the redesign by a cupboard so becomes inaccessible without removing back of cupboard. The cupboards do have a recessed back to allow for surface wiring etc. For this, I was proposing to replace the above counter fused switch with an outlet plate and run 2.5mm cable the short distance to a nearby cupboard where the appliance would plug in (again, a socket in a surface mounted back box). I have 2 questions on this: i) should the new socket be fused or is the appliance plug fuse sufficient . ii) is my intended approach of leaving surface mounted wiring behind a cupboard acceptable?
If there are better solutions to achieve the above then please let me know and thanks in advance.
First post so go easy on me. Looking for some advice on kitchen appliances (washing machine, dishwasher and fridge/freezer) because I have to move some of them in a kitchen redesign happening soon.
At the moment, I have above bench fused switches for each appliance, then below bench sockets (no switch) on the wall, where the appliance actually plugs in. There is limited space available so I no longer want the sockets on the wall behind the appliance.
For 2 of the appliances, the above counter fused switch can stay in place but I want to move (extend slightly) the under bench socket from the wall, to a socket in a surface mounted backbox in an adjoining cupboard. This will still be easily accessible for isolation or emergencies. Am I ok to replace the current under bench wall socket with an outlet plate (e.g. 20A unswitched flex outlet plate) and run 2.5mm cable a short distance (1m ish) to the new socket in the surface mounted backbox?
For 1 of the appliances, the above counter fused switch will be covered during the redesign by a cupboard so becomes inaccessible without removing back of cupboard. The cupboards do have a recessed back to allow for surface wiring etc. For this, I was proposing to replace the above counter fused switch with an outlet plate and run 2.5mm cable the short distance to a nearby cupboard where the appliance would plug in (again, a socket in a surface mounted back box). I have 2 questions on this: i) should the new socket be fused or is the appliance plug fuse sufficient . ii) is my intended approach of leaving surface mounted wiring behind a cupboard acceptable?
If there are better solutions to achieve the above then please let me know and thanks in advance.
