New Kitchen Electrics

[Dave OCD]

The attached picture shows a typical example of how I normally do the RFC & cooker circuit wiring when a new kitchen is being fitted. I had a plumber who I hadn't met before criticise this as 'all the wiring should be chased in or in trunking' which I found bloody irritating as the clipped wiring will all be in the void behind the new base units.
What are your opinions ?

 

[davesparks]

Grow a backbone and stand up for yourself.

 

[7029 dave]

The attached picture shows a typical example of how I normally do the RFC & cooker circuit wiring when a new kitchen is being fitted. I had a plumber who I hadn't met before criticise this as 'all the wiring should be chased in or in trunking' which I found bloody irritating as the clipped wiring will all be in the void behind the new base units.
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Dave tell him to mind his own business, you know it's pucker.

 

[Dave OCD]

Don't worry I do have a backbone Dave, told him to ---- off and just concentrate on doing his own job right [which looked rather rough tbh].

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Tell him straight, you are not telling him how to do his job. Hand him a copy of the BYB and ask him to point out whichever reg he is referring to,if he cant then he should shut the **** up.

That said (being picky!!)I would use 20mm pipe into 35mm boxes.....seen far to many pinched wires in 25mm boxes. Neat job though mate.

 

[Dave OCD]

By the time the room is re-skimmed and the above worktop walls tiled the 25mm boxes will be pretty much 35mm mate.

 

[Leesparkykent]

looks spot on! done it this way myself loads of times.

 

[Dave OCD]

Thanks Lee.

 

[Octopus]

I would ask wet pants how you are supposed to achieve safe zones lower down?

 

[HandySparks]

Looks just fine. I do it that way myself.

Less chance of having your cables drilled through if they're visible on the surface.

 

[egg67]

Can see one Cable clip that is not quite straight, this in the plumbers World might be classed as a code 1 and would need a drip test, but in the reel world it looks nice and tidy

 

[Flanders]

Very tidy but we were requested to run the cables low level so the kitchen fitter didnt have the notch out the back of the base units

 

[Simonslimline]

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Nice job.

Nice to see the nosy plumber is up to speed on how to install wiring compliantly as well :banghead:

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Very tidy but we were requested to run the cables low level so the kitchen fitter didnt have the notch out the back of the base units

Just what I was thinking. My builder generally has flush units so would tell me to lower them! However, I'm guessing you already know there is a cavity behind the units and he's happy to pop the odd notch in the units. Very neat ☺

 

[egg67]

It takes said kitchen fitter 2 seconds to cut unit to fit cables, to drop cables to a point where kitchen fitter would not have to cut out would cost more in Materials and Labour and the customer would have a heart attack when they got the bill

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

Oh just buy the Plummer at Butt Plug and stell him to stuff it

 

[telectrix]

neaqt job. tell wet pants to stick his head back in the bog where it belongs.

 

[GMES]

Dave if I ever find you taking advice from a man that spends his day playing with **** I will ban you for life from the forum.

Very neat job by the way.

 

[Iddy]

Very neat job. The plumber is just been jealous (been polite)..take a look at his work and LOL

 

[ses]

Looks spot on to me