LowKarate
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I am not an electrician. I hope that clarifies sufficiently.
It's up to you, whether, it's acceptable or not. It is legal, if the frudge is not integrated. You can unplig the frudge by pilling ut away from the plig.
As far as I can ascertain from Google the regulation is that the plug must be accessible. I wouldnt consider set behind a 6ft Fridge freezer as being accessible.to the side perhaps it is but not behind,.
There are hundreds of kitchens with a socket behind a fridge freezer, many kitchens have a space for a fridge freezer and the most obvious place is to fit the socket on the wall in that space.
We are having a new kitchen fitted which has meant a rewire of the kitchen. The electrician has put the freezer, the boiler, the washing machine and an extractor fan all on seperate spurred fused sockets but has put a double socket on the wall which will be behind the frudge freezer hence only 1 socket can be used and in the event of a problem we could not switch off just that appliance. Is this acceptable and legal?
I reckon there are more than hundreds..I personally know of at least 200![]()
I can beat that...had count up I know at least 215.![]()
At 75 years old I would have great trouble pulling it out in the event of an emergency.
We've all been there at one time or another, BG.
Is it an Omsungfrig?
He will only require a part p cert if a new circuit had been installed. Reason being kitchens are no longer regarded as a special location under part p.Just as long as you get a Part P it will be legal ..... you have been given a Part P ?
I fully accept what you are all saying but to me it seems more logical to put the socket to one side or the other of the appliance rather than behind it. At 75 years old I would have great trouble pulling it out in the event of an emergency. Also I cannot understand why they have put the boiler, washing machine small freezer and extractor fan on seperate fused spurs so why not the fridge freezer.
why didnt you just ask the bod installing?
and just tell us all you had a nice new kitchen fitted, as seems this is really the point of the thread.
I fully accept what you are all saying but to me it seems more logical to put the socket to one side or the other of the appliance rather than behind it. At 75 years old I would have great trouble pulling it out in the event of an emergency. Also I cannot understand why they have put the boiler, washing machine small freezer and extractor fan on seperate fused spurs so why not the fridge freezer.