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Cooker Hood with no fuse, only connected to the trip switch box?
Anonymous user 28 February 2024 - 2.47 PM
The cooker hood went off in the characteristic way of a fuse blowing. However, there doesn't seem to be any fuse connected to it. The trip switch on the fuse box tripped, and when I switched it back on the cooker hood wasn't working anymore... An appliance engineer came today and confirmed the applicance itself is working, so: what's the problem? I cannot find any fuse, is it the wire? Can it be fixed at all?
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3 Answers
Mexor Trading Limited
When you turn the fuse back on in the fusebox,if the hood is not working any more it will definitly have a spur somewhere,it is sometimes on the top of cupboards sometimes even on the duckting of the hood. You need to find it,when you do you need to check the fuse.99% it is the fuse in the spur
Answered1 February 2012
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Anonymous user
It would be normal to have a cooker hood connected via a fused spur - or Fused Connection Unit(FCU) - to give it it's proper name.
I assume the appliance engineer confirmed there was no voltage at the cooker hood (and connected it to a different supply to test the hood itself)? In which case, you need to start checking back along the cabling.
Look first for a FCU - might be hidden in or above a kitchen cupboard. If you find one, test the fuse.
If there is a FCU and the fuse is ok, then you should call a qualified electrician to test the circuit breaker and circuit cabling.
Answered26 January 2012
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Anonymous user
trace the cable from the cooker hood and associated cables sound like there is a fused connection unit (FCU) located in the circuit some where this is supposed to be accessable if you are not competent call a qualified electrician
Answered6 February 2012
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