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Wall light to replace cooker hood

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.28 PM

Hi, I have the wiring for a cooker hood however I would like to fit a wall light instead of a hood (I have an extract fan which provides the required ventilation requirement). Is it possible to utilise the cooker hood wiring to wire the wall light? It is a Victorian property therefore new cable runs would require raggling. Thank you

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Electrical Solutions

Rating: 5 out of 5

Aylesbury

Accessories should be installed a minimum of: 100mm horisontally from the edge of a hob. An accessory should not be located immediately above a hob doe to the possibility of people reaching over suffering burns or the flexible cable of connected equipment being damaged.

Answered14 April 2020

J&H Electrical

Rating: 5 out of 5

Crowborough

It is good practice not to install any accessories within 300mm vertically of the edge of the hob. It would certainly not be advised to put a light above the hob due to heat and steam ingress when cooking.

Answered17 April 2020

Anonymous user

I wouldn’t use cooker wiring for lighting as it’s overtaxed on the MCB Also there would be no way of switching it so not advisable to do such thing Hope this can be of assistance

Answered16 April 2020

Anonymous user

I agree with others that it does not sound a great idea unless your light is designed for such a location, like that inside most extractors. In terms of whether the electrical supply is ok to use, it’s most likely fine but it should be fused-down to no more that 6A by one means or other.

Answered23 April 2020