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[SkodaMart]

Legitimate question - why is it considered good practice to mount the sockets on the wall and not inside the kitchen cabinets? I'm not questioning whether or not it's a regulation, just wondering why.
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A correctly installed kitchen will have been wired to a plan - trust me I’ve done enough of them, I was managing 3 a day at one point.
The sockets & accessories will be hard wired, just like the rest of the sockets in your house, to fixed locations, chopped into the plaster and terminated into metal boxes.
A means of local isolation should then be provided so you can switch the appliance off without having to remove it or root about in cupboards to find a plug someone has hidden.
As someone said these fused connection units above the worktops can be unsightly and quite often another solution is found.
The best of which is a grid switch with a row of labelled 20A double pole switches neatly located to switch of each appliance.
More often than not a rough installer, who is working to a budget will throw the wires behind the kitchen units and provide a socket in each cupboard.
Why would you spend £1500 to wire your kitchen correctly as it should be done when that extra could be spent on a nicer kitchen? - this is the attitude most customers and installers have.
I would not fail an installation in most cases for having sockets in cupboards, unless it was under a tap or waste pipe, or otherwise inaccessible.
That doesn’t make it good practice however.

 

[SkodaMart]

And yet you still can't seem to get the basics right.

Honestly, what the hell do you know?

 

[200sols]

Honestly, what the hell do you know?

That you are very aggressive just because you were called out for being wrong.

 

[SkodaMart]

That you are very aggressive just because you were called out for being wrong.

Im very aggressive because I’m sick of talking to persons of questionable integrity.
As for EV discussion I’ve not spoken to one electrical engineer yet that thinks it’s feasible for the majority.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Im very aggressive because I’m sick of talking to smart arse know it alls that know nothing.
As for EV discussion I’ve not spoken to one electrical engineer yet that thinks it’s feasible for the majority.

Stick to the Screwfix forums, there's loads of berks on there who make it up as they go along.

You still haven't shown us your sockets.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Legitimate question - why is it considered good practice to mount the sockets on the wall and not inside the kitchen cabinets? I'm not questioning whether or not it's a regulation, just wondering why.

It depends on the purpose of the power outlet and what space/clearance is available for them to be plugged/wired in. Some appliances are just too deep for anything, likewise aesthetics are a consideration.

For example, we have a run of integrated units which go from left to right: corner | 400 | 600 Belfast sink | dishwasher | fridge | freezer | wall.

Now, the fridge freezer and dishwasher are all too deep to have a socket behind them. The fridge and freezer are on fused switches and slim flex outlets (plugs cut) due to the depth of the appliances. The dishwasher has near zero rear clearance and passes through a hole in the sink unit with its waste and water supply pipe and plugs in (per its installation instructions). It does have a switch at worktop level next to the fridge/freezer but there is no point putting it on a flex outlet because space isn't an issue.

The sink unit also has another socket for a boiling water tap, the 400 cupboard has a plug for a water softener. Putting above counter switches for those is overkill and unnecessary, particularly as they are optional appliances that can be removed. Could you mount them to the wall behind? Sure but its just another hole to cut in a cupboard and aesthetically, not great.

 

[SkodaMart]

It depends on the purpose of the power outlet and what space/clearance is available for them to be plugged/wired in. Some appliances are just too deep for anything, likewise aesthetics are a consideration.

For example, we have a run of integrated units which go from left to right: corner | 400 | 600 Belfast sink | dishwasher | fridge | freezer | wall.

Now, the fridge freezer and dishwasher are all too deep to have a socket behind them. The fridge and freezer are on fused switches and slim flex outlets (plugs cut) due to the depth of the appliances. The dishwasher has near zero rear clearance and passes through a hole in the sink unit with its waste and water supply pipe and plugs in (per its installation instructions). It does have a switch at worktop level next to the fridge/freezer but there is no point putting it on a flex outlet because space isn't an issue.

The sink unit also has another socket for a boiling water tap, the 400 cupboard has a plug for a water softener. Putting above counter switches for those is overkill and unnecessary, particularly as they are optional appliances that can be removed. Could you mount them to the wall behind? Sure but its just another hole to cut in a cupboard and aesthetically, not great.

If you check you will find some of flex outlets are only rated at 10A.
Just something to consider.

Just checked, there are many 20A outlets now available.

 

[200sols]

Im very aggressive because I’m sick of talking to persons of questionable integrity.
As for EV discussion I’ve not spoken to one electrical engineer yet that thinks it’s feasible for the majority.

Aggression and veiled personal insults, not a great look tbh.

You still haven't shown us your sockets.

Is this what happens on electrician first dates?