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Wiring machines into a fused spur…… we used to do it all the time. Lop the plug off, cut and wire in …. jobs a good’n. But I believe the manufacturers can get rather salty with the guarantee conditions if you do this today.
Is that right or is it an urban myth? I need to know the definitive regs as I have to disconnect a drier that sits on top of a washing machine and refit the new one. Problem being that these machines are in a laundry room that has a shower and toilet just across from them. You could probably touch the machines and the shower enclosure within the span of outstretched arms. Now with the 17th edition “zones” in what may be considered under the rules as a “wet” room, does that make the connection of a new drier illegal? I will also have to cut the plug off to connect it into the fused spur as originally fitted and passed by an electrician about 7 years ago. The spurs for the washer and drier are fitted round the side of the machines and not in a splashable area (normally…).
So the question is three fold:-
1) Are these machines legal in this position (and if they were 7 years ago, does changing them reset the regs to current or not)?
2) Will I invalidate or compromise the warranty for the customer if I hard wire it in?
3) If I change the fused spur for a switched socket to accomodate the plug or cut and connect a single trailing socket (wired to a portion of the existing old drier cable out of the fused spur so the new drier plug can be used) can either be legal in this enviroment?
Looking for some pointers please!Cheers!
Steve.
Re: Wiring machines into a fused spur.
HI
As long as its in a double pole fused pure that is accessible and also that the appliance can be removed and worked on then there should be no problems.
Bryan
Re: Wiring machines into a fused spur.
Fitted it this afternoon like for like…. removing the plug and wiring it in. The spur is controlled by a two pole main switch and supplied through a separate RCD box I had not seen in the adjacent cupboard. So all good!
Thanks for the replies!
Steve.
Re: Wiring machines into a fused spur.
As I’ve worked for Hoover and as it states in most instruction manuals the plug may be rewired by an electrician or electrically competent person but it’s engineers discretion and it a easy I’m not doing it as it hasn’t been fitted correctly. Plus if you can physically can touch a appliance in a wash room or wet room,bath or shower it shouldn’t be installed as the manufacturer doesn’t have to honour the warranty
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