Power to Kitchen Island
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I'd be surprised if you have a kitchen island and nobody ever wants to use a kettle, toaster and mixer there. Before long, they'll want a hob.
I'd go for a concealed floor box, as used in offices, inside which you can put a double socket, LAN connector, TV cable, and, in a year or two, a hob cable. Run in the floor 20mm conduit with sweeping bends so you can, if needed, poke other cables through later. The power cables must be in different conduits to the comms cables. The lids of these boxes can be finished with laminate, vinyl and carpet, perhaps also tiled though I have never seen it, and when closed, are not a trip hazard.
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If your island has an overhanging worktop, you can put outlets in the ends of the units, concealed by the overhang, which will look neat and protect them from spills. you can also get pop-up multiway adaptors to poke through holes in the worktop, if you like that sort of thing.
I'd go for a concealed floor box, as used in offices, inside which you can put a double socket, LAN connector, TV cable, and, in a year or two, a hob cable. Run in the floor 20mm conduit with sweeping bends so you can, if needed, poke other cables through later. The power cables must be in different conduits to the comms cables. The lids of these boxes can be finished with laminate, vinyl and carpet, perhaps also tiled though I have never seen it, and when closed, are not a trip hazard.
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/UVCSM3N.html
If your island has an overhanging worktop, you can put outlets in the ends of the units, concealed by the overhang, which will look neat and protect them from spills. you can also get pop-up multiway adaptors to poke through holes in the worktop, if you like that sort of thing.
Is this after or before the electrical installation?
If before run a duct in the floor, to contain cables. There maybe issues with mechanical protection though if you cannot get a depth of 50mm or more.
As above, would be wise to make provisions for other eventualities.
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In the screed, otherwise you'd have to channel out the celotex to get it to sit flat
If you think there is any chance you'd want a hob there as suggested above, you can forget using a 20mm conduit for that. I'd be thinking of putting something in the 32mm region if we're talking hobs.
Two 20mm will be fine to take power/data to the island but anything bigger than a 2.5mm² you're gonna need a bigger conduit
If you think there is any chance you'd want a hob there as suggested above, you can forget using a 20mm conduit for that. I'd be thinking of putting something in the 32mm region if we're talking hobs.
Two 20mm will be fine to take power/data to the island but anything bigger than a 2.5mm² you're gonna need a bigger conduit
Get two 2.5mm t+e cables in some 25mm flexi-conduit.
Job done.
Job done.
Surely your electrician doesn't need you to ask these questions on the internet?
When it comes to having an electrician maybe not, at this point wiring is not actually needed just a means of getting it where it needs to go eventually . My plumber was not involved when we run ducting for the water mains, but he sure is glad we did
But some electrical knowledge is required, or why would you be asking these questions on here?
You still need to select the correct containment and method for the installation to comply and serve it's purpose.
So in those term you need an electrician or at least an informed person.
So I guess making this forum pretty pointless. Yes I have some electrical knowledge but having not had to consider an island at this stage in the past, I see no harm in asking on a Forum questions relating to Trunking.
Not all, just by saying you did not need help of an electrician a little hypocritical.
After all someone is going to have to test, connect and commission the work for you. Which cannot be done via a forum, I would always recommend contacting the electrician that you are employing to do this electrical work first, before any other preparation is made.
An on site visit is always better than a remote conversation, there are often unseen issues that only arise, when the picture is presented in real life.
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