Read his alarm issue ....full of ifs and buts ....
I have to say that I'm having some difficulty in working out what electrical work the electrician actually did - other than plugging the hood into an existing socket. What have I missed?What did the electrician do?
Interestingly I assumed that too, and it's probably strictly true, nonetheless we made a home made cooker hood with a 2 inch thick SS mesh grease filter, and even though the filter underside is thick with grease, I removed the fan and couldn't feel any grease on the internals of the (expensive) plastic fan directly above. Smells and humidity pass through to be dealt with by the heat recovery system, but I suspect commercial grade filters are 100 times better than domestic ones. Just thought it might be of interest.Not even commercial grade extractors used in restaurants capture 'All'.
try to be constructive, if you see someone behaving like an idiot, don't make it your problem tooBeginning to suspect that some of the posters on this thread have recognised what might be their own work - and are covering/diverting with bluster???
You tell me. If it's a decent hood and the filter is properly maintained, no major amount of grease should get out of the hood casing to anywhere.Q: Should a competent hood install - bring this much grease/oil/contaminants so close to (and directly upon) electrical contacts that are hooked into the households mains? Why is there any grease on the loom at all, if the install was done right?
....2 inch thick SS mesh grease filter....
You tell me. If it's a decent hood and the filter is properly maintained, no major amount of grease should get out of the hood casing to anywhere.
Kind Regards, John
Firstly, you said it was singed.Pic's of the wiring loom - as pulled/removed by the electrician - from the top of the previous extractor hood (canopy):
Perhaps some of them - how many do you think helped install it? - are recognising customers they don't bother with any longer.Beginning to suspect that some of the posters on this thread have recognised what might be their own work - and are covering/diverting with bluster???
How can it be done wrongly?Q: Should a competent hood install - bring this much grease/oil/contaminants so close to (and directly upon) electrical contacts that are hooked into the households mains? Why is there any grease on the loom at all, if the install was done right?
So - where did the grease come from? Did the electrician install it in that condition?The loom you see here, drew its power from a plug - plugged directly into the a socket whose location can be seen in the initial pic's.
I think we have.Make up your own minds.
Beginning to suspect that some of the posters on this thread have recognised what might be their own work
Did it fit snugly?I repeat - the extraction hose was not sealed to the canopy using any tape or seal.
So - you never got up there to clean it.The top of the extractor was obsured by a panel - so we could not see it. We 'trusted the trades-person - would not put us at risk'.
Is it the same electrician or not?Oh and by the way - the other professional trade person - that made our kitchen extension then conservatory - wired that mains provision as a radial rather than a ring circuit on a 30amp fuse, with wire not up to the task (or so this same electrician is saying).
The new install looks fine.Maybe that's why checking any trade persons work nowadays (within reason) - on forums - is a fair response.
I have to say that I'm having some difficulty in working out what electrical work the electrician actually did - other than plugging the hood into an existing socket. What have I missed?
Kind Regards, John
And I also repeat - if it was a decent extractor hood with a decent filter that was properly maintained, nothing but relatively clean air should come of the unit into the 'hose' - so even if it was not sealed, that in itself should not result in much grease 'escaping'. Let's face it, 'recirculating' extra hoods don't even have an 'extractor hose'.I repeat - the extraction hose was not sealed to the canopy using any tape or seal. The top of the extractor was obsured by a panel - so we could not see it. We 'trusted the trades-person - would not put us at risk'.
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