Renovation in the kitchen makes it possible to qualitatively change the living conditions of the whole family, especially the mistress of the house. A lot of home appliances come to the aid of a woman, which must be correctly installed and connected. You need to think carefully about where the appliances will stand, and how to arrange sockets in the kitchen.
Unfortunately, most residential premises, especially old buildings, do not have an internal electrical network that can guarantee the safety and uninterrupted operation of household appliances. During repairs, as a rule, a complete replacement of electrical wiring is carried out.
For a high-quality result of electrical work, it is necessary, first of all, to take three important steps:
- decide what appliances you will connect in the kitchen;
- contact furniture designers to create a kitchen set project, taking into account the location and parameters of all appliances built into the furniture;
- entrust the execution of electrical work to a professional electrician, providing him with a kitchen project developed by designersfurniture, and expressing your wishes regarding sockets that will be designed for small electrical appliances: a kettle, coffee maker, food processor, etc. It is important to get a diagram of your electrical wiring in the kitchen from an electrician.
And you can even take a picture of the work done so that you don’t damage it when installing kitchen furniture.
It is important for the owner to at least understand what an electrician must do so that the wiring in the kitchen is safe and convenient, and also meets basic international standards.
Now you can already determine which sockets in the kitchen you need to install, count their number.
For equipment that is constantly connected to the network, it is necessary to supply sockets with grounding, for each device separately. We consider: refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, stove, washing machine - 5 units. As a rule, these sockets in the kitchen are located no higher than 20 cm from the floor so that they are not visible.
For the hood, this electrical device is placed above the kitchen furniture or in a cabinet that covers the corrugated pipe from the hood.
For electrical appliances that we use on the work surface (mixer, coffee maker, etc.), it is enough to install 3-4 sockets in the kitchen at a distance of 90-100 cm from the floor. In total, it is appropriate to place them in the kitchen about 10.
The best electrical wiring in the kitchensplit into separate branches:
- lighting;
- a group of sockets with grounding;
- without grounding - for small equipment.
All branches are connected to residual current devices that increase the safety of using household appliances and allow, if necessary, to disconnect only one branch from the mains, and not the entire apartment. Installing sockets in the kitchen does not tolerate illiteracy and disregard for safety rules.
There are a few "don'ts" to keep in mind:
- do not place sockets in the kitchen very close to an open fire and sink;
- you can not install them in places with drawers;
- these devices cannot be placed behind appliances built into kitchen furniture.
