
6 Wiring fixed appliances
Depending on the electrical loading, fixed appliances may be connected
either (a) to ring or radial circuits feeding 13 A sockets to BS 1363, or (b) on
individual circuits from the consumer unit.
The former category includes, fixed fires, fans, small water heaters and
hand driers, and these should be connected via fused connection units — see
Chapter 5.
The second category covers floor-standing or other cookers rated at more
than 3 kW, water heaters, off-peak storage heaters and other large loads.
Each item should be on a separate circuit and be controlled by an adjacent
switch; this need not normally be fused sinc ...