463.1.3 Functional Switching (Control).

Zoomy, you've been on the Woodforde's again!

I interpret 463.1.3 as meaning that appliances should have on-off switches, so for example, closing the switch above the counter shouldn't turn on all the rings. I doubt that any domestic appliance would be controlled in that way.

However, an isolator is highly desirable. There could be one each for the oven and hob, or there could be one for the cooker as a whole.

Zoomy, you've been on the Woodforde's again!

I interpret 463.1.3 as meaning that appliances should have on-off switches, so for example, closing the switch above the counter shouldn't turn on all the rings. I doubt that any domestic appliance would be controlled in that way.

However, an isolator is highly desirable. There could be one each for the oven and hob, or there could be one for the cooker as a whole.

No Chris, I am totally tea-total.

My response was to just using the circuit M.C.B or R.C.D. as suggested above for control and/or isolation.

So, are you saying that appliances should have local isolator switches and that they should not rely upon their own integral controls only? Separate easily accessible switches sound like a good idea for appliances that may cover a supplying socket such as a built in fridge or oven/hob.

Z.