Hi Guys
I've been lurking here for a few weeks now and I must say thanks for all the hints, tips and advice. It's been really helpful.
I'm about to extend the ring main in my kitchen as there's only three sockets over the worktop, two being taken by washing machine+dryer and the other being the one on the oven switch. The current double socket is at one end of the worktop which covers the whole length of one wall, being split in two by the cooker. My plan is to take the cable (plain old T+E) along under the worktop, in pvc trunking on the wall behind the cupboards, diverting upward to sockets above every so often.
My question: Do I need extra protection from heat where the cable passes behind the oven, and if so, what? It's a freestanding fan assisted oven with halogen hob on the top, and the cable will be running at about a foot below worktop height when it reaches the oven.
Thanks for any help
Sandy