Hi Group Anyone know if its necessary to earth a new cooker hood extractor fan with light? The one supplied only had the live/neutral wires attached.....
TIA John
Hi Group Anyone know if its necessary to earth a new cooker hood extractor fan with light? The one supplied only had the live/neutral wires attached.....
TIA John
Look at the rating plate - if it has a symbol with a square inside another square then its "double insulated" and won`t have an earth connection.
On Sun, 9 May 2004 11:04:44 +0100, in uk.d-i-y "John & Hilary" strung together this:
Most are double insulated nowadays, i.e. require no earth. I've not fitted one with an earth for a while, if you're still unsure do as Colin says.
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