Appliance socket and isolation location

[cwr]

Thinking of fridges and washing machines here, non built in ones. Is it ok to just put a socket on the wall behind them or should I have an isolation switch in a more accessible place, eg above a near by worktop and that isolate the socket? Thanks.

[Simplysimon]

more accessible place, inside base unit next to appliance?

[TonyT]

Do whatever you want really as the consumer unit will have a means of isolation via the big red switch

 

lots of people do isolation above, some collate isolators in a grid, some don’t bother and some fit surface boxes in adjacent units.

 

just think of the environment/ potential water ingress etc.

Edited January 21, 2022 by TonyT

[Dudda]

I put one of these in the corner of the kitchen. It's very handy. Think if you want to defrost a freezer, extra safety in replacing a filter in a cooker hood, do a deep clean on the fridge, etc.

[joe90]

I was told once that some repair engineers won’t work on appliances if they cannot isolate them before starting work, not sure if it’s true, when I used to fit kitchens I preferred to put a socket in the adjacent cupboard ?