Cooker hood does not work

m5rcc

My cooker hood does not work. No fan. No lights.

I cannot see any fuses accept for a cooker switch that I thought that only powers the electric oven below.

Could it theoretically power BOTH the cooker hood AND the oven? If so, are the individual fuses for each?

marlot

In theory yes, but its more normal to be on a separate spur. Does the oven work?

penrhyn

Check for a plug socket or spur above the hood, or inside a wall cabinet.

aliasojo

m5rcc wrote: »

My cooker hood does not work. No fan. No lights.

I cannot see any fuses accept for a cooker switch that I thought that only powers the electric oven below.

Could it theoretically power BOTH the cooker hood AND the oven? If so, are the individual fuses for each?

At the risk of being too simplistic, are you sure there isn't a simple plug high up above the kitchen units?

You might not see it just standing from floor level.

m5rcc

aliasojo wrote: »

At the risk of being too simplistic, are you sure there isn't a simple plug high up above the kitchen units?

You might not see it just standing from floor level.

Yep seems there's a wire coming from the hood to a fuse box that sits on top of one of wall units...I will try and to replace the fuse and see if the hood then works,

Figment

m5rcc wrote: »

Yep seems there's a wire coming from the hood to a fuse box that sits on top of one of wall units...I will try and to replace the fuse and see if the hood then works,

Fuse box or fused spur?

m5rcc

Figment wrote: »

Fuse box or fused spur?

Two wires lead into a round box

macman

Sounds like a junction box. It should be a fused spur.
You'll need to test for power to the JB, assuming that you know how to do this safely.

m5rcc

macman wrote: »

Sounds like a junction box. It should be a fused spur.
You'll need to test for power to the JB, assuming that you know how to do this safely.

Yep it's a junction box. I do not know how to do that.

But from what you say there is no fuse per se?

macman

If it's a JB then the only protection is the fuse or MCB back at the CU.
The proper way to wire this is with an FCU on a spur, so that the hood can be safely isolated on it's own.

m5rcc

macman wrote: »

If it's a JB then the only protection is the fuse or MCB back at the CU.
The proper way to wire this is with an FCU on a spur, so that the hood can be safely isolated on it's own.

OK - too complicated and safety related for me to do...will need to get someone in.

Thanks.