I'm getting the old one replaced but the kitchen is away from the garden via a porch to both garage and kitched, both porch and garage have RCD sockets. The point is on the opposite side of the kitchen from the sink.
Thanks for the advice. The socket is well in the kitchen with other sockets right by the door for outdoor appliances. I think I'll just replace it with a none socket box. The kitchen has its own ring main with plenty of outlets. I just can't see why all suppliers are still selling the socketed cooke...
Just had a new partner move in and she's renting her old place. A system test returned a comment 'cooker switch socket not fitted with RCD' in the 'to do earliest opportunity' category. All the CUs I've seen, including my house, don't have the cooker in the RCD protection zone and the socket is part...
