Socket, no stranger in our daily life, can be said to be an indispensable part of household appliances. At present, almost all the equipment used in the family is in the era of electrification, and almost all electrical equipment must be electrified to be used and worked normally. Therefore, the socket has become a basic tool for power supply. Speaking of sockets, whether at home or in the office, you can see them everywhere. Some are installed near the gate, some in the kitchen, some in the living room and some in the bedroom. Today, let's try to see how the kitchen socket is installed. How high should it be installed?

How to install a kitchen socket

1, it is best to buy all electrical appliances in advance, and decide whether it is left or right according to the left or right position of the specific socket.

2. Kitchen switches and sockets should not be installed around gas stoves.

3. The gas water heater socket should avoid the water heater, inlet and outlet pipes and gas pipelines, and try not to be on the wall to facilitate the layout of the flue.

Many people are used to using the same socket for two electrical appliances, but from a scientific point of view, if two electrical appliances are used with electricity at the same time, the required current will be large. After such a long time, even if the socket is not damaged, the wiring in the wall is easy to age and lead to danger. Therefore, it is best to use sockets for electrical appliances.

5. The kitchen should not only install sockets for range hoods, refrigerators, rice cookers, etc. , spare sockets should also be reserved. At the same time, we should also consider whether the cabinet countertops correspond to the positions of those household appliances.

6. No socket can be installed under the gas stove. If you use a rice cooker, you can set a socket on the back wall 50 ~ 60 cm from the ground.

7. Some kitchen sockets are best equipped with switches, such as microwave ovens and range hoods. , so as not to always pull it out when using it in the future.

How high is the kitchen countertop socket?

If it is a kitchen electric stove, you can set a power socket on the back wall, with a height of 50-60cm from the ground; The power socket of a general range hood is about 2. 1m from the ground, in the middle of the range hood. The power sockets of microwave ovens and disinfection cabinets are generally about 2 meters from the ground; Electrical sockets such as rice cookers, ovens, juicers, electric kettles and induction cookers. Generally, five holes with ground wires are selected, and the installation height is about1.2m; The installation height of elegant socket of refrigerator is about 50cm from the ground. The power socket of gas stove with induction cooker should be prevented from being behind the gas stove cabinet, and the height from the ground is about 50cm.

In addition, the national standard clearly stipulates that the power socket in the family kitchen must be more than 30cm, and there must be protective measures between 30- 150cm.

Note that some sockets with switches can be set, and the power supply can be cut off without unplugging, for example, the socket of washing machine can be closed when it is not used; Try not to design the kitchen power socket above the cooker to prevent overheating from damaging the power socket, and don't install the switch too close to the water. If you want to install it, you should use a special waterproof sleeve.

Kitchen sockets are often seen and used. Cooking, cooking, boiling water and turning on kitchen appliances almost all use kitchen sockets. As for the kitchen socket, we only know that electrical appliances will be used when they need to be plugged in. Few people know how to install the kitchen socket and how high it should be. For these two questions, the above gives a good answer. I hope everyone can read and understand it carefully and apply it to real life.