"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
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"Jim Gregory" wrote in message
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"Johnt" wrote in message
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Hi I'm adding a couple of new sockets in the kitchen.

I'm placing them at the same level as the existing ones, they're about
8inches above the worktops. The wiring for the existing ones, that i'm
going to split the ring from are cabled vertically down the wall (like
they should).

In order to wire the new sockets i'm going to have to wire from an
existing socket to my new one, then onto the next one etc etc. The thing
i'm not best sure about is whether to go straight down to the floor then
along a little at the back of the skirting board and then back up to the
next socket or to go straight across horizontally from the existing
socket to the new one. Normally i would not hesitate to run down, under
the floor and then back up but i've got a concrete floor.


You might have a concrete floor but do not hide the cables behind the
skirting.
If there are kitchen units infront of the cable there is nothing wrong
with clipping the cables to the skirting or using trunking above or on the
skirting.


I know you can expect sockets within the kitchen to run horizontally but
this would leave cable in a position where you would potentially put
condiment/utensil holders.

Then put the utensil holders at a different height or sink the cables deep
enought to allow a screw into the wall for such holders (50mm deep should
be OK)

Cheers for the advice.

J
Before you start carving (vertically) into the wall and making new box
recesses, have you thought about converting any double-gang outlets to MK
triple-gang ones yet with the same-sized box? I think it's feisable as
long as the total load per cluster that you have in mind does not exceed
12A.
Jim

The load is likely to exceed 13 amps on a kitchen worktop socket and I
would not recommend such adaptors for this use.

Adam


Not necessarily, only a 3kW kettle, for a few minutes, or a grill-pan draws
that much. Wouldn't have them connected at the same dual/triple array
anyway. Many other kitchen worktop appliances are far more moderate. Even a
m'wave oven-grill draws only 5A max.
IMO the 3-gang outlets are not what I'd call adaptors, but useful products
made from lateral thinking.
Jim