James Abley wrote:

The wife's asked
about me putting in new sockets on the power circuit - not sure about
that one!


Not much to it really. There is no regulatory limit to the number of
sockets on a circuit. The only rule is the floor area served by the
circuit should not exceed 50m^2 for a radial, and 100m^2 for a ring
circuit.

If it is a radial circuit (probably wired in 2.5mm^2 T&E[1], and
protected at 20A, then just add a new wire connecting your new socket(s)
back to an existing one. (radials can have arbitrary branches at any
location - they don't have to be a linear daisy chain).

If its a ring circuit (same cable, but 32A protection), then join your
new sockets into the existing ring. You can do this at an existing
socket position using crimps[2] to join one of the existing cables to
one of the new ones, and the socket terminals themselves to join the
other existing cable to the other new one.

[1] http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Cables#T.26E
[2] http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...Cable_crimping

For information on acceptable workmanship on domestic work:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?..._workm anship


--
Cheers,

John.

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