In article ,
Owain writes:
graham wrote:
Just a quick question to any electrical experts in here.
I want to put a plug socket in my loft, but i'm not sure where to take
it from, as there are no ring main power cables up there, only
lighting cables.

No. Lighitng circuit rated at 6A. 13A socket rated at 13A. Also, if your
house has TT earthing, the lighting circuit might not be protected with
a 30mA RCD, which is required for sockets on a TT installation.

Minor nit, but the RCD for protecting all socket outlets
in a TT system does not need to be limited to 30mA (it
isn't there to protect against electrocution).

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Andrew Gabriel