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Spur for boiler needed - Via junction box or socket?
I am to install central heating in my house and need a single socket
for the boiler to be close to it. Can anyone advise which is the better option - 1) To take a spur from an existing socket on a ring to this additional socket or 2) To take a spur from a junction box intercepting the ring main. I understand from this that I need to remove the sheathing on the cable and strip away some casing to leave about 1/2" of the neutral and live exposed and connect this without cutting the 2 wires. The only wire that needs to be cut in 2 is the earth wire and then linked to the spur. I think the junction box would be the easier option as I could take a feed from the cable in the ceiling as the socket is needed half way up a wall. The socket spur would involve a wire going down from an existing socket into the cellar, along then up the wall. Any advice would be greatly appreciated and many thanks in advance. |
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On Mon, 09 May 2005 19:30:14 +0100, OldBill
wrote: wrote: I am to install central heating in my house and need a single socket for the boiler to be close to it. Can anyone advise which is the better option - 1) To take a spur from an existing socket on a ring to this additional socket or 2) To take a spur from a junction box intercepting the ring main. I understand from this that I need to remove the sheathing on the cable and strip away some casing to leave about 1/2" of the neutral and live exposed and connect this without cutting the 2 wires. The only wire that needs to be cut in 2 is the earth wire and then linked to the spur. One advantage of a socket is that you have the capability to run the CH system during a power blackout if you are in a rural area. Aldi sell small petrol generators occasionally for about £75. Can also get invertor units which run off a 12v battery. Bill H Derby x-no-archive: yes |
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(Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Incidently, if you fit a socket for the boiler, it should be an unswitched socket. Alternatively, install a switched fused connection unit (which will be double pole switching). Presumably then a DP switched socket would be just as good? Hwyl! M. -- Martin Angove: http://www.tridwr.demon.co.uk/ Two free issues: http://www.livtech.co.uk/ Living With Technology .... On the other hand..you have five different fingers |
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Martin Angove writes: In message , (Andrew Gabriel) wrote: Incidently, if you fit a socket for the boiler, it should be an unswitched socket. Alternatively, install a switched fused connection unit (which will be double pole switching). Presumably then a DP switched socket would be just as good? In theory yes. In practice no, as the CORGI installer probably won't understand why the rule is there, nor be able to tell if the socket is DP switched. -- Andrew Gabriel |
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In article . com,
wrote: I am to install central heating in my house and need a single socket for the boiler to be close to it. The normal way is to use an FCU to feed the CH electrics. And it's probably better to run the feed to this direct off the CU on the none RCD side. -- *Time is the best teacher; unfortunately it kills all its students. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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