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Loft power socket?
Up in my loft I need to add a power socket which will be used to power one
tv amplifier. There is the lighting circuit up there, and conveniently near to where I need the socket, there is a brown juntion box which just has 1 twin+earth in, and one the same out. Perhaps someone used this to join the cables? Anyway. Can I just connect a length of twin+earth into here, then connect the other end into a 5A single socket. I'll have to cut the flex from the TV amp and fit a 5A fuse with the rounded pins to fit the socket. Does this sound OK? Ideally i'd like a double socket up there because for a while whilst i'm installing the aerial stuff i'd maybe like a spare "normal pin" socket available to charge a small power tool, but these perhaps could be misinterpreted as a "proper" socket in the future and someone might overload the lighting circuit? I'm also understanding that this wouldnt be notifiable under part P? I do have some old cable length up there I could use.......but then again the 5A socket I buy will probably have a date on it somewhere....... Any comments would be gratefully received. |
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