Hi,

I have a ring main in my kitchen with 7 double sockets with a spur for
an under unit light. My questions is can I take a spur off 2 of the
double sockets to create 2 more double sockets?

The ring main goes back to my consumer unit which has a 32 amp fuse.

I need the spurs to relocate some of my applicence therefore not all of
the sockets will be used at the same time.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Cheers,

James

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I have a ring main in my kitchen with 7 double sockets with a spur for
an under unit light. My questions is can I take a spur off 2 of the
double sockets to create 2 more double sockets?

As I understand it, you can only have a single fitting off a spur. So
/two/ double sockets on one spur is out.

One double on each of two different sockets should be OK.

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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:50:01 +0100, Guy King wrote:

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I have a ring main in my kitchen with 7 double sockets with a spur for
an under unit light. My questions is can I take a spur off 2 of the
double sockets to create 2 more double sockets?

As I understand it, you can only have a single fitting off a spur. So
/two/ double sockets on one spur is out.

One double on each of two different sockets should be OK.

The latter is what I understood to be the OP's intention ...




Stuart

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As I understand it, you can only have a single fitting off a spur. So
/two/ double sockets on one spur is out.

One double on each of two different sockets should be OK.

The latter is what I understood to be the OP's intention ...

I thought so too - which was why mentioned it!

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Guy King wrote:
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I have a ring main in my kitchen with 7 double sockets with a spur for
an under unit light. My questions is can I take a spur off 2 of the
double sockets to create 2 more double sockets?

As I understand it, you can only have a single fitting off a spur. So
/two/ double sockets on one spur is out.

All seems a bit silly these days when most people have at least a dozen
things plugged in behind their tv and computer

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All seems a bit silly these days when most people have at least a dozen
things plugged in behind their tv and computer

Ah, but that's done with dodgy socket strips, so it's OK.

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But they /are/ protected by a 13a (or lower) fuse. Several sockets loaded to
3kw on a spur with 2.5mm wiring will overload the fixed wiring.

Shouldn't do - that's what the 32A breaker in the fusebox is for!

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On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:56:33 UTC, Huge
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On 2006-10-14, Guy King wrote:
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All seems a bit silly these days when most people have at least a dozen
things plugged in behind their tv and computer

Ah, but that's done with dodgy socket strips, so it's OK.

Dodgy? Pish and tush, Sir, I have splendid Olson strips in my
study. 3 x 12 way ones.

That's not OK, then. You have to use dodgy ones!

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But they /are/ protected by a 13a (or lower) fuse. Several sockets
loaded to
3kw on a spur with 2.5mm wiring will overload the fixed wiring.

Shouldn't do - that's what the 32A breaker in the fusebox is for!

But the spur is in effect a radial circuit and radials in 2.5mm have 20A MCBs.

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Two double sockets with 3 outlets loaded to 3 kw will put ~36A on the 2.5mm
cable, well above it's required capacity of 20A.

Sorry, I thought we were talking about a ring circuit. Yes, on a spur it
will - but that's why you're not allowed more than one double socket on
a spur!

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Guy King wrote:
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Two double sockets with 3 outlets loaded to 3 kw will put ~36A on the 2.5mm
cable, well above it's required capacity of 20A.

Sorry, I thought we were talking about a ring circuit. Yes, on a spur it
will - but that's why you're not allowed more than one double socket on
a spur!

What about a switched fused spur?

One double on each of two different sockets should be OK.


Yes this is what I was looking to do. One double as a spur off of two
different sockets on the ring main.

Cheers for all the comments,

James

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

What about a switched fused spur?

You can have as many sockets as you like on a fused spur, provided you
don't expect the total load to exceed 13 A.

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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:32:04 UTC, wrote:

Yes this is what I was looking to do. One double as a spur off of two
different sockets on the ring main.

Of course, if they are not far apart, and it's easy to run a cable
between them, just incorporate them into the ring...

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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:59:15 +0100 someone who may be The Natural
Philosopher wrote this:-

Sorry, I thought we were talking about a ring circuit. Yes, on a spur it
will - but that's why you're not allowed more than one double socket on
a spur!

What about a switched fused spur?

Then that part of the circuit changes from an unfused spur to a
fused spur. On a fused spur one can do all sorts of things that are
not allowed on an unfused spur.

Of course on a fused spur one must put one's finger in the air and
evaluate the likely diversity of loads on the spur. Otherwise it may
become something of a nuisance when the protective device operates
frequently. One also has to look at issues of the earth loop
impedance of the cable size.


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