Replace FCU with double socket
In my living room, a spur from the ring main runs to a FCU near the
skirting board. From the FCU, cable runs up a chase in the wall to a wall unit display lamp, which is operated via a switch adjacent to the FCU. I don't use the wall lamp and plan to replace the FCU with a single or double socket, giving me access to extra sockets on that particular wall. Any problems with doing this? Thanks Bruce |
On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 03:49:23 -0800, bruce_phipps wrote:
In my living room, a spur from the ring main runs to a FCU near the skirting board. From the FCU, cable runs up a chase in the wall to a wall unit display lamp, which is operated via a switch adjacent to the FCU. I don't use the wall lamp and plan to replace the FCU with a single or double socket, giving me access to extra sockets on that particular wall. Any problems with doing this? You will almost certainly be OK. However there are a few gotchas to do with locations where FCUs are OK but sockets aren't - such as in a bedroom with en-suite shower. No applicable here. It is unlikely, but there can be unusual arrangements for circuits where this might not be acceptable. If this is a spur in 2.5 T&E off a normal 32A MCB + ring circuit then you should be fine. Unless this would make the circuit so long that the trips times are too excessive, unlikely with an MCB. You can get a double socket that fits onto a single back box. -- Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter. The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html |
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