Kitchen wiring - dishwasher spur question

[Fran Faulkner]

I'd like to put a socket under the worktop for the dish-washer, and know it's good practice for it to have a switch above in the form of a fused connection unit. I want a socket in the close vacinity of the switch for this spur, and was wondering whether a combined unit is available, or whether I'd need to mount a single switch next to a single socket in a 'twin' pattress? Or could I use a cooker switch and socket, relabelling the word cooker with dymo tape or similar (which I'm loathe to do, as it would imply the circuit was capable of carrying more current)

 

[andy]

if the socket is on the ring, just put a DP switch next to it and a feed to a single socket under the units

 

[Fran Faulkner]

if the socket is on the ring, just put a DP switch next to it and a feed to a single socket under the units

No - there isn't any socket currently there - I'm going to add both a socket ( preferably a double one) above the new counter, and one below for a dish-washer.

 

[andy]

if the socket is on the ring, just put a DP switch next to it and a feed to a single socket under the units

No - there isn't any socket currently there - I'm going to add both a socket ( preferably a double one) above the new counter, and one below for a dish-washer.

itll be best to do as i have said, keeping the new socket on the ring. otherwise youll have 1 run 1 spur to the new socket (above bench) and another to the FCU/DP switch for the under bench socket since you cant spur from a spur (unless you have a radial and not a ring)

OR you can have a spur to the FCU and then a cable to under bench socket and above bench socket, altho this way you could have to replace the fuse fairly often...

 

[Fran Faulkner]

No - there isn't any socket currently there - I'm going to add both a socket ( preferably a double one) above the new counter, and one below for a dish-washer.

itll be best to do as i have said, keeping the new socket on the ring. otherwise youll have 1 run 1 spur to the new socket (above bench) and another to the FCU/DP switch for the under bench socket since you cant spur from a spur (unless you have a radial and not a ring)

OR you can have a spur to the FCU and then a cable to under bench socket and above bench socket, altho this way you could have to replace the fuse fairly often...

Yep - that's what I thought I'll add a double socket into the ring, then spur a DP switch and FCU from that. Thanks for the advice.

 

[andy]

Yep - that's what I thought I'll add a double socket into the ring, then spur a DP switch and FCU from that. Thanks for the advice.

scrap the FCU. just use the DP switch. then you have an unfused spur, and since its a single socket, the load wont excedd 13A. or if you want it fused, dont use the DP switch

 

[Fran Faulkner]

Yep - that's what I thought I'll add a double socket into the ring, then spur a DP switch and FCU from that. Thanks for the advice.

scrap the FCU. just use the DP switch. then you have an unfused spur, and since its a single socket, the load wont excedd 13A. or if you want it fused, dont use the DP switch

I meant a switched FCU, rather than a switch and a FCU

 

[andy]

Yep - that's what I thought I'll add a double socket into the ring, then spur a DP switch and FCU from that. Thanks for the advice.

scrap the FCU. just use the DP switch. then you have an unfused spur, and since its a single socket, the load wont excedd 13A. or if you want it fused, dont use the DP switch

I meant a switched FCU, rather than a switch and a FCU

well you should have made it clear what you ment

 

[ban-all-sheds]

then spur a DP switch and FCU from that.

And you have the cheek to moan about unhelpful replies.....

 

[Fran Faulkner]

Yep - that's what I thought I'll add a double socket into the ring, then spur a DP switch and FCU from that. Thanks for the advice.

scrap the FCU. just use the DP switch. then you have an unfused spur, and since its a single socket, the load wont excedd 13A. or if you want it fused, dont use the DP switch

I meant a switched FCU, rather than a switch and a FCU

well you should have made it clear what you ment

I know - sorry for being in numpty mode