I need to install a new socket in a downstairs back hallway. There are two potential ways of wiring it, both ways are as a spur of an existing ring.
1) run a cable straight down from a socket directly above it in an upstairs room. I presume that's not allowed, as it'd make use of the consumer unit to isolate floors unreliable and dangerous.
2) run a cable from a waist height kitchen socket - directly up to ceiling level, inside the floor cavity for 4 feet, through one joist, then directly down in a chased out rebate in a solid brick wall.
So assuming 2 is the only way to go - do I need to run the spur from the back of the kitchen socket, or can I take it off at ceiling level using junction blocks?
Thanks
Gary
1) run a cable straight down from a socket directly above it in an upstairs room. I presume that's not allowed, as it'd make use of the consumer unit to isolate floors unreliable and dangerous.
2) run a cable from a waist height kitchen socket - directly up to ceiling level, inside the floor cavity for 4 feet, through one joist, then directly down in a chased out rebate in a solid brick wall.
So assuming 2 is the only way to go - do I need to run the spur from the back of the kitchen socket, or can I take it off at ceiling level using junction blocks?
Thanks
Gary