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Hi all,
I have been renovating an old flat from around 1890 (in Scotland). We recently had the consumer unit upgraded to an RCD protected one and fortunately all existing wiring appeared in good shape (redone around 1980s we believe). At the same time we removed an old water heater and tank which was already disconnected and unused - so wasting space.
I am currently looking to reuse the water heater circuit for the sockets in a room to become my office. I've got some computers and a server which I run 24x7 that I would ideally like to have on a circuit seperate from the lights and ring main.
So 2 concerns came to mind with this and hoping that they can be dispelled by some ever helpful folks on these forums:
First of all, is there any issue (according to all BS regulations etc.) with all the sockets in this room NOT being on a ring circuit and instead be connected on the water heater connection as a radial circuit?
Secondly, is changing the purpose of the circuit (from water heater to office sockets) of any issue from a Building Control/Planning permission point of view (in Scotland)?
Thanks in advance.
I have been renovating an old flat from around 1890 (in Scotland). We recently had the consumer unit upgraded to an RCD protected one and fortunately all existing wiring appeared in good shape (redone around 1980s we believe). At the same time we removed an old water heater and tank which was already disconnected and unused - so wasting space.
I am currently looking to reuse the water heater circuit for the sockets in a room to become my office. I've got some computers and a server which I run 24x7 that I would ideally like to have on a circuit seperate from the lights and ring main.
So 2 concerns came to mind with this and hoping that they can be dispelled by some ever helpful folks on these forums:
First of all, is there any issue (according to all BS regulations etc.) with all the sockets in this room NOT being on a ring circuit and instead be connected on the water heater connection as a radial circuit?
Secondly, is changing the purpose of the circuit (from water heater to office sockets) of any issue from a Building Control/Planning permission point of view (in Scotland)?
Thanks in advance.