Hi, new to forum and looking for some comments / feedback.
I have a small office room at home, with a number of (low power) desktop electrical devices such as laptops, printers, disk drives etc. At present, I have a number of trailing cables plugged into a multi socket vertical tower free standing extension lead.
As an alternative, I was thinking of fixing a couple of surface mount double sockets to the wall at the right locations, and running suitable extension flex to these, either clipped to the skirting board or within plastic trunking. Power to these sockets would be via a 13 amp plug, plugged in to the single existing socket in the room. This would in my mind make the place tidier and reduce the number of trailing cables, and theoretically safer.
Is this acceptable, or would it be considered fixed wiring for regulation purposes? My thinking was that as the extension sockets would be separated from the ring main by the 13 amp plug, this would really be no different to the tower extension cable (except of course the sockets and cables would be fixed to the wall).
I appreciate that I could get a permanent circuit with multiple sockets fitted by an electrician. I was just interested to know if my suggestion would be considered a better solution than my current set-up.
Thanks for any comments.
BK
I have a small office room at home, with a number of (low power) desktop electrical devices such as laptops, printers, disk drives etc. At present, I have a number of trailing cables plugged into a multi socket vertical tower free standing extension lead.
As an alternative, I was thinking of fixing a couple of surface mount double sockets to the wall at the right locations, and running suitable extension flex to these, either clipped to the skirting board or within plastic trunking. Power to these sockets would be via a 13 amp plug, plugged in to the single existing socket in the room. This would in my mind make the place tidier and reduce the number of trailing cables, and theoretically safer.
Is this acceptable, or would it be considered fixed wiring for regulation purposes? My thinking was that as the extension sockets would be separated from the ring main by the 13 amp plug, this would really be no different to the tower extension cable (except of course the sockets and cables would be fixed to the wall).
I appreciate that I could get a permanent circuit with multiple sockets fitted by an electrician. I was just interested to know if my suggestion would be considered a better solution than my current set-up.
Thanks for any comments.
BK