Can I add a socket here?

[trickymicky69]

To a fused spur for the boiler, on it own outlet on the board?

Its for a washing machine, nothing else.

Best practice please

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[xr4x4]

What size is the mcb and cable?

Rcd protected?

 

[sparkwright]

You want to add a socket from that boiler switch, (which is on it's own circuit)?

Firstly you need to determine the size of the fuse or mcb at the consumer unit which serves this circuit.

You also need to determine the size of the cable that has been used.

More photos may help if you're not sure.

 

[trickymicky69]

Its on 2 x 2.5mm t+e and the colour of the mcb is a light grey colour if that helps?

 

[trickymicky69]

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[JohnD]

You need to determine of the two T&E going into the FCU are two legs of a ring, or if one is a supply and the other goes off somewhere else.

A washing machine is about the biggest load that you can put on a socket.

The grey MCB in your picture is marked B16 which means that it is rated at 16Amps. This suggests it is not on a ring.

What is the appliance that the FCU was intended to serve?

 

[trickymicky69]

there are two t+e wires to each mcb

 

[JohnD]

see my edited post

"The grey MCB in your picture is marked B16 which means that it is rated at 16Amps. This suggests it is not on a ring.

What is the appliance that the FCU was intended to serve?"

 

[trickymicky69]

appliance?

Its only the boiler on that circuit atm

 

[xr4x4]

there are two t+e wires to each mcb

What do you mean each mcb?

 

[sparkwright]

Yes you can supply a socket from the 'feed' side of the boiler fused spur.

Be sure to use 2.5 mm2 cable, and earth sleeving on the bare earth wires.

 

[trickymicky69]

there are two t+e wires to each mcb

What do you mean each mcb?

I meant breaker on the board.

What are they called?

 

[xr4x4]

there are two t+e wires to each mcb

What do you mean each mcb?

I meant breaker on the board.

What are they called?

But you are only talking about 1 mcb, the 16a one for the boiler?

So how can there be two cables in 'each' mcb.

 

[JohnD]

and there had better not be a T+E in any of the MCBs

 

[trickymicky69]

There are 10 outlets on the board and 20x2.5mm going into the bottom. Make sense?