Hi there,
I need to fit a couple of double sockets and oven (not hob) in a new kitchen. When the electrician fitted the consumer unit he put in a double socket on its own dedicated radial circuit just beneath the CU. It's a 32amp fuse using 4mm wire clipped direct.
I intend to extend this radial to the new sockets. Can I use 4mm wire for this if its surface mounted in plastic trunking? It will be in the trunking with a 6mm cable for the hob.
I am asking because of the BS for 4.0mm stating for this current, the cable must be clipped direct. I guess what I'm really asking is does surface trunking count as clipped direct?
As a side note, does surface mounted cable have to be in trunking at all? Can I just use cable clips if the cable is in a relatively safe place such as low down at the back of a brick cupboard, horizontally near the ceiling etc?
Many thanks,
M
I need to fit a couple of double sockets and oven (not hob) in a new kitchen. When the electrician fitted the consumer unit he put in a double socket on its own dedicated radial circuit just beneath the CU. It's a 32amp fuse using 4mm wire clipped direct.
I intend to extend this radial to the new sockets. Can I use 4mm wire for this if its surface mounted in plastic trunking? It will be in the trunking with a 6mm cable for the hob.
I am asking because of the BS for 4.0mm stating for this current, the cable must be clipped direct. I guess what I'm really asking is does surface trunking count as clipped direct?
As a side note, does surface mounted cable have to be in trunking at all? Can I just use cable clips if the cable is in a relatively safe place such as low down at the back of a brick cupboard, horizontally near the ceiling etc?
Many thanks,
M