Fused spur question

[houseofzane]

Morning all. I’m doing some work in my kitchen and I was wondering if I can remove a fused spur. I have a double socket and next to it is a fused spur, with a switch. The switch used to turn on the immersion heater that we no longer have. My dad used to do all our electrics but he’s no longer with us. But the fuse from the fused spur isn’t in anymore so I guess he removed this when the immersion was removed. My question is would I be able to remove this switch now totally. I’ve attached a pic of the back of the socket and switch. I’m planning on switching out the faceplates but if I can remove the one we no longer need then it can get plastered over

Thanks

 

[ericmark]

You need some thing to show there are wires in the wall to that point, it could be a blanking plate, or a socket, but can't simply take it away without removing wires.

With my old house converted to three sockets, one where airing cupboard was, converted into an office, one in kitchen where the FCU was, and also other side of wall in living room.

 

[houseofzane]

Ok great so I think I’d be better if I fit a blanking plate

 

[EFLImpudence]

You need some thing to show there are wires in the wall to that point,

But if he removes the Fused Connector Unit (the cable is the spur) then there won't be any wires going to that point.

it could be a blanking plate, or a socket, but can't simply take it away without removing wires.

How can he fit a blanking plate without disconnecting the wires?



Remove the cable from socket to FCU.

If you can't remove the cable which went to the immersion then connect all three wires to the earth terminal of the backbox and then you can fill the hole.

 

[DetlefSchmitz]

Edit: Too late - was going to say the same.

 

[houseofzane]

So after a bit more digging I’ve found a blanking plate above the old fuse spur

 

[EFLImpudence]

Mmm. That might alter things.
You need to remove the tape and see what goes where.

Is this a cable?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

So after a bit more digging I’ve found a blanking plate above the old fuse spur

It looks as if you could remove that box above completely, repair the plaster and replace the spur with a single socket if you wanted an extra socket there. Or, you could remove both single boxes completely and just make good the plastering.

It's not clear in your last photo, exactly what is happening in the upper single box.

 

[houseofzane]

Does this make it a bit clearer

 

[houseofzane]

The cable you marked on the pic is the green black and red that goes to the double socket

 

[EFLImpudence]

That makes it a bit more complicated with regard to keeping the cables in the so-called 'safe zones'.

You can disconnect and remove the FCU and remove the cable with the Brown and Blue wires, BUT:

it looks like the Ring Circuit is what I have marked yellow which will need some rearrangement to keep the cable horizontal (and/or vertical) to the double socket.

 

[ericmark]

It is the bit going down that raises alarm bells, what does it feed, bit going up the capping is in line with the double socket so as long as double socket stays there is no problem, the capping to right does not line up with anything seen, so it depends on what is below it.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Does this make it a bit clearer

Yes, thanks... and there is something else happening there. There is a second metal channel going down to feed maybe something under a worktop maybe.

 

[houseofzane]

The cable going diagonally down I’m not sure where it is going. Directly underneath that section is just a set or drawers to the right hand side an archway then onto an extension.

 

[houseofzane]

So could I remove everything from the FSU but what’s confusing me is the black and red comes from the right hand side and it also comes from directly under the double socket. Does that make sense? Could I remove the top single one and the one underneath it then run a new piece of metal channel to the double socket?