Recent content by andym4nx

Thanks, You're right. I just checked again and its actually on a 30amp fuse.

Great stuff that's what I'll do then. Not too much more work involved thankfully being a drywall with very few noggins. thanks for all your help everyone

Yes that's my intention. So rather than spur for the fcu's is it acceptable for the fcu's to form part of the ring? As in: http://www.diynot.com/pages/el/el015.php But using an fcu in place of the additional socket?

No problem prenticeboy - the appliances are beneath a worktop under a window so the closest I can get sockets would still require me to extend at least one of the appliances flex and I'd rather not have to drill holes in the worktop and have the cable poke through. My intention was to replace...

Sorry for the late response but been on nights. Thanks for all the input, I'll try and answer all your questions. Out of habit we've never used both appliances at once as 'something' used to trip. Its been years since it last happened and I couldn't remember if it was the RCD(63A/30mA trip)...

Thanks guys, Besides removing the facia to see two 2.5mm T+E going to the socket, I haven't done too much investigation. It could be a radial I suppose but knowing how the house has been wired maybe even a spur with another socket spurred from it. We've always just been sure not to use both...

Hi, I've currently got a dishwasher and washing machine plugged into a 4-bar extension running into a single socket :( . As the cb trips when I try and use them both at the same time I want to change the socket to 2x FCU's. The socket is on a ring (i think) and i'm happy to do away with the...