Recent content by brython

I disconected the socket and switched the mains on, all other sockets in the house were live, so I guess both leads in the socket were indeed on the ring main. I put both the wires into a 30 amp junction box. I intend to take one of the cables and run it it to a couple of new sockets and then to...

I dont have any test equipment other than a srewdriver with a light in it.

Thanks for all your help and suggestions. The feed to the socket i want to replace comes straight fromt the consumer unit and the out going lead goes off into the sunset, i guess it feeds other sockets before returning to the mains, I guess I can check this by switching off the mains and...

Well the reason for the switch is so that I can switch the TV plug off at the end of the day.

I do apologise for the confusion, what I want to do is to use the wires that go to and from the existing socket and Connect them to a fused switch from which i will run a cable to a new single unswitched socket behind the TV. This will allow me to switch the plug off at the end of the day. I...

Thanks for your replies, the new wires will be run inside a stud wall, I am not sure about the RCD but have uploaded a pic of the consumer unit.. I cant use the existing socket as it is too far away and I would like to hide the wires behind the TV.

I want to hang a TV on the wall with a single socket behind it. I want to use a 13 amp fused switch supplied from a double socket, that I want to get rid of, but in order to keep the ring main intact i will need to put the 2 live wires, 2 negs and earth from the existing socket into the supply...