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Thank you all so much for your advice. I genuinely do appreciate it. Rocky - I hadn’t thought of splitting the existing DS into 2 singles to extend the ring main, so thank you for that. I’m going to check the existing DS is part of the ring main and if it is, I’m going to follow EFL’s advice...

Thanks John. Out of interest, other than distance/location from the fuse board, is there any other way of determining where in the ring a socket is?

Cheers John. I was surprised the straighteners were only 50w too! John or EFL - am I able to follow the 4mm T&E spur approach for other rooms in the house too as long as I’m spurring from a socket on the ring main? And, when using 4mm T&E I’m not limited to the number of sockets I can add...

Thank you so much for the response EFL and John. I really do genuinely appreciate it. John - I’ve checked the hair dryer and straighteners and they’re 1800w and 50w respectively. Well under the 3000w you mentioned. I guess a 13a FCU would be more than adequate? EFL - just to make doubly...

My wife and I have just bought a 1960s house. Currently there is only 1 Double Socket (DS) in our bedroom so I want to add three further DSs to the room – 1 new DS will be used for a hair dryer & hair straighteners, the existing and other 2 new DSs will be used for low demand items (i.e. LED...

Nice one mate :) Glad to hear I was on the right track. Take care all and thanks again

Sorry EFL, do you agree with Winston1 that I should use 3 core flex in this installation and terminate the unneeded earth wire in a terminal block?

Sorry, it’s actually 15w!!!!

Hi ELF, thanks for the response. I was always under the impression you use 1.5mm for lighting circuits. Here is the link to the bathroom light...

And thanks John D too :)

Thanks again Winston1

Ok, for future knowledge, 0.75mm 3 core flex (with the earth in a terminal block) would be safe to use in this instance?

Brilliant, thanks for the responses. I really appreciate your time.

Thanks for the response Winston. So, the minimum size of flex I should use is 1mm? I have a length of 3 core 1.5mm flex already so would this be ok to use?

Hi all, I’m sure this should be an easy question for someone. Basically, am I OK to use 0.75mm flex in the below installation? At present, there’s a batten style bulb holder and ceiling rose in my bathroom. I’m going to replace this with a 25w LED bathroom light. The bathroom light I’m...