Grid Switch - Double Socket?

Hey All

Our kitchen has a number of appliances fed from single sockets which all feed back to a grid switch.

The dishwasher socket is under the sink. We’d like to add a hot tap at some point, which requires mains power.

Is it acceptable to replace the single socket which is currently in a pattress box with a double socket?

If not, would it be acceptable to run a fused spur from it instead and that feed the hot tap?

Thank you for any insight!

Cheers

It depends on the rating of the grid switches. If they are standard 20A DP switches then a double socket is not ok. Fitting a fused connection unit whilst safe would not be a good solution. Having the hot water tap and the tumble dryer running at the same time would overload a 13A fuse causing it to blow. The only proper solution is to either run a new cable from an additional switch in the existing grid panel or find a standard socket to feed an additional socket from.

Thank you for your reply!

There is a double socket above the worktop, so I’ll go that route, it’s just surrounded by dabs unfortunately, although I imagine there’s a way through.

Thanks again!