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I have a kitchen with 2 sockets in it not including the cooker switch. I want to extend the ring mane and add a few more double sockets and 2 fcu's 1 for the outside light and 1 for the plinth lights. I have been thinking about the best way to do this. Can I go to the socket that has 2 sets of...

Thanks for that information, I haven't thought about the lighting circuit so will have a look at that. Could you also help with this question. I have the cooker connection point and have purchased a dual appliance outlet plate, Can I run 1 cable up to the cooker/socket switch as usual and the...

I have been doing my kitchen and am just about to tile the mane wall, the problem Is have is I need a socket to plug my plinth lights into and the only one available is the cooker switch with socket, My question is can I take a spur from this and if so what is the best method to do this, I was...

Hi Can you run a tripple socket of a 13 amp fcu spur. As long as it doesnt run over the 13 amps this should be ok should it not. Would i be better running to double sockets from the Fcu Spur. BOB.T :?:

1john. When you say all ok apart from the spur from a spur scenario, the first accessory needs to be a 13A fcu or the best way is to extend the ring throgh all your new stuff. Do you mean when you say the first accessory needs to be a 13A fcu is that for the question about aking a spur frm a...

Hi I am re modelling my kitchen and want to try and get my sockets and appliances wired up so there is minimal plugs so i was think of this below. If you could read this and tell me if i could get this done. I have a double socket from a ring mane and a 20A DP Sw + Neon for my water tank on...

Hi Yes i understand that better now. Am i right in saying that all the sockets need to be rcd protected, just so i know what sockets to buy. Do you know of any good books on electrical diagrams for a compontant person. Thanks

Hi Thanks. see the 3rd choice are you saying run 2 lenghts of 2.5mm t/e up to the loft and connect a double socket to each then have the third connected to both. Is it ok that the socket i am taking the power from is used to link back to as well, this would make the sockets in the loft have...

Hi I am wanting to run some double sockets up in my loft, say 3. Thing is there is no power supply up there bar the lights. I was going to take a spur from one of the sockets in the bedrooms, thing is. Would i be better to run 1 2.5mm cable up to a fused connection switch and then connect the 3...

Hello A bit of advice is needed here. Just going to start flooring my loft space, Thing is the house is over 40 years old and all the conduit is Metal Piping and Fixed, what i am going to do is Replace the lighting curcuit with twin and earth, should be easy enough, i also want to replace all...

Hi The only earth i see is the earth from the back mounting box to the original front plate and it is green about 3 inches in length there is no other earth, i can only think the metal conduit is acting as earth as it is screwed to the mounting box would this be the case. Also i have just spent...

Hi I know that i need to earth my front plate but inside the wall there is only 2 red 2 black and a green earth i take it running from the back box to the front plate the back box is screwed to 2 pipes that the cable runs through, old style i think, i wanted to replace the single socket with...

Hi I am replacing my mounting box with a new plastic box for easy installation but am replacing my faceplate with a metal one, what do i do with the earth wire, :roll: i guess i will just conet it to the earth terminal on the back of the front plate. As there should be no need to earth the...