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Thanks all but too much hassle for the desired outcome. Will just run the flex through mini trunking and plug into existing twin. It's been emotional.

All the replies have been greatly appreciated. So nice not to have the snobbery of not just employing an electrician, thank you. One question I do have though is how can I plug in an 8 gang extension lead into the existing twin but when I want to add a twin spur off there is so many factors to...

I think it may be easier(and more importantly safer) to just extend the TV power cord and run that through the side of the chimney breast and into trunking (instead of the 2.5mm that currently goes from existing twin to single spur off behind the tv). I would just change the faceplate to some...

30A but then who knows if that's the correct cartridge fuse, house is over 100 years old

It's a bloody old cartridge fuse one. Comfortable with doing though, will take a look. So if it's a ring then the existing twin must be a spur off already then. If it's a radial I'm OK to spur off that twin?

What would be the easiest way. All this is making me think just to plug the appliances in and do with the trailing leads!

It's not a ring, the existing twin only has 1 cable to back of it so assuming it's a radial final

The existing twin only has 1 cable to it, assume its end of a radial circuit. Both the TV and Fireplace obviously come with 3 pin plugs which can be plugged into the existing twin but I just want to avoid having cables trailing from them to the existing twin.

So from existing twin to FCU, then from FCU to new twin. Like this?

I've opened a can of worms here. Any ideas on best way forward?

I suppose the easiest thing to do here is change the new spurred off single to a twin and get the new fireplace flex up the chimney breast void and plug it into the twin with the TV also plugged into the twin. Or even hardwire the fireplace into the back of the twin but my concern would that it...

I wouldnt have a clue where this original twin is fed from (to put in the unswitched before it)! I've realised aswell that the new fireplace (if like the old one) will have 2 power requirements (1 for lights, 1 for the electric fire). On the old fireplace it had a double socket within the rear...

Eureka moment?. From existing twin socket on wrong wall (wrong as in would mean trailing cables) to an FCU, from FCU to new twin socket on side of chimney breast and then plug fireplace and tv into said new twin. New twin protected by the FCU which in turn protects the circuit that the...

Might just plug both appliances into the double socket if can't be done efficiently/safely. There's only 1.5m between both appliances and the double socket, just wanted cable free zone!

So in theory, from the original double socket, come off that with a loading to a single FCU (for the fireplace) but I can't have single socket connected to that FCU aswell so what would power my new (behind tv) socket? Just to be clear, at the moment I just have the new single socket spurred...

It's an old house and has the old CU with a 30A cartridge fuse for the sockets. I know this as the fuse went and had to buy (Wylex 30A). Problem is I suppose is what SHOULD the fuse amperage be, it was a 30A so I replaced with a 30A. It is a very small 2 up, 2 down terraced house with only 2...

I've just had a thought. The double socket is either an end radial or potentially a spur off. (only L,N & E at rear of this socket), How can I tell if this is a spur off somewhere else or end radial? If it's a spur off somewhere else this would obviously mean my new single socket spur off might...

Hi All, I have installed a single socket behind a wall mounted TV which is fed from a nearby original double socket with 2.5mm T&E. I installed the TV and I then drilled through the side of the redundant chimney breast and run the 2.5mm T & E through external trunking at floor level and then...