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Yes thats right. The 5 (prob 7) strand cable was the existing cable which (as we moved in in about 2000 was done before then.

UPDATE: So I have done the work and all is fine. I added the FSU (switched) and the two sockets and everything is working fine. For what its worth the cable in the socket was red/black and has multi core cable in that there was around 5 strands in the red and 5 strands in the blue rather than...

Thats great! For some reason I just assumed this is how it would be done so I chased out the wall to both sockets from the FCU. Not really an issue if I couldn't do it that way but means i didn't damage the wall for nothing. The second socket probably wont ever get used anyway :)

Quick question. I have fitted the fused spur and the first socket which all works great. Do I attach the second socket to the first socket or to the fused spur?

Unfortunatey not. Is there an easy way to tell? The house was built around 1970...

The spurs were already there and done by whomever did the work before I moved in.

Thanks, great news!

Hi, thanks again. Apart from the fridge and freezer the other socket will only be used to charge mobile phones and the occasional ipod speaker. Nothing major at all. Things like toasters, coffee makers etc are going into to other sockets on their own spur.

Thanks for the replies. If you mean from where it is spurred from its about 1.5m now, would be 2m when moved.

Hi, I know this has been asked lots of time but I just wanted to double check it is possible to run a spur from a spur if I fit a fused spur. Basically we are having a new kitchen fitted and I need to add a double socket under the kitchen work surface for the fridge and freezer (seperate...