Adding 2 new stockets

[Paolo2u]

Hi.....

I need a bit of help with this, I want to add 2 double stockets so I can have my tv placed on the wall I am currently decorating, just hate having wires showing..
So I have channelled out the holes in the wall for the wire to run to each stocket, have bought 2.5 stocket cable and 2 socket boxes..
Now to run each socket I am running the first cable from an existing double socket with power, am I right in doing this or is there more I need to think off first before I start connecting the cables...

Any help would be grateful....

 

[EFLImpudence]

A picture or drawing of the wall may be useful for planning the routing of the cable.
It must run vertically or horizontally to or from sockets (no t (well, only one) ).

Is the socket you wish to use for the supply on a ring circuit or a radial circuit?
What is the rating of the fuse or MCB which protects the circuit?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

A picture or drawing of the wall may be useful for planning the routing of the cable.
It must run vertically or horizontally to or from sockets (no t (well, only one) ).

Paolo - FYI: https://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:walls

Is the socket you wish to use for the supply on a ring circuit or a radial circuit?

Or is it already a spur from a ring?

What is the rating of the fuse or MCB which protects the circuit?

And is the circuit RCD protected?

 

[Doggit]

And post a picture of the socket dropped down so we can see the existing wiring please.

 

[Paolo2u]

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• Paolo2u
• 11 Jan 2018
• 1

New socket plans

Hi all....many thanks for your replies, I will place a drawing of what I want to do....

 

[Taylortwocities]

I am assuming that your diagram is on its side!

Cables routes: As you can see from the WIKI link above, cables must be run vertically or horizontally, so they cannot run outside those zones, so you need to eliminate those L shaped diversions!

Circuit. Need to know if the circuit/socket you are running from is a ring final or a radial. You cannot do as you have described with ONE cable if it is a ring final. You could if it is a radial. So, need answers to the questions above.,

Is the socket you wish to use for the supply on a ring circuit or a radial circuit?
What is the rating of the fuse or MCB which protects the circuit?

Or is it already a spur from a ring?

And is the circuit RCD protected?

 

[aptsys]

I am assuming that your diagram is on its side!

Cables routes: As you can see from the WIKI link above, cables must be run vertically or horizontally, so they cannot run outside those zones, so you need to eliminate those L shaped diversions!

Safe zones don't extend around corners either, so you will have to rethink the route

 

[John D v2.0]

Safe zones don't extend around corners either, so you will have to rethink the route

Or add another accessory on the intermediate wall at the appropriate height

 

[Paolo2u]

Hi.....i will show a pic of the existing socket this morning when i get back home.

 

[Taylortwocities]

A picture will be something to look at, but you will still need to TEST the connections to find out if it is on a ring a radial or if it is already a spur.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Or physically trace all the wiring.