Adding a new socket

[kapuka]

Hi,
Before running off to the town to buy the stuff needed I wanted to double check with you guys.

I am planning to add an extra socket to my lounge. There is an existing one 2 meteres away from where I want it. So I plan to dig the wall & bury a condute pipe & run a cabe (hope this is the best way?).

The current socket has 03 connections (03 reds, 03 blacks & 03 green&yellows). Can I simply add the 04th?
Will this be an issue?

I cannot thing of any problem as it is a mere adding up to the connection. But will this have any problem with the parallel type (looped is it?) circuit?

Please let me know your thoughts.
Many Thanks
A

 

[Electrifying]

Hi,
Before running off to the town to buy the stuff needed I wanted to double check with you guys.

I am planning to add an extra socket to my lounge. There is an existing one 2 meteres away from where I want it. So I plan to dig the wall & bury a condute pipe & run a cabe (hope this is the best way?).

The current socket has 03 connections (03 reds, 03 blacks & 03 green&yellows). Can I simply add the 04th?
Will this be an issue?

I cannot thing of any problem as it is a mere adding up to the connection. But will this have any problem with the parallel type (looped is it?) circuit?

Please let me know your thoughts.
Many Thanks
A

I don't want to sound harsh, but my immediate thoughts are that you shouldn't be doing this at all.

Your questions, and your description of the existing circuit, show s real lack of understanding of how electrical installations are laid out - but no doubt you'll do it anyway.

 

[EFLImpudence]

The current socket has 03 connections (03 reds, 03 blacks & 03 green&yellows). Can I simply add the 04th?

This would indicate that someone has already done what you are proposing. It should not be done a second time at the same socket.

The job is not as straightforward as you think.

 

[NewOrder]

I am a DIYer, well you can't really call me that even....

If there is three wires in each terminal then it is probably already a spur so you can't add to it.

Not sure if you can use a fused connection unit in these circumstances either.

Put it this way, if I have found a socket with three wires going into each terminal I wouldn't touch it. There is a test you can do to find out if it is a spur or not, but I cannot remember how you do it as it was years ago I last did it.

What test equipment do you have?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

As mentioned in previous posts the socket you intend to take the feed from already shows signs that it has been spurred from and taking another spur from that outlet is not advisable, that includes 13A FCU. Neither is taking a spur from the the socket outlet that has been spurred from this socket unless this was been protected by a 13A FCU.
Hope that is clear.
You may need to reconfigure your circuit arrangement, I personally prefer to extend the circuit.
Can you confirm if the circuit is a ring final or a radial circuit?

 

[Paul_C]

There's no particular electrical reason why you can't take two spurs from the same ring socket. But there's the more practical issue that with the typical 1-inch deep mounting box, trying to get all the conductors from four cables in there makes for a very tight squeeze.

 

[Taylortwocities]

I agree with Paul. Its more of a practical thing. You'll have trouble getting four 2.5mm² conductors into most socket terminals, let alone getting the socket screwed back into the box - unless the box is a deep one.

You are better off extending the ring final to the new socket location.
A guide on how to do this is on the WIKI

Here's a handy link

http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:extend_ring