Adding a spur

[Taylortwocities]

The socket only has two wires so is not a spur.

I dont think you mean "WIRES" do you really mean "CABLES"??

If so, there may be two cables but that does not necessarily mean the socket is part of a ring final. It may be a spur with another (not allowed) spur running from it.

Or the circuit may not be a ring at all. It may be a radial. These things can only be determined by testing, investigation and some knowledge.

 

[J4rman]

Yes I mean two cables. They connect to a single socket that I am changing to a double socket at the same time.

Thanks

Mark

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Yes I mean two cables. They connect to a single socket that I am changing to a double socket at the same time.

You have 2 cables to this socket, and they both connect to another one?

How many cables are there at this other single socket?

 

[J4rman]

There is a single socket on the wall with two twin and earth cables going into the socket. I will change this single socket to a double socket and then run a double socket spur off of it.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Sorry - my fault - for some reason I thought you were talking about another socket which supplied the one you wanted to spur from. I have no idea why

Anyway - you have a socket with two cables connected to it, you want to change it to a double socket and also take a spur from it.

The fact that there are two cables to it does not tell you that it is on a ring - it could be a radial, or it could be a spur with another one running from it. Assuming is no good - you have to find out.

If it is on a ring, why not extend the ring to the new socket rather than create a spur?