Hi everybody,
Currently I have a walk in cupboard off the hallway which I want to use as an office, but there is no electrical sockets in there. The intended plan is to use the office for a PC, router, printer, monitor, laptop etc etc.
In the hallway there is a single ring main socket (not a spur, one t&e in, one t&e out) which is on a wall backing onto the walk in cupboard. I have two options as far as I see it: -
1. Run a new double socket spur from the hallway into cupboard. There is no other spur running off this socket. I will then use a 8 way surge protected belkin extension to provide power to the office kit.
2. Extend the ring main into the cupboard by running 2.5mm t&e from hallway socket into cupboard and then running 2.5mm t&e back to the hallway and connecting with a 30amp terminal block (not feasible to use juntion box) to the t&e leaving the hallway socket currently (disconnecting it from the hallway socket).
My questions are: -
1. Based on the kit I will be plugging in, is there a favoured option between spur or extending ring main?
2. I have some 2.5mm t&e but the core is stranded as opposed to solid, is there any problem with this?
3. Is there anything I have not considered as part of my planning?
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Cheers
Naqi
Currently I have a walk in cupboard off the hallway which I want to use as an office, but there is no electrical sockets in there. The intended plan is to use the office for a PC, router, printer, monitor, laptop etc etc.
In the hallway there is a single ring main socket (not a spur, one t&e in, one t&e out) which is on a wall backing onto the walk in cupboard. I have two options as far as I see it: -
1. Run a new double socket spur from the hallway into cupboard. There is no other spur running off this socket. I will then use a 8 way surge protected belkin extension to provide power to the office kit.
2. Extend the ring main into the cupboard by running 2.5mm t&e from hallway socket into cupboard and then running 2.5mm t&e back to the hallway and connecting with a 30amp terminal block (not feasible to use juntion box) to the t&e leaving the hallway socket currently (disconnecting it from the hallway socket).
My questions are: -
1. Based on the kit I will be plugging in, is there a favoured option between spur or extending ring main?
2. I have some 2.5mm t&e but the core is stranded as opposed to solid, is there any problem with this?
3. Is there anything I have not considered as part of my planning?
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Cheers
Naqi