Can a socket be put on this?
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Likely bigger, 6mm or 10mm more likely
Likely bigger, 6mm or 10mm more likely
Sorry, yes I meant difficult to feed in the 2.5mm required for the new spur.
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I guess you could change this to a cooker switch with a socket as a temporary measure.
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MB5060.html place a label where it says cooker to Shower
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MB5060.html place a label where it says cooker to Shower
Ah my apologies, I assumed the Op was ditching the shower and planning on just using the supply cable to feed a socket.
In essence there is nothing to stop you adding a socket to that circuit. Adding a 2.5mm² solid into a terminal with 6 or 10mm² stranded it not usually a problem as long as there's space for it. You could always pull the current T&E out of the switch and temporarily fit a 60A or bigger junction box.
How about using a cooker switch with a socket?
EDIT: I started writing this before Chivers reply but then the phone rang...
Thanks for the help all. Can you confirm some things then, since my knowledge of electric and sockets is poor. Would I simply take a “spur” off that white box going to a socket with the correct thickness of cable and all is good?
Don’t worry I will be looking into this properly before I tackle or maybe ask someone to tackle it for me.
Don’t worry I will be looking into this properly before I tackle or maybe ask someone to tackle it for me.
If you are unsure of your abilities I will encourage you to let someone more competant do the job as this is a high power circuit with probably the most powerful appliance in the house and any poor terminations can potentially have serious outcome.
That said adding a spur of one single or one double 13A socket using 2.5mm² twin and earth cable is acceptable in the situation as long as it easily fits in the terminals with the existing cable.
As mentioned before a cooker switch
would be a good way of doing the job. Ironically I did some sorting out at the weekend and a couple of old versions of
went out for the totters.
That said adding a spur of one single or one double 13A socket using 2.5mm² twin and earth cable is acceptable in the situation as long as it easily fits in the terminals with the existing cable.
As mentioned before a cooker switch
Is the consumer unit in the same cupboard? Simply spur off the existing socket RCBO there. 2.5mm² cable.
Simples!
PS Why are the lights not on an RCBO, like the rest of the circuits?
Simples!
PS Why are the lights not on an RCBO, like the rest of the circuits?
I assumed not so never thought to ask that question
I'd assume they were wired under the 16th edition when RCD protection for domestic lighting circuits was not required and often considered undesirable.
Seems to go against the grain having a 2.5mm2 cable on a 40amp circuit, but I suppose it would take some doing to overload it.
Your supposition is presumably particularly true if its going to a socket [with, inevitably, no greater than a 13A fuse into any plug(s) inserted into the socket] - and, for that reason, also compliant with regs.
Kind Regards, John
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