Heating Electrics...

[RichA]

I am having a new cupboard built round the hot water tank and want to move/tidy up the electrics as part of this process.

I currently have a set up as follows:

Power:
- Spur from Ring with a Double Socket (surface socket)

Plugs wanting to use this double socket:
- HW Tank Immersion
- Shower Pump
- HW/Heating Programmer

The plug from the HW/Heating Programmer comes from a junction box (connections made using a choc block inside a single surface box with blank faceplate). This then branches to the programmer, thermostat, boiler & pump.

All cables are surface mounted.

What is the best way to tidy this up?

Should I change the spur into the ring? Presumably this can be done by breaking the ring and adding a further cable to extend.

I would prefer to have switched spurs. Can these be within the ring?

Any other thoughts?

Many thanks.

 

[sparkyspike]

If you prefer to have switched fused spurs on the ring then do that for the shower pump and the boiler. Bear in mind that the immersion heater should be on its own circuit.

 

[RichA]

Have a query...

I currently have a my heating controls & shower pump plugged into a double socket spured off ther main ring.

Why couldn't I swap the double socket for two switched spur style 'sockets'?

Given that the demand will be the same.

i.e. Hard wire the two outlets rather than have them plugged in?

Many thanks.

 

[sparkyspike]

If it helps tidy it up then fine, no reason why not.

 

[RichA]

I think it will make it more tidy.

But was unsure as I read that you couldn't have two switched spur sockets on the same spur.

So should I change it from:

Ring > > > > Dble Socket

To:

Ring > > > > Sgl Spur > Sgl Spur

 

[ELZ4742]

not sure if this is what you mean but it should go--

ring>>spur>>spur>>ring

so the the spurs are part of the ring