Hi all
We're having a new home office built this week and I'm interested to know if some of my ideas are safe and also 'legal' according to Part P. I thought I'd consult the experts before I went ahead and did this.
Basically all I'm looking to do is to install a pair of surface-mounted double-pole switches that get their supply from an existing double socket (via a fused 13a plug, not the actual wiring) and on the 'load' side of the switch having a surge-protected multiplug.
I am NOT planning on removing the socket cover, and hardwiring the supply into the socket from the mains circuit. I am simply thinking about using a standard fused 13A plug, with some heat resistant flex connected to a double pole switch, and then running that same flex into a 6- or 8- way surge protected multiplug.
The supply socket is a double socket, and I was hoping to connect two of these 'switched extensions' off of that. Is that possible and safe?
The goal is essentially to just have two easily accessible double-pole switches that I can use to turn on/off all our equipment with ease.
I should probably point out that the proposed distance from the supply socket to the double pole switches would not exceed ~50cm.
I hope this makes sense.
Thank you
R.
We're having a new home office built this week and I'm interested to know if some of my ideas are safe and also 'legal' according to Part P. I thought I'd consult the experts before I went ahead and did this.
Basically all I'm looking to do is to install a pair of surface-mounted double-pole switches that get their supply from an existing double socket (via a fused 13a plug, not the actual wiring) and on the 'load' side of the switch having a surge-protected multiplug.
I am NOT planning on removing the socket cover, and hardwiring the supply into the socket from the mains circuit. I am simply thinking about using a standard fused 13A plug, with some heat resistant flex connected to a double pole switch, and then running that same flex into a 6- or 8- way surge protected multiplug.
The supply socket is a double socket, and I was hoping to connect two of these 'switched extensions' off of that. Is that possible and safe?
The goal is essentially to just have two easily accessible double-pole switches that I can use to turn on/off all our equipment with ease.
I should probably point out that the proposed distance from the supply socket to the double pole switches would not exceed ~50cm.
I hope this makes sense.
Thank you
R.