Hello,
I have uncovered a surprise socket when I have removed cupboard from bedroom.
The socket is working but the wiring looks amateur to me.I am not an electrician. There is a surprise single socket and a double next to it.
The are single wires going to L,N,E on both plugs. This all looks fine but the earth wire is earthed at the two socket for the single socket and the wire is 2 joined lengths with red insulation on part of one of the lengths. In addition the wires going into the double socket look as if they were doubles in the sense there was an extra L,N,E going n at one time.
It looks like wires running into the double sockets have been cut and run to the single socket.
So having had trawl around web my question is can you do this with a ring circuit?. I am thinking the change of wiring has created spur from ring? Clearly the earth wire running from the single socket into the double (where it is earthed to wire coming through bottom of gang) needs sorting but is it required at all?
Sorry if this is confusing - I can post pictures if wanted.
Thanks for your time and help.
I have uncovered a surprise socket when I have removed cupboard from bedroom.
The socket is working but the wiring looks amateur to me.I am not an electrician. There is a surprise single socket and a double next to it.
The are single wires going to L,N,E on both plugs. This all looks fine but the earth wire is earthed at the two socket for the single socket and the wire is 2 joined lengths with red insulation on part of one of the lengths. In addition the wires going into the double socket look as if they were doubles in the sense there was an extra L,N,E going n at one time.
It looks like wires running into the double sockets have been cut and run to the single socket.
So having had trawl around web my question is can you do this with a ring circuit?. I am thinking the change of wiring has created spur from ring? Clearly the earth wire running from the single socket into the double (where it is earthed to wire coming through bottom of gang) needs sorting but is it required at all?
Sorry if this is confusing - I can post pictures if wanted.
Thanks for your time and help.