Spur from cooker socket

[Jethro Tull]

Does anyone know if it's OK to connect a shower pump to a 45a cooker socket and run another fused spur with 2 sockets from the same line? Thanks

 

[EFLImpudence]

That depends on your cooker, and several other electrical considerations - but it might be alright.

It's probably best to say no.
Can you not connect the new things to the socket circuit?

 

[Bosswhite]

I was once asked by a customer why the cooker cut out when someone had a shower, the shower circuit was connected to the cooker circuit

 

[ban-all-sheds]

That depends on your cooker, and several other electrical considerations - but it might be alright.

Would have to be one hell of a cooker to leave so little after diversity out of a 45A circuit that there wasn't enough left for a shower pump....

 

[EFLImpudence]

He said 45A cooker socket.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Perhaps I should have said -

Yes, the shower pump will make no difference but the sockets might.

 

[Jethro Tull]

Thanks for all your inputs. It was already connected. I never had any problems with the circuit, but as we are selling we had an inspection arranged by our buyers which raised some issues. Not sure if this came into it but I was just wondering, as the connections into the junction box weren't as well done as they could have been - ie sleeves cut back too far and it looked untidy. I just thought this may be a problem. From the feedback I think it may be OK. Thanks again chaps and ladies.

BTW The sockets are fused and in the loft.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

He said 45A cooker socket.

So he did.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Thanks for all your inputs. It was already connected. I never had any problems with the circuit, but as we are selling we had an inspection arranged by our buyers which raised some issues.

Have they told you what they are?

Inspections like that are a standard technique to get the price down.

Not sure if this came into it but I was just wondering, as the connections into the junction box weren't as well done as they could have been - ie sleeves cut back too far and it looked untidy.

Nobody in their right mind would think that required the price to be lowered.

 

[Jethro Tull]

No I don't know what they are yet because the buyers arranged the inspection and the electrician said they would be sending them the report. I have asked for a copy from the buyers so I can get it all fixed. It appears that the main issue is earthing but I'll have to wait and see. I must add that the electrician who did the inspection stated they can't do the repairs due to a heavy work load so I don't think they are trying to make anything out of it. One thing which was mentioned was that they would be recommending the consumer unit should be replaced. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, it's just old. Of course it's going to be damned expensive! I feel pretty naffed off right now. Thanks guys for all youir suggestions.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Regulations are not retrospective. It is not necessary to change the consumer unit just because it was installed to an older edition of the regulations.

 

[JohnW2]

Regulations are not retrospective. It is not necessary to change the consumer unit just because it was installed to an older edition of the regulations.

Indeed, and nor is it usually sensible or practical (for eitehr side) for a vendor to have work done on a house to 'facilitate' a sale (at the request of a prospective buyer)...

.... if the work is undertaken before contracts are exchanged, there's no guarantee that the person who has requested the work will end up buying the house (and the next prospective buyer might not want the work done). If contracts are exchanged before the work is undertaken, the buyer has no guarantee that the work will actually be done, even though they are then committed to the purchase.

Kind Regards, John

 

[EFLImpudence]

You just have to tell them "The price takes into account the electrics as they are. Do you want to buy the house or not?".

 

[JohnW2]

You just have to tell them "The price takes into account the electrics as they are. Do you want to buy the house or not?".

Indeed so. You seem to have borrowed/stolen that one from me

Kind Regards, John

 

[EFLImpudence]

Depends who said it first.