am i right in thinking that if an existing socket has two cables going into it i can take a spur off that, but if it only has one then you cant?
me's good at lectrics
me's good at lectrics
Spur from Ring or from Spur?
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Not necessarily....
You should only attempt the following if you feel confident working with electricity.
A reasonably foolproof way to test if two cables at a point are on the ring is to disconnect them, fit a terminal block on the end of each & reinstate the supply. If both ends are live, there is a reasonable chance it is on a ring.
The other way is more involved - to isolate the circuit the socket is on, disconnect both legs from the CU, then do ring continuity on them. Then break the ring at the socket & do another ring continuity check.
But then, as you are good at "lectrics", you'll know this anyway.
You should only attempt the following if you feel confident working with electricity.
A reasonably foolproof way to test if two cables at a point are on the ring is to disconnect them, fit a terminal block on the end of each & reinstate the supply. If both ends are live, there is a reasonable chance it is on a ring.
The other way is more involved - to isolate the circuit the socket is on, disconnect both legs from the CU, then do ring continuity on them. Then break the ring at the socket & do another ring continuity check.
But then, as you are good at "lectrics", you'll know this anyway.
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