Hello DIYNot,
Long time listener, first time caller
I've trawled through search and I'm pretty satisfied with my plan but I hoped I could run it by you lot before I proceed.
The problem is like this. Me and the missus just moved into a new house. Our bedroom is a rectangle about 5mx3.5m with windows on one long wall and the door in on the opposite one.
The power sockets (and satellite outlets) are on the short walls at either side but our bed is going against one long wall and the tv will end up on the other long wall.
As a result I need to get power and satellite points onto the long wall opposite the bed. There's fitted wardrobes down one side and a door on the way the other side so an extension cord along the skirting is gonna look pretty pants.
My plan is as such
- run 2.5mm cable down short wall to a plug socket on the ring
- spur on that
- then run through the loft clipped onto a board across the rafters to come down the brace onto the internal long wall where we need the power
- run the cable down that wall into a box and wire the socket
Similar plan for the satellite cable.
This will give us power and satellite side by side on that wall. Does this sound pretty solid?
The total distance is around 2m up the wall, 2-3m across the loft and 1.5m down the wall - around 6m total. The house is a new build so no reason to imagine there are any other spurs on the ring.
A few questions
Is that distance okay to cover with 2.5mm or better with 4mm?
Am I missing a better way to do this?
Does this socket need fusing? If so are there double sockets with a fuse built in or do I install a FCU in line with the double socket and loop cable from the load side of the FCU to the double socket?
Is there any need for a conduit here or does the cable hang loose in the partition?
Big thanks for any help you can provide
Tom
Long time listener, first time caller
I've trawled through search and I'm pretty satisfied with my plan but I hoped I could run it by you lot before I proceed.
The problem is like this. Me and the missus just moved into a new house. Our bedroom is a rectangle about 5mx3.5m with windows on one long wall and the door in on the opposite one.
The power sockets (and satellite outlets) are on the short walls at either side but our bed is going against one long wall and the tv will end up on the other long wall.
As a result I need to get power and satellite points onto the long wall opposite the bed. There's fitted wardrobes down one side and a door on the way the other side so an extension cord along the skirting is gonna look pretty pants.
My plan is as such
- run 2.5mm cable down short wall to a plug socket on the ring
- spur on that
- then run through the loft clipped onto a board across the rafters to come down the brace onto the internal long wall where we need the power
- run the cable down that wall into a box and wire the socket
Similar plan for the satellite cable.
This will give us power and satellite side by side on that wall. Does this sound pretty solid?
The total distance is around 2m up the wall, 2-3m across the loft and 1.5m down the wall - around 6m total. The house is a new build so no reason to imagine there are any other spurs on the ring.
A few questions
Is that distance okay to cover with 2.5mm or better with 4mm?
Am I missing a better way to do this?
Does this socket need fusing? If so are there double sockets with a fuse built in or do I install a FCU in line with the double socket and loop cable from the load side of the FCU to the double socket?
Is there any need for a conduit here or does the cable hang loose in the partition?
Big thanks for any help you can provide
Tom
