Spur to washing machine

[swampydrill]

I ha a double socket on the wall in yhe kitchen. i am running a spur under the worktop a into a kitchen base unit. does the single socket in the cupboard need to be fused?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

That would depend on the circuit type.
If the circuit is a ring final and the socket is part of the ring (not already a spur) then the spur to a single socket can be unfused.

 

[swampydrill]

This is not a spur off the final part of the ring, ie there is an in/out on the double socket and a spur from that

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

First thing to confirm is that the circuit is a ring final circuit?
This would require some testing to confirm.
You cannot spur from an unfused spur off the ring final, nor is it advised to take two individual spurs from a socket outlet that originates from the ring final.

 

[swampydrill]

this is not a spur off of a spur. the double socket has 2 cables, 1 in from the last socket and 1 out to the next socket. the spur for washing machine is planned to come off this double socket

 

[EFLImpudence]

does the single socket in the cupboard need to be fused?

It will be - by the fuse in the plug.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

this is not a spur off of a spur. the double socket has 2 cables, 1 in from the last socket and 1 out to the next socket. the spur for washing machine is planned to come off this double socket

A spurred spur, will have two sets of cables at the outlet it is spurred from. So the first thing to find out, is what type of circuit you have and if it is a ring final, then establish the integrity of the ring, at the outlet you wish to take the spur from.

 

[swampydrill]

its a radial circuit

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

its a radial circuit

That is fine then, no fused spurs required to extend or spur on to the circuit.
That is why my first comment made was with regards to type of circuit.

 

[swampydrill]

Thanks

 

[Diver Fred]

Is the washing machine to be under a worktop?
If so may I suggest that you route the cable through a fused switch where you take the spur from and use an unswitched socket under the worktop.
By doing that you can always switch the machine off easily without moving it or reaching through a tight gap.

 

[EFLImpudence]

It won't need a fused switch; just a switch if you want one.

 

[swampydrill]

TBH i have completed this now, i ran the supply cable to a socket in the base unit cupboard next to the washing machine, thanks