Spur

[oompah]

At the moment i have spur from the upstairs ring suppling the garage i run the washing machine plus a freezer and sometimes other tools like drill etc.If i put a 13a inline fused switch would this protect the wiring better and can i add another socket.

 

[Taylortwocities]

I hope that you have an RCD either in the house consumer unit or in the garage that provides safety protection for this spur to the garage?
If not your first priority will be to get one installed!

If you have a spur from the ring then you can only have one socket on it. If you were to terminate the spur in a 13A fused spur (FCU) then you can run as many sockets as you like from the output side of the FCU but be aware that the total max load on all of those sockets will be 13A.

Do please remember that there is legislation governing electrical work like the one you are contemplating....

 

[oompah]

I hope that you have an RCD either in the house consumer unit or in the garage that provides safety protection for this spur to the garage?
If not your first priority will be to get one installed!

If you have a spur from the ring then you can only have one socket on it. If you were to terminate the spur in a 13A fused spur (FCU) then you can run as many sockets as you like from the output side of the FCU but be aware that the total max load on all of those sockets will be 13A.

Do please remember that there is legislation governing electrical work like the one you are contemplating....

Its only protected with the 30a fuse in the cu it was wired in like this when we bought the house from new 20 yrs ago so.Where best to fix a rcd and what size protection.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Your RCD will need to be rated to trip at nominal 30mA.
You may want to combine it with a 13A fuse by installing one of these:

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/BRH92.html

 

[oompah]

Your RCD will need to be rated to trip at nominal 30mA.
You may want to combine it with a 13A fuse by installing one of these:

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/BRH92.html[/QUOTE]If i used one of these can i then add another double socket to save keep using extension leads or adapters

 

[Taylortwocities]

Yes, subject to max 13A for everything u plug in.

 

[oompah]

Yes, subject to max 13A for everything u plug in.

OK thankyou for the info