Hi all,
By our front door is a reasonable sized cupboard which has the consumer unit in it. We have the usual radial wiring for upstairs and downstairs plus a 16a (type B) MCB which goes directly to a single socket on the other side of the wall (next to the front door) via 2.5mm twin and earth.
I would like a single socket inside the cupboard so I can move a home server into the cupboard (I'm a computer science student).
Would it be considered within regulations if I was to add a spur from the single socket back through the wall to add a single socket inside the cupboard or would this be considered wrong as the socket isn't on a ring?
I understand that this setup wouldn't allow both sockets to draw the full 13a, but the home server setup will draw slightly under an amp at full load (around 200w, which it is never at), in reality the server setup draws around 70w. The socket in the hallway tends to be used for hoovering the stairs or using a strimmer in the front garden.
So my questions are more to do with safety & regulations.
Attached is an image of what I am proposing, if this wouldn't be within regulations I'll move the single socket to inside the cupboard and use a different socket for the hoover/strimmer.
By our front door is a reasonable sized cupboard which has the consumer unit in it. We have the usual radial wiring for upstairs and downstairs plus a 16a (type B) MCB which goes directly to a single socket on the other side of the wall (next to the front door) via 2.5mm twin and earth.
I would like a single socket inside the cupboard so I can move a home server into the cupboard (I'm a computer science student).
Would it be considered within regulations if I was to add a spur from the single socket back through the wall to add a single socket inside the cupboard or would this be considered wrong as the socket isn't on a ring?
I understand that this setup wouldn't allow both sockets to draw the full 13a, but the home server setup will draw slightly under an amp at full load (around 200w, which it is never at), in reality the server setup draws around 70w. The socket in the hallway tends to be used for hoovering the stairs or using a strimmer in the front garden.
So my questions are more to do with safety & regulations.
Attached is an image of what I am proposing, if this wouldn't be within regulations I'll move the single socket to inside the cupboard and use a different socket for the hoover/strimmer.