Wiring new socket to 3 pin plug- possible?

[Ajmarten]

Hello,

I am hoping someone may be able to help me. Essentially I have a built in TV unit in our living room, with sockets inside. I would like to have a single socket located on the outside of the unit. However, the sockets inside the unit are already at their maximum spurs. I therefore wondered whether it would be possible to wire the new socket to a three pin plug (with fuse) and then just plug this in inside the unit?

Many thanks in advance.

Best, Alex

 

[Murdochcat]

Why don’t you just use a 2, 3, or 4 gang extension lead?

 

[Ajmarten]

Hi - because I want it to be a socket that sits flush in the tv unit in the same style as the others in the room. Does that make sense?

 

[Risteard]

Hi - because I want it to be a socket that sits flush in the tv unit in the same style as the others in the room. Does that make sense?

Not really. It's a poor job. Doing it properly would be infinitely better.

 

[Sureitsoff?]

Not really a problem to do as you wish. Fit a plasterboard back box into the side of the unit and fit the socket to that. I would cable tie the cable to the back box so that the cable can't get pulled out of the terminals in the socket,

 

[EFLImpudence]

However, the sockets inside the unit are already at their maximum spurs.

What do you mean by that?

From a ring final circuit there is no maximum number of spurs.
On an unfused spur ONE is the maximum number of sockets.
On a fused spur there is no maximum number.

 

[ebee]

Agreed.
It used to be a rule that a ring had no more spurs than points on the ring.
you could spur from any point itself, from the origin too and anywhere on the ring if a junction box was suitable too.
In fact some do a ring with no points directly on it or say a 4mm radial again with no points on it and all the points are spurred, usually in 2.5.
It`s not what I`d do, if doing a complete ring I would put all of the points directly on the ring and only if, example, mrs smith decided she wanted an extra socket when you`ve almost finished might I put a spur on the new circuit.

Having said that, it would not bother me if say 12 sockets on a ring or radial and 25 points spurred off in total.

 

[sparkwright]

Hello,

I am hoping someone may be able to help me. Essentially I have a built in TV unit in our living room, with sockets inside. I would like to have a single socket located on the outside of the unit. However, the sockets inside the unit are already at their maximum spurs. I therefore wondered whether it would be possible to wire the new socket to a three pin plug (with fuse) and then just plug this in inside the unit?

Many thanks in advance.

Best, Alex

Absolutely fine - but be sure to use FLEX and NOT twin+earth.

And be sure there is some strain relief on the flex where it enters the socket, so it can't be pulled out easily.