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    Strange Socket

    Just been directed here from someone I know for advice. Hoping you can help! I've just moved in to a new house and there's a strange socket on the wall I can't identify and don't know what to do with! Just wondered if anyone could tell me what it's for and if I can remove it easliy enough...
  2. D

    How to hardwire oven to cooker switch

    I have a cooker switch in my kitchen on its own circuit (10mm cable). If I buy an electric oven how is it hardwired to the socket? I can wire ring mains for sockets and lights but have never connected an electric cooker before.
  3. U

    Anyone used a square 4 gang socket for behind a TV / media wall?

    Anyone used a square 4 gang socket for behind a TV / media wall? Knightsbridge make one but it has a section for modules , I just need sockets.
  4. D

    Spuring off a double socket

    Hi, We are looking into adding a double socket in our conservatory and our nearest point for an existing plug wall socket is our lounge. I wish to check whether its possible to spur off a double socket such as the one shown in the attached picture. It looks like a ring but I could be wrong...
  5. C

    Moving outdoor socket a short distance

    Hi there I need to move an outdoor socket which is secured to the exterior wall of a residential property. It needs to be moved up by about 300mm. My plan is to: fit a wiska box to the wall over the point where the standard 2.5mm T&E emerges from the wall (i.e. the point where the socket is...
  6. S

    UK Hello I would like to add a double socket to my shed, I wanted to know if I could spur of a socket indoors with 2.5 t&e run underground in conduit

    hello I would like to add a double socket to my shed, I wanted to know if I could spur of a socket indoors with 2.5 t&e run underground in conduit to the shed for the double socket its approximately 25 meter run, This will only be powering a tv and soundbar nothing else.
  7. Sam_Hammersmith

    Need to get Commando Socket installed but having trouble to find the right guy

    Hello, I am looking for some advice please. I want to get a commando socket installed in my front garden to plug in an EV car charging device where the amps is adjustable from 9A,10,,16 and 32A. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVDANCE-Charger-Waterproof-Electric-Commando-Black/dp/B0D2QDNWR6?th=1) I...
  8. B

    adding a socket?

    wanted to add a socket to the wall for a tv on the wall/stand: so I want to add the socket on the wall at the end of the vid by taking it from the socket thats upstairs. (is it ok to do that and if theres 1 cable only going into that socket am I correct in assuming that it's a radial circuit or...
  9. P

    Remove a socket from top of kitchen cabinet

    Hello all from Glasgow! I'm getting a new kitchen in two weeks, will be professionally installed by a team. I've started to remove the top cupboards because I want to paint the ceiling before the new ones go up. One cupboard has a socket glued -? I can't see any screws - on top. How can I remove...
  10. Charlie_Don't_Surf

    Need to be Part P or Certification Scheme Registered to add a socket?!

    Hi all, wondered if someone could clarify I am an improver, just completed 2365 Level 3 Diploma, hold 18th edition qualification and got a few years experience, mainly in domestic. Regarding the topic of minor works, I have always understood that with my qualifications and experience such as...
  11. P

    3 phase plug won't fit securely in socket.

    I have a 3 phase (male) NHP ISOP P5532P plug that fits into a (female) Clipsal 563 540 socket, but won't go in deep enough for the threaded collar to screw on. It only needs to go in another 2-3mm. Hints please?
  12. S

    What is the maximum output voltage permitted on a 230 / 115 Volt Shaver socket?

    What is the maximum output voltage permitted on a 230 / 115 Volt Shaver socket?
  13. K

    Double Socket Not Working

    Hey Everyone, I'm after some advice if possible... I have recently bought my first home and I'm having issues with one of the double sockets. There has been no power to it since I have moved in, I changed the physical front socket to see if that would rectify the issue, however it still...
  14. D

    Double socket on the same wall as light switch

    Hello guys! Just a quick question, is it good practice to place a socket on the same wall where the light switch is? Customer wanted socket on the same wall where light switch is. In my experience I have never seen sockets on the same wall as light switch. Please give me advice guys. Thank you.
  15. D

    Double socket for TV

    Hello everybody! Can you please advice if there is regulation for TV socket installations? What height suppose to be and where it supposed to be located, behind Tv or lower than TV. Please advice guys. Thank you!
  16. Moley

    Anyone know what type of socket this is?

    These 3 pin sockets are used by Seaward on some of their PATesters, in this case an Apollo 600. I need to make up some leads but I can't find this socket listed anywhere. Anyone recognise them and point me in the right direction for some plugs? The socket is about 13mm diameter. I'll be taking...
  17. E

    UK New induction hob require 2x16A fuse. Can I connect it to the existing socket please?

    Those are the pictures from new hob. It require 6mm cable according to the plate info. Current hob is hardwired through 6mm cable too. Fuse at the fuseboard is 32A shared for oven and hob. Does it mean that fuse in the main fuseboard need replacing for 2x16A and then perhaps oven to be on a...
    • eldaniel
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    • connect existing fuse hob induction induction hob new please require socket
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. Jock from the north

    BS 7288 British Standard that specifies residual current devices (RCDs) for socket outlets used in households and similar

    Without looking in regs have rcd spur units found their way back in book .I've been going through test sheets all day but I'll look after my spag boll. 531.3.4.1 bs7288 only provide additional protection.
  19. M

    Cooker control switch with socket

    Does anyone know of a manufacturer who makes a cooker control module with a socket outlet in the vertical orientation? This is with the switch above the socket, not side by side.. Thankls for any help
  20. S

    Socket stop working

    Hi guys Wonder if someone can help The RCCB is not turning on. The kitchen sockets are not working. The washing machine fuse switch sparks when you turn it on and smells. Moreover the consumer unit made sizzling noise when trying to turn it on day later. I have changed the fuse in the...

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