dedwards96
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Hi. I am wanting to install a regular single 13A socket (with RCD protection) near my boiler to power a Raspberry Pi, which draws comfortably less than 1A.
The boiler is on its own dedicated circuit protected by a 5A MCB at the CU and a 3A fused double-pole isolation switch next to the boiler itself. Boiler manual states power consumption of 152W so also less than 1A.
Is there any reason why I cannot add this new socket? And should I spur from the supply or load side of the isolation switch? Obviously the MCB (and/or switch fuse) would trip if anything more power-hungry was plugged into the new socket, but it will be inside a cupboard in the corner of a room, so wouldn't be much use for anything else anyway!
Thanks in advance!
The boiler is on its own dedicated circuit protected by a 5A MCB at the CU and a 3A fused double-pole isolation switch next to the boiler itself. Boiler manual states power consumption of 152W so also less than 1A.
Is there any reason why I cannot add this new socket? And should I spur from the supply or load side of the isolation switch? Obviously the MCB (and/or switch fuse) would trip if anything more power-hungry was plugged into the new socket, but it will be inside a cupboard in the corner of a room, so wouldn't be much use for anything else anyway!
Thanks in advance!