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Your thoughts gentlemen please.

Kitchen RFC.

Double socket, spur down to single socket for fridge.

Spur also from same double socket to SFCU for boiler.

So, in effect, 4 cables into back of double socket.

Any reason why not?
 
I thaught that only one spur per double socketwas allowed under the regs? Im assuming its on a ring main and that the room is not bigger than the area specified in the regs?

Not sure of numbers, not got books at home.

Although I am industrial, so im just going off what very little memory I have of the regs back at college many moons ago
 
so Jason if i get you right there is 4 x 2.5 at the socket terminals? Thought they may be getting a bit tight?

I would think about combining them into the ring if possible.
 
use this link, its from the red book, it shows rings and radials...what can and cant do

you may want to print this off if you have one of the first copies of the new regs to update them



www.------.org/publishing/wiring-regulations/updates/bs7671-2008-corrigendum-jul08.cfm?type=pdf

:)
 
Good luck at getting all them 2.5mm in 1 connection:confused:

Your thoughts gentlemen please.

Kitchen RFC.

Double socket, spur down to single socket for fridge.

Spur also from same double socket to SFCU for boiler.

So, in effect, 4 cables into back of double socket.

Any reason why not?
Can't you extend 1 of the legs and put both spurs on the ring.Shouldn't be a problem then:D
 
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Sorry peeps, i let this one run without checking back.

Its existing at the moment.

Just to confirm, its a double socket on a kitchen RFC, which spurs to a boiler SFCU at 3A.

Then the fourth cable (from the same DS), drops down to a single socket behind a freestanding fridge.

Now as Mark said, although not ideal, i really cant see a problem, apart from being a little cramped in the back of the socket. It has a 35mm back box with standard white accessories.

Surely, from a loading point of view, its not a lot different than having two DS next to each other with a spur off of each socket?

I stand to be corrected...again.
 
Areb you not putting a switch spur in to control the fridge?, if so you could easily adjust to add the switched spur to the ring then spur off for the boiler
 
Areb you not putting a switch spur in to control the fridge?, if so you could easily adjust to add the switched spur to the ring then spur off for the boiler

Nooooooooooooo.

Its a PIR im doing.

What i am describing is already there.

Edit: Just realised i posted in the wrong forum.:rolleyes:
 
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you are only meant to have 1 spur unit for every skt outlet on a ring. anymore and your asking for trouble.
 

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