Spur off a power breaker

tokyorob77 · Mar 4, 2019

Hi all.
I currently have a double socket with 3x wires in the back. One set is going to a single power breaker ( which then goes through the wall). Not sure what it does or protects as it came with the house. I wanted to spur off to a single socket behind the tv. Would I be better changing the breaker to a single plug and spurring off that or chock blocks and a blanking plate....... or nothing.
Thanks

[ElectriciansForums.net] Spur off a power breaker

littlespark · Mar 4, 2019

The power breaker was put in to give rcd protection to something. You don’t know what it supplies?
What is on the other side of the wall? Outside socket, shed or is it interior? Whirlpool bathtub or something?

If the whole house is rcd protected, or at least just the circuit in question, then the power breaker can be removed and a switch fused connection unit put in its place.

You could connect the tv socket to the output of the spur alongside the cable going through the wal. Not a huge additional load.

telectrix · Mar 4, 2019

only advice i can give ( and i think everyone else would say same) is to get a local electrician in to see what's what, and the safe way to do what you need.

tokyorob77 · Mar 4, 2019

Hi there. Thanks for your reply. Nothing I can see. The other side is the bathroom which may have had an electric towel heater. I disconnected it and all the sockets still seemed to work.

diditrain · Mar 4, 2019

You would be better off leaving it well alone, as you don`t even know exactly what it is supplying and you want us to try and guess aswell.

tokyorob77 · Mar 4, 2019

As there is nothing in the house that requires such a load. Wouls there be an issue with changing it to a socket? I was going to spur off from the breaker but thought better of it. Lol