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    Can you extend ring cabling with terminal strip inside socket back box?

    My preference was always to incorporate the FCU and new socket into the ring, so I'm pleased that no one has an issue with extending the cable. The spur idea is now dead.
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    Can you extend ring cabling with terminal strip inside socket back box?

    That looks like quite a neat solution. I note that you have linked to a crimp that only takes 1.5mm2 wire and has a 19A rating (voltage rating is not quoted), but I guess that more suitable crimps are readily available.
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    Can you extend ring cabling with terminal strip inside socket back box?

    Westward10 has suggested using Wagos connectors, but I don't understand exactly what you mean by "through crimp".
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    Can you extend ring cabling with terminal strip inside socket back box?

    What I meant was adding a spur to the new socket from the input side of the FCU. The fuse in the FCU would thus only protect the feed to the boiler. I know you can't daisy chain multiple sockets via a spur, but I wasn't sure if you could do this with an FCU and a socket.
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    Can you extend ring cabling with terminal strip inside socket back box?

    My boiler is currently plugged into a double 13A socket in my utility room. I want to move this connection to an FCU and add an extra double socket. As a general rule, I try to incorporate additional sockets and FCUs into the ring rather than via spurs, but the cabling that feeds the existing...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I hail from north of the border and have plenty of experience of Highland midges, but large they are not. The pesky blighters are tiny creatures. The irritation they cause is out of all proportion to their size.
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I'm well aware that the IEE Regs use the term ring final circuit, but ring main has been common terminology since Adam was a boy - and it has the advantage of being shorter and easier to say. Old habits die hard! :) Very few phrases in the English language are totally unambiguous and 'above...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    As previously stated, I no longer intend to have sockets behind the appliances. The current plan is to have flex outlets fed from three FCUs. Those FCUs cannot be located directly above the worktop as that space is fully occupied by a window, so I want them to be put inside a tall larder unit to...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    What exactly do you mean by 'above counter top isolation'?
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I've now calculated the max current loading generated by the washer, dryer, freezer, CH boiler, and two Xpelair fans connected to my utility room ring main as being under 18A. A dedicated radial circuit seems unnecessary. I've also just found my Zanussi freezer manual, which tells me that a...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    The ring main in our utility room also serves two small spare bedrooms and the attic, where it feeds a TV aerial amp and a pair of 99W extractor fans for bathrooms. The loading is so low that you could argue that connecting the washer, dryer and freezer to this ring would be better than a...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    The manufacturer of my new washing machine and dryer has told me that it is fine to enclose each of these machines in what is essentially a box with an open front (all my appliances will have a decor panel on each side and a worktop running over the top). However, I have not yet checked the...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I've just checked the specs for my dryer and washing machine. The 'total rated load' of the dryer is 1.1kW, while the washing machine is 2.1-2.4kW. That suggests the latter might generate more heat. However, the dryer's energy consumption for the 'Cottons Normal dry standard programme' with a...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    The washer and dryer look very similar, so I currently have the freezer in the middle for cosmetic reasons. You are the first person to tell me that this could be an issue. Where would I find figures on the heat output of my appliances in order to make a judgement of how important the placement...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I have decided to reduce the width of the tall larder unit to the right of my row of appliances from 600 to 500mm. This gives me much more space between the machines and will allow the use of decor panels as intermediate worktop supports. I have also reached the conclusion that a perfect...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I doubt if I could find a heavy duty wall bracket slim enough to fit in the 23mm gap between the appliances, which is why I was thinking of using 18mm steel poles.
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    That's not a very practical option in our situation, as it would severely limit the storage capacity in the utility room. My plan is to have the 3 appliances sit in a row under the window, which is almost as wide as the machines. The rest of that wall is taken up by a tall larder unit on the...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I was aware that some support would be required for the worktop, but was trying to avoid the option of using decor panels that would totally fill the gap between the machines. My preference is for a solution that allows a greater degree of airflow. I've not yet discussed this with my chosen...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    Thanks to everyone for what has been a very useful conversation. I will now wait a day or two to see if the manufacturer can supply longer mains cables at a sensible price.

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