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  1. E

    Has anybody had Ever ready flat plate 13a socket usb outlets … what a pile of rubbish

    I had the unfortunate experience today of trying to fit a customers 13a double sockets, they were hidden screw type with USB outlets incorporated.. I had no choice but to fit them, if you are thinking of doing so please don’t they are a very badly designed unit they fit into a dual back box with...
  2. Lukaszbjj

    Extending neutrals with WAGO's in the socket

    Hi the other day I opened the socket just to find out that 2 neutral wires were damaged with visible copper so I decided to cut them short and put in WAGO 221 and extend just one cable that went back to the socket, and now Im thinking if it's correct or maybe should I extend each wire...
  3. V

    DIY - Boiler - fused spur or socket

    Hello, Is it a requirement to provide a fused spur to a gas boiler? Or is a single socket okay? The boiler is in the garage. Thanks,
  4. Stillstihl

    Can a Faulty Socket Make a Kettle Misbehave?

    Hello all, I'm hoping for some advice with a weird problem. My elderly mother has been complaining of kettles boiling over rather than switching off for the last 18 months, which I've tended to blame on her not closing the lid properly, but have bought her new ones just the same. However, we're...
  5. B

    Wiring a light from a socket

    I am trying to add a switch and a light into a storage room next to our kitchen. I am wiring from a socket in the kitchen into another socket in the storage room - that works. Then I am wiring a lighting fixture from the socket (which turns on when I switch on the fuse). From the lighting...
  6. C

    Can I spur a socket from an existing fused spur on a ring main?

    I'm sure this has been asked before, but I just want to confirm: Currently I have a spur leaving a socket in the bedroom, into a 13A Switched FCU and running up to power a double socket in the loft. I now want to locate a socket in the old boiler cupboard/airing cupboard to power a tumble...
  7. V

    Adding a socket to a garage circuit.

    Hi everyone, I've got a garage with a circuit that looks like this: I believe it's a radial circuit coming out of the MCB with a current rating of 20A. It goes in to a switch containing a 5A fuse (fused spur?). It then has two wires coming from it: one for a bulb, and the other for a socket...
  8. S

    External socket wiring

    Hi all, Was wondering if you could help please. I'm looking to fit a BG IP66 external socket mainly for occasional jet wash/vacuum usage and Christmas lights at Xmas time (hence the large enclosure for the transformer plug) Originally, I was going to use 2.5mm T&E to spur off from a 1...
  9. W

    Design current of socket outlets

    I'm doing an design project at college and are onto my cable calcs now and I'm fine with my lighting circuits and the fridge and dishwasher supplys where the load has been stated but I'm confused as what to do about my socket outlets as in the spec there is nothing specified about the socket...
  10. Mark Wright

    Socket with slimest back connections?

    Hi, The walls have been chased out and he fitted 25mm back boxes and to be fair you can't really go any deeper but one socket on a ring is feeding a spur so three cables and yes you can fit it in but really id like a bit more room. Are there any sockets that have very thin connections on the...
  11. J

    UK bedroom bathroom socket

    can i wire a socket in a bedroom which has a bath in it? do i have to go by bathroom regs and keep it 3 meters away? dual RCD MCB board fitted
  12. R

    Changing thick cooker wire for standard plug wire at socket

    Hi I am attempting some DIY I had the wire installed as I was going to have an electric cooker. This changed and I now just want to put a double switched socket in the hole. Could someone please tell me how I can convert the wire so it is smaller and fits in the back of a standard switched...
  13. N

    Fire & Acoustic Socket Box Inserts vs Putty?

    Hi all, Looking at putting in either putty or those premade fibre socket box inserts for fire rating + air leakage reasons. Just wondering if anyone has any experience and if the putty you have to mould in yourself is better than the premade fibre boxes or not.
  14. E

    13amp or 40amp socket for EV charger whilst using an extension cable.

    I am looking for advice on getting an upgraded 25 meter extension cable from my office into my car park to charge my EV from an IP66 rated socket, from a standard Tesla 3 pin plug - plug in charger. I know not to use normal off the shelf extension cables as they're naff, melt and are a fire...
  15. D

    UK LED Batten Lights to Mains Socket?

    Hello, I’m boarding out my loft for storage and I’d like some decent lighting up there rather than loft lights I’m currently using. I purchased some LED batten lights that my cousin, who is a qualified electrician, said he will come and wire in. He’s good at what he does, he’s sadly just lazy...
  16. A

    solar/mains switch on 13a socket

    I have some solar panels producing up to 10 KW and I wish to switch a 13 amp socket on when solar is being generated and off when solar stops and sockets return to mains. Any idea of a switch that will do this?
  17. N

    UK Timer control of outdoor socket

    Is it ok to control an outdoor double socket with a programmable switched timer - the type usually used for lighting? The sockets are for a pond pump and filter which use c 35w while the timer switch wd be mounted in a shed and on a 6a mcb. My sparky didn’t sound concerned - he basically said...
  18. D

    Pulled out BT Master socket 🙃

    Evening, I’m wondering if someone could give me a little guidance. Whilst removing some old carpets I pulled out what I now believe is the BT master socket. I didn’t realise it was the master as it’s in the spare bedroom upstairs. Anyway before realising I decided to disconnect it from what I...
  19. L

    Wall socket cable length?

    Hey there, I'll be building an electrical socket on the other side of the room. While passing a wire through the wall I wonder, does length affect socket safety? Would a long cable going through a 2m long wall need to be protected in anyway to make it safer? The wall is finished so I'll need...
  20. J

    UK 2 Gang UK Socket - Capable of 26Amp or Only 13Amp?

    Its common to read in literature and textbook, that providing we use an adequate twin earth rated cable, a UK Double socket is capable of 26Amp, however whenever I browse actual catalogues to buy, all I can find are 13Amp rated. Example below... Is this because its implied 13Amp per plug? In...
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