2 gang fused socket

[parklane]

Is there any such animal on the market as a 2 gang fused socket?

 

[BlueToBits]

Sockets are not generally fused. 13A plugs are fused. What do you mean?

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Not that I'm aware of.
There are 3 gang and I believe 4 gang socket-outlets available, that are fused.

 

[parklane]

3 gang sockets have to be fused. I want to know if there is such a thing as a fused 2 gang. The reason is I want to run a fused spur from a double socket but that double socket is already a spur from the ring. If I change the double socket for a fused socket then problem solved. Otherwise I have to fit another fused spur prior to the socket which is impractical in this circumstance.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

There are some modular systems about, which might perhaps allow you to replace the first double socket with a fuse, switch and single socket?

 

[SMB]

Change the spured socket to a 3 gang metal box (a single box attached to a double box). Place the switched fuse spur up-line of the circuit.

Then spur away with your 13 amps innit.

 

[SMB]

See appendix 15.

BRB





you could even use 1.5mm rather than 2.5mm if your feeling tight.

 

[Goody]

Is there any such animal on the market as a 2 gang fused socket?

Is this something you are after?

Volex 1 To 2 Gang RCD Socket Conversion Kit

 

[paturback]

dont think thats fused?

 

[Octopus]

Is there any such animal on the market as a 2 gang fused socket?

Why do you want one?

 

[parklane]

see explanation above #4

 

[telectrix]

hmmm. re-reading op's earlier posts. if you were to fit a fused S/O, be it 2 gang ot 3 gang, the fuse would only protect that socket outlet. it would not protect anything you spurred from it. your only optrion is to fit a FCU before the existing spurred socket. bit of hole bashing called for, methinks.

 

[parklane]

Interesting reply - surely the fuse in a 3 gang s/o would limit anything plugged in to the 3 gangs to 13A total, thus protecting the cable to the s/o?

 

[telectrix]

yes, it would limit anything plugged into it, but not the cable spurred from it, which would be directly connected to the incoming cable/s.

 

[parklane]

Yes, I agree with your point. Although I can't see how it would be unsafe, it wouldn't conform to the regs.