5 amp round pin socket

[pb8]

Greetings peeps, a neighbour called around yesterday and asked me something I couldn't answer. He asked me could he feed a 5 amp round pin socket at high level to power his bedroom tv. He didn't want to chase from low level socket to do a conventional spur, his thinking being socket was easy to feed from attic lighting cct with minimal chasing. Apart from rcd protection and shuttered socket I couldn't think of a reason why not.
Anybody done this??? All advice welcome. Hate being stumped!!!!

 

[Adam W]

Sounds a bit DIY to me.
Why doesn't he want the chasing?
Does it say in the manufacturer's instructions for the TV that it must be connected by a 13A plugtop?

 

[Paul.M]

Yes its possible main thing is to not overload the light circuit by the new load and have fcu, no probs.

 

[pb8]

Typical they've just decorated! Did tell him I wouldn't be doing it. No, small telly hardly any load he's looked at that. Just want an answer prepared for future reference if someone else pushes a "why not?" Not conventional practice is, after all, interpreted by some people as he's trying to bang the price up.

 

[Paul.M]

He end up doing it himself cutting into lighting circuit in the loft and putting the plug up to the ceiling behind the telly. Also needs label saying that the plug is from the lighting circuit and the cu box.

 

[pb8]

Why fcu? Are you thinking fuse it down to 3amp as the fusing factor of 5amp fuse in plug top would result in mcb tripping before fuse?

 

[Paul.M]

You are responsible for the hard wiring. (here I go again) What if after you installed the round pin socket the home owner changed it to a 13A socket? Hence the use of fcu, labels and minor works cert to cover your back.

 

[Adam W]

I would explore other options first, eg taking a spur up through a stud partition, airing cupboard etc.
Technically I don't see why you can't do it apart from being non-standard and therefore perhaps confusing to someone who might move in at a later date. If I was going to do it I'd definately include a FCU and obviously label up.

 

[Sparkysteve82]

There is a risk of someone (possibly at a later date) putting 5Amp round pin plug tops on other appliances and treating it like a normal skt and overloading the lighting circuit.

In my humble opinion I would keep it on the skt circuit.

 

[pb8]

Thanks all for your input. Paul m regards your last point its really a case of how far do you go to protect the diy homeowner from his own antics, I know covering your back is important in these litigious times but when do you stop?
Thanks again

 

[Paul.M]

To protect the home owner we can only go as far as the regs + common sense. If this question was regards to spurring from a ring/radial we would not be having the same conversation. You've always got to ask "what if" hence the reason why we need to label and select the correct protective device.