You can't spur more than one fcu from any socket...?

[Desmond.22]

Ok guys been asked help mate out but i think he has done his install wrong but as misplace my regs book cant find exact regulations he contravines.

Scenario is this big boiler room and pre existing metal clad sockets in ring final circuit. 32 Amp protection.

He has added 6 FCU metal clad wired in 2.5mm swa. Across 50M of the room at various places as a radial circuit.

Instead of running cable back to the board intends to spur the 6 FCU from the nearest socket of the ring final.

Ive told him im pretty sure you can't spur more than one fcu from any socket.

Am i right ? If so anyone know specifically which reg this is against.

I need to get regs book out but being mainly machine based maintenance guy i dont do that many installs but seems wrong to me.

Thanks guys

 

[Dustydazzler]

What are the 6 separate sfcu for ? Is the total load less than 13a

If yes you got lucky and can feed from the load side of the first sfcu.

If more than 13a is required follows daves advice and create a new circuit on its own circuit

 

[GeorgeCooke]

You may only have one spur from a ring final.

Wrong. You can have many spurs, even more than one from the same point, but each spur can only feed one socket outlet (single or double) or one FCU.

 

[DPG]

Wrong. You can have many spurs, even more than one from the same point, but each spur can only feed one socket outlet (single or double) or one FCU.

He means one spur from any one point on the ring final presumably.

 

[Devonchris]

Old thread here on that subject.
If it works.

 

[GeorgeCooke]

He means one spur from any one point on the ring final presumably.

Well that is allowed anyway.

 

[Taylortwocities]

I meant, as most know, you are not allowed as spur from an RFC and then add another spur from the first spur.

 

[Andy-1960]

See attached the diagram from the regs