Electrical Wiring question
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Quick question for any of our qualified sparkies....
I have a need to fit a single (or double) socket as a spur from the ringmain in our office.
I am planning to run a single 2.5mm T&E from one of the sockets already on the ringmain to the new extension socket.
Is this the correct way to do it under current legislation for electrical wiring in business premises, or do I need to make the new socket part of the ringmain, or fit a fused spur before the new socket?
Thanks in advance!
I have a need to fit a single (or double) socket as a spur from the ringmain in our office.
I am planning to run a single 2.5mm T&E from one of the sockets already on the ringmain to the new extension socket.
Is this the correct way to do it under current legislation for electrical wiring in business premises, or do I need to make the new socket part of the ringmain, or fit a fused spur before the new socket?
Thanks in advance!
dilbert said:
As far as I'm aware, you are compelled to use a qualified electrician. I think that this has been the case since the beginning of the year.
Your qualified electrician, will give you a certificate of complince, should there be any kind of problem with the installation.
I thought that was just for external mains wiring..
Anyway, the extra socket was fitted last year, wasn't it ?
SS2. said:
As far as I'm aware, you are compelled to use a qualified electrician. I think that this has been the case since the beginning of the year.
Your qualified electrician, will give you a certificate of complince, should there be any kind of problem with the installation.
I thought that was just for external mains wiring..
Anyway, the extra socket was fitted last year, wasn't it ?
Good show, old bean!
SS2. said:
As far as I'm aware, you are compelled to use a qualified electrician. I think that this has been the case since the beginning of the year.
Your qualified electrician, will give you a certificate of complince, should there be any kind of problem with the installation.
I thought that was just for external mains wiring..
Anyway, the extra socket was fitted last year, wasn't it ?
Those are the answers I was looking for......
Cheers chaps!
dilbert said:
As far as I'm aware, you are compelled to use a qualified electrician. I think that this has been the case since the beginning of the year.
Your qualified electrician, will give you a certificate of complince, should there be any kind of problem with the installation.
If a qualified electrician does it, it must still be inspected by the Council, at a cost (say £1000 per minute....), but the charge will be less than if you do it yourself.
The only way to avoid such inspection costs is to get a qualified electrician who is also authorised to perform installations. To qualifty for that, I believe he has to be certified after his work has been observed for six months. He has to pay ongoing fees for that little honour, so his charges will be that much higher....
Thanks, Mr Prescott, we really needed these regulations, just like you need another layer of blubber....
Is it Prescott or is it the EU? Whoever it is, they need a three-phase installation. One phase in the mouth, one up the arse and one on the nuts...
But anyway, AIUI adding a couple of sockets to an existing circuit is not covered, so no problem.
Yes... this is a pre-existing regulation about the actual installation, not a new one about inspecting it.
But anyway, AIUI adding a couple of sockets to an existing circuit is not covered, so no problem.
rsvmilly said:
IIRC you are allowed a couple of sockets wired in this way, per ring main.
Yes... this is a pre-existing regulation about the actual installation, not a new one about inspecting it.
www.iee.org/Publish/WireRegs/BR-PartP-dwellings.cfm That should answer most of your questions on the new regs
www.iee.org/Publish/WireRegs/Cable%20Colours%20Leaflet.pdf
And this explains the new cable colours.
Basically you can use the old colours untill the end of the year, then after that you are 'meant' to use the new colours but lets face it, if we are adding on a socket after 2006 we are going to use the old colours just to save confusion, and if your asked...it was put in before 2006!!
www.iee.org/Publish/WireRegs/Cable%20Colours%20Leaflet.pdf
And this explains the new cable colours.
Basically you can use the old colours untill the end of the year, then after that you are 'meant' to use the new colours but lets face it, if we are adding on a socket after 2006 we are going to use the old colours just to save confusion, and if your asked...it was put in before 2006!!
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