Can you put a double socket on a spur?
The first image is how the back of your double socket should look and the second is the wiring for a spur. A general rule for a ring main is that if you only have two cables in the back of an existing socket then it is ok to spur.Click to see full answer. Similarly…
The first image is how the back of your double socket should look and the second is the wiring for a spur. A general rule for a ring main is that if you only have two cables in the back of an existing socket then it is ok to spur.Click to see full answer. Similarly one may ask, can I add another socket to a spur?You can’t add a spur in either instance – try another socket. An alternative to running a spur from an existing socket is to run it from a 3-terminal, 30-amp junction box wired into the main circuit cable. The same regulations apply, however, so trace the cable to the nearest socket and run the above tests.One may also ask, can you replace a single socket with a double socket? If you are wondering whether you can swap any single socket for a double, then the answer is yes, providing the existing socket is the only one on that spur (wire feed) from the ring main. Beside above, what is a spur socket? The spur socket only has a single cable, with the connections to Live, Neutral and Earth. This is exactly the same as connecting at the end of a radial circuit. The other end of the cable connects to a socket on the ring, so there will be three cables in that socket.Can I use 1.5 mm cable for sockets?The cross sectional area of the earth wire in a 1.5mm cable is 1mm and in a 2.5mm cable it is 1.5mm. This should be sufficient for most domestic socket and lighting circuits.
