RE: Adding a socket before the end of the month! Help

["ben addsion" <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian,

Yes you can add more sockets to the spur as the cable will be protected by
the 13a fuse in the FS. If you need more then a 13a supply then you will
have to run a new supply.

If you are only using a few powers tools then you should be ok. You can
always add a new supply later if needed.



Ben Addison
Electrical Contractors
01924 430767  07889845712

-----Original Message-----
From: ianh1000 [mailto:ianh1000@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 4:42 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Adding a socket before the end of the month! Help



Hi All, Advice would be appreciated.

I have some additional sockets that I was planning to install in the
garage, I originaly planned to extend the ring installed in the
garage by my builder. I took a look at it today and realised that the
tight builder has run the garage as a spur off one of the house
rings. There is a 13 amp fused outlet that goes via armoured cable to
a fuse box in the garage, this splits out to a separate fuse for ight
and power.

I am not looking for a great deal of power in the garage, just
lights, freezer and one power tool at a time.

Can I add any more sockets in the garage off this spur? Or is the
right thing to install a new cable from the garage back to the main
consumer unit and install a new breaker just for the garage. I am
sure this may be the right thing to do but as the consumer unit is
the other side of the house it will mean a great deal of cost to bury
the cable.

I did electrical training as part of my apprenticeship but that was a
long time ago :-(

Thanks in advance.

Ian