Ask The Trades - Print Page

Ask The Trades
https://www.askthetrades.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl DIY Forum >> Electrical Questions >> Running 2 x 3 gang sockets off a consumer unit https://www.askthetrades.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1362432440 Message started by morgaf02 on Mar 4^th, 2013, 9:27pm

Title: Running 2 x 3 gang sockets off a consumer unit
Post by morgaf02 on Mar 4^th, 2013, 9:27pm

Im normally pretty good with electrics, but need a bit of advice.

Im having some bespoke entertainment furniture installed soon and i need to rearrange the plug sockets. I was looking at running a spur off of an existing 2 gang socket but am unable to do so as the existing one is already a spur.

As the consumer unit is near (under stairs cupboard) to where i want the sockets can i run 2x 3 gang sockets straight off of the consumer unit? There are spare rcd's on the unit.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Running 2 x 3 gang sockets off a consumer unit
Post by Lectrician on Mar 5^th, 2013, 6:48pm

Yes, 2.5mm² from a B20 MCB or 4mm² on a B32 MCB. These MCB's should have RCD protection.

Can you take a photo of the Consumer Unit as it is?

Title: Re: Running 2 x 3 gang sockets off a consumer unit
Post by morgaf02 on Mar 6^th, 2013, 9:43am

Thanks for getting back to me. Here are a couple of pics.

[album]morgaf02&1362562949[/album]

Title: Re: Running 2 x 3 gang sockets off a consumer unit
Post by Lectrician on Mar 6^th, 2013, 5:00pm

You would need to get a wylex B20 or B32 MCB and fit it to the RCD side of that board (the very far left empty way). You cannot use the B6 MCB which is empty - it is too small, and on the wrong side of the RCD.

Title: Re: Running 2 x 3 gang sockets off a consumer unit
Post by morgaf02 on Mar 6^th, 2013, 8:01pm

Thank you for the help. Much appreciated. ;D