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Title: Sockets for Laundry Ring main/radial?
Post by garyclay on Nov 4^th, 2004, 4:49pm

I am relocating the Washing machine and tumble drier to my large downstairs toilet area. I will need to add power to this area. It looks impractical to cut into the existing ring main however it is close (2m) to the consumer unit.

I intend running the socket from a spare mcb on the board.

Should I install a ringmain for this one socket or just a radial, and what are the implications of it being in a downstairs toilet.

Thanks for the time you take to reply.

Title: Re: Sockets for Laundry Ring main/radial?
Post by plugwash on Nov 4^th, 2004, 4:54pm

having the washin machine and tumble drier sharing a double socket is very bad practice (double sockets are only supposed to take 13A total)

i would say use 2 seperate sockets and feed them in one of the following ways

1: a 2.5mm 32A ring going to both
2: a 4mm 32A radial going to both
3: two seperate 16A radials

Title: Re: Sockets for Laundry Ring main/radial?
Post by plugwash on Nov 4^th, 2004, 4:55pm

btw a toilet is not a special location but you should apply similar procedures to a kitchen (that is keep normal fittings a reasonable distange away from water sources)

Title: Re: Sockets for Laundry Ring main/radial?
Post by garyclay on Nov 4^th, 2004, 5:19pm

Would it be better to have 2 fused connectors rather than sockets?

Title: Re: Sockets for Laundry Ring main/radial?
Post by Lectrician on Nov 4^th, 2004, 6:38pm

What area are you Gary?? Recognise your name, although I am sure there are loads of you around ;D

I would do a 4mm radial on a 32amp MCB to a couple double sockets. Or maybe to switch fuse spurs with these feeding two single sockets.

Title: Re: Sockets for Laundry Ring main/radial?
Post by garyclay on Nov 4^th, 2004, 7:15pm

Sounds good to me, thanks for the advice , btw I'm in Yorkshire. There are loads of us up here!

Title: Re: Sockets for Laundry Ring main/radial?
Post by Lectrician on Nov 4^th, 2004, 7:25pm

Not you then - I have a gary clay down the road from me ;D

Title: Re: Sockets for Laundry Ring main/radial?
Post by L.Spark on Nov 4^th, 2004, 10:34pm

wrote on Nov 4^th, 2004, 6:38pm:

Recognise your name, although I am sure there are loads of you around �;D

Thats my game lol, only LS can gues randomly people like that �;D

A 20A Radial would probably do, however 32A leaves more room for expansion.