fused spur

Had a new kitchen in 2015 with electrics chased into the wall on a ring. A fused 13amp spur (wall switch) turned power on and off to a double socket used by the washing machine and tumble dryer (they were NEVER run at the same time). Last year the power to the double socket died. It was no...

I assume this has probably been discussed before but I just wanted to clarify a few things. I'm doing a light renovation on my kitchen and have read many things over the past week or so regarding the ideal position for the oven fused switch to be located. I understand that's it shouldn't be...

Hi forum, Firstly apologies if the wrong terminology is used, I will clarify if needed. Can I install a normal 3 pin plug where a fused spur once was, for a pool heater? detail below: I have a redundant 13A fused spur which was previously used for an old electric heater*. I have recently...

I've just moved into a new house and the outside patio light is run from an FCU off the existing socket. There is then a light switch to the right and the wiring then runs through the conduit on the left of the photo, up the exterior of the interior wall and out to the light fitting. As you can...

Hi, quick query, without all the extra info. I want to add another double socket in a bedroom. The socket that is in there which would ideally spur’d off is already a spur. I’ve traced the wiring back to a junction box which also serves another set of sockets I believe to other bedrooms (I’ve...

Hi all, My boiler is being replaced later this week. The old one was just plugged into a single switched socket which is obviously not ideal. I would like to create a usable plug, can I leave the switched socket and just create a fused spur off of that socket for the boiler? Do I need to use...

Hello DIYNot forum members! I need to find a suitable and accessable place to add a switched 3A-fused spur for a boiler. I have two accessible rings to add it to: 1) Upstairs lights - not suitable, as it lives on a 6A RCD (B6) 2) A mysterious 63A RCD Protected Circuits breaker that gives power...

We have a heated towel rail with the electric supply coming via a fused spur switch in another room, as normal. I'd like to put a small smart switch between the fused spur and the towel rail, probably in it's own section of a dual surface pattress box, to better control the towel rail and to...

Hi all, I’m installing electric UFH. I shall be installing a fused spur off of an existing ring socket. My calcs for the heating mat will be 4.15a total, so was thinking of putting a 5a fuse in the spur or maybe a 10a(?) Not decided whether to go for a switched or non-switched tbh. Also, this is...

Hi all, Had a new sink fitted, kept the tap in the same place but now have the draining board on the right hand side. The socket and fused switch are horizontally less than 30cm from edge of draining board. I assume it's now against regulations? If so, can the fused switch comply with...

Hi Everyone! I watched a couple of YouTube tutorials on fused spurs and noticed that they always say that you can only add one socket, because each socket is fused with 13 Amps (x2) and the standard 2.5mm cable takes max of 26 Amps - which nicely fits. If you want to make a spur with 2 or more...

Hi all, Basically I'm looking to wall mount a microwave which happens to be above the worktop that has a washing machine underneath. The washing machine runs from a socket behind the machine with a standard fused switch above the work surface. The easiest route for me to power the microwave...

Hi, I was wanting to double check that it is safe for me to remove my old extractor hood from its fused spur and leave it switched off (and fuse removed) until my new extractor arrives? The hood is on the kitchen sockets circuit, so I want to switch the circuit breaker off for this circuit...

Hi, My room currently has two single sockets, each on adjacent walls and am wanting to add additional sockets. In January, I added two double sockets on one wall as fused spur from one original socket and another additional double socket from the other original socket as a spur. The wiring...

Hi all, bit of an ‘is this ok’ question, or could you suggest a better way....!? Want to add a socket in a hallway, but the tidiest socket to spur from already has a fused spur from it, supplying an alarm. The alarm spur is fused at 3A so not suitable for a double socket, but I don’t want to...

Hi all, I had a similar thread a while ago but not wanting to necro-post it and also to try and ask a more specific question, I wanted to start a new one. So: I have a double socket in a hallway, with 2 cables going into it, so assuming that it's either part of a ring circuit, or the mid-point...

Hi, I have a 60Watt light near my front door which is wired to a fused spur, I was wanting to put a camera door bell like Ring and wire it to a Byron 776 which has a built in transformer and then run some flex from the transformer to the existing fused spur and run it with the outside light...