running a spur up into loft

[ban-all-sheds]

sorry but the only reason im doing this is because what im using up there is already tripping the upstairs lights 6amp fush out as the builders who built the house ran a 1 socket spur from the lights and now everything up there is tripping the circuit (mainly heater)

But surely when tw@ who wired your loft arranges for an electrician to come and put that right, supplying the socket properly will be part of that job?

 

[LoveRocket]

sorry but the only reason im doing this is because what im using up there is already tripping the upstairs lights 6amp fush out as the builders who built the house ran a 1 socket spur from the lights and now everything up there is tripping the circuit (mainly heater)

But surely when tw@ who wired your loft arranges for an electrician to come and put that right, supplying the socket properly will be part of that job?

To be fair, it is quite common to have a single socket in the loft on the upstairs lighting circuit - nowt wrong with this as it is assumed it will only run a TV amplifier or inspection lamp. (not a heater for a 800L fish tank!)

The issue here was that the loft was converted without any thought having been given to the electrics. (not a dig at the OP - it's getting put right now)

PS. Nice use of "tw@" - not seen that before.

EDIT: Just reread your post, and if you're refering to the people who did the conversion rather than the house builder, then that's a fair one. (assuming that the OP specified it I suppose)

 

[ban-all-sheds]

This wasn't a socket in just a loft - it was a socket in a proper loft conversion, creation of a habitable room, notified to LABC, electrics all certified etc.