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Miss porter

Posted by anne-marie porter, on
Can a electric fired be wired to a spur socket on a ring mains
wayne lewis

wayne lewis

Yes, as long as the following are adhered to 1 the circuit to be worked on it tested 2 the fused spur is in 2.5mm cable 3 the circuit is rcd protected 4 the bonding is up to current spec 10.0mm2 5 the fire does not exceed 13amps (about 3kw, or 2990 watts to be precise) Regards Wayne
Matthew Colak

Matthew Colak

Hi Anne-Marie, The simple answer is yes as you can have as many spur sockets ran off your ring main as you wish. However what you can't do is run a spur of another spur which is against wiring regulations. Kind regards, Matt ELCERT

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