Add a external socket to existing external lighiting circuit

Is your Fused Connection Unit on a circuit protected by an RCD?

 

If coming from the Load side of the existing spur then no extra spur is required, however not good wiring practices, but you can't spur of a spur, so come off the ring circuit through a separate spur if required to your socket 2.5 min cable and carry out loop test and rcd testing once energised

 

am i the only one not happy with the idea of a socket off a lighting circuit (as how many people would label the outlet as limited to 5amp max (due to being on a lighting circuit) and how well will any label last) or am i bothered over nothing?

 

As long as the breaker is appropriately sized for the cable there's no problem is there!

 

Concur Sen. On my 5 amp so circuit (just pretend its an ordinary lighting circuit) I whipped in a single gang 13 amp so next to a 5 amp so in a da box. Very handy for floor lights with transformers etc.

 

Yes I've just done a kitchen job where the client had bought some led tape lights which came with a plug-in driver so I had to fit a couple of I gang 13a sockets fed from the lighting circuit.

 

but surely its good pratice to clearly label these sockets as limited (to 5amp)? So some new person who doesnt know its not capable of 13amp doesnt plug in a 13amp appliance and wonder why it keeps tripping out the lights?

 

or do you sparks like getting extra work for nothing (ie having to come out and tell some one that that socket is not capable of 13amp and charge them just for that or worse a fire caused by a breaker failing to trip and the cable burning due to being under rated for the socket on the end because some one couldnt be arssed to label the socket)

 

not saying any 1 here would but know alot who charge just to reset a trip (and thats on top of call out)

 

I suppose some might Alex but I don't work that way, in fact I do lot's of little freebies like that in my area which although is fairly built-up these days it is really still just a village and virtually all of my work is through recommendation.

 

Quite normal to see sockets in pubs and b&b's with table lamps plugged in to them all off 1.5 and a 6/10 amp breaker. If the cleaner plugs a 600 watt hoover in it will be fine

 

A 5A socket should really be installed in this situation.

 

yea thats what i was thinking or label them. Mums new place was a sheep farm for years (and most of the outbuilding sockets are 13amp outlets run of the lighting circuit as they where ment to run electric sheep shears however none are labeled)