So I had a room in my house with no plug sockets, It was a very old room and I wanted to use it as a small office. It needed plugs, 3 doubles to be precise. The room was bare brick so I plaster boarded on dabs.
To install the plugs I created a spur off a plug on a ring main in the room adjacent. I drilled through the wall directly behind the spurred plug and stuck a 13amp fuse box using 2.5mm T&E. From the fuse box I ran 2.5mm T&E down to the level I wanted the plugs in a straight line and with nailed wall clips, and a 90 degree bend to run cable across the room. I then ran straight lines to 3No. double gang plugs in this room, all daisy chained off each other. Each plug (and the fuse box) are set in 25mm metal back boxes that sit within the plasterboard lining. Everything is earthed and works brilliantly. I have tested by removing the fuse and everything turns off. I am confident there is no risk here as the spur goes straight into a 13amp fuse box so the 3No. double sockets are surely limited to 13 amps between them. Although this is a limitation to the room, I would rather be limited than unsafe.
My query is, based on what you have read above, is this something I should have got signed off or is it simply a minor DIY job? Does what I have done sound ok to most electricians on here? I am not qualified to sign anything off, but do consider myself competent at least.
Thanks!
To install the plugs I created a spur off a plug on a ring main in the room adjacent. I drilled through the wall directly behind the spurred plug and stuck a 13amp fuse box using 2.5mm T&E. From the fuse box I ran 2.5mm T&E down to the level I wanted the plugs in a straight line and with nailed wall clips, and a 90 degree bend to run cable across the room. I then ran straight lines to 3No. double gang plugs in this room, all daisy chained off each other. Each plug (and the fuse box) are set in 25mm metal back boxes that sit within the plasterboard lining. Everything is earthed and works brilliantly. I have tested by removing the fuse and everything turns off. I am confident there is no risk here as the spur goes straight into a 13amp fuse box so the 3No. double sockets are surely limited to 13 amps between them. Although this is a limitation to the room, I would rather be limited than unsafe.
My query is, based on what you have read above, is this something I should have got signed off or is it simply a minor DIY job? Does what I have done sound ok to most electricians on here? I am not qualified to sign anything off, but do consider myself competent at least.
Thanks!
