I have been trawling the internet but to no avail so I thought I would ask the people in the know! I have a double socket in the kitchen which is flush mounted and tiled around. I need to swap this for a single and fused spur (for boiler in cupboard next door) I could plug the boiler in directly but this would be unsightly and I do have a route behind the tiles into the back of the double box, if this makes sense. So I can't change the back box due to tiles, is there a double size outlet, half socket and half fused spur anywhere out there? Thanks in advance
No there isn't. What you need is a dual back-box but it is a bit wider than the double one so you'll need to chisel a bit of tile and plaster away. The other way, if you don't want to chop the tiles and wall about would be to fit a single surface box close to the existing double socket and put the fused spur in there, although you will of course still have to chop a bit of tile out to get the cable in but at least it will be covered by the surface box. Much better to do it properly with a dual box I reckon.
Maybe he could route a piece of 2.5mm2 cable from the socket to near the boiler and put the FCU near the boiler as a spur from the ring(assuming it is a ring). I agree with Seneca though, Much better to chop out and fit a dual box.
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Thanks guys for your replies, cutting out for new box is not an option as walls are tiled. Daver, I have looked on the scolmore web site and can't find a socket anywhere, hundreds of switches but no socket. Lectrician, this is the easy option, but access to the switch would be hard, I always think you should have good access to FCU, just in case the worse ever happens
Just had a thought, could I use a 45a cooker switch, and then have an unswitched fused connector unit with the correct fuse for the boiler tucked away next to the boiler?
Its not really a problem fitting an accessory into tiles. Stick some tape around the size of hole you want & mark the lines on it. Use a new 5.5mm durium drill bit & drill holes to a depth of what you want (not on hammer until you reach the wall behind the tiles). Always drill the corner ones first & carefully chip out (minding your eyes) As long as your tiles have adhesive behind them & not hollow in places you should have no problems.
Thanks again for everyone's comments, I do like the look of the mini grid stuff, maybe a few quid more but a lot less hassle than digging out and then having too retile the kitchen.