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Electrical

Number of spurs

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.50 PM

I have just inspected some work done by an electrician; I found a spur coming from a socket on the ring main (all ok). But the spur socket has another socket coming from that, and a third one coming from that. This hasn't been liked back to the ring, and isn't protected by a fuse. Is this safe?

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3 Answers

Montpellier Builders Ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5
Cheltenham
Hi Bobby. Assuming this is 2.5mm live and Neutral cable (it is sometimes marked on the cable) on a 32 Amp MCB; in short = No, regulation only allow one spur from RFC, certainly not two, three etc! Suggest you recall electrician to fix the installation correctly. I would ask for a Minor Work Certificate for the work that is registered. You can somethimes use radials from consumer unit if short enough and using 20AMP MCB. Hope this helps, Andrew
Answered29 June 2017
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R West Electrical

Rating: 5 out of 5
Fakenham
only 1 socket is allowed on a unfused spur you have 2 options to rectify this problem Option 1 install a fused spur with a 13a fuse where the radial circuit is joint to the ring final circuit Option 2 rewire the sockets in a ring and extend the existing ring final circuit the problem need sorting asap as there is the potential to overload the cable suppling the extra sockets
Answered29 June 2017
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JSF ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD

Rating: 5 out of 5
Norwich
If the fused spur was incorporated into the existing ring main and then sockets were fed off that then it’s fine as a maximum of 13 amps can flow, the problem is if you have too many sockets on this fuse it’s likely to overload and continually blow the fuse. If a spur has been taken off a spur then this is incorrect as you’re only allowed one spur off a socket on a ring main.
Answered25 April 2022
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