Before anyone tells me I need to be a qualified Corgi registered electrician etc, I know, I know but I want to do it myself.

 

I'm looking into sorting the wiring for my new extension. At present I have a single spur cable running into the extension which I have put a plug socket on it and been using it to power the mixer etc. I also have a single spur lighting cable coming into the extension, which for a temporary use I have run to a light switch then run two lights off it. Obviously I want to make sure I'm not going to break any regulations because they are obviously put in place for a reason (i.e. health and safety etc).

 

So, here's what I want.

 

6 x double plug sockets running:

First double

1 x tumble dryer (thinking of having this fused switched rather than plugged)

1 x washing machine (thinking of having this fused switched rather than plugged)

3 spares, may run a PC off one of them.

 

1 x single plug socket

1 x plasma TV

 

1 x double light switch

one switch running the wall lights and the other running the ceiling spots.

 

I know that the kitchen is on a separate ring to the fuse box, however apart form the oven, dishwasher and kettle there's not a great deal of load on it, so I was hoping that if I can find a socket on the outer wall (i.e. between kitchen and extension) with two wires in it, I get into the ring that way. Then run the ring outside and incorporate each of the plug sockets into the ring without having to run any separate spurs off.

 

What would a sparky do ?

 

 

Also the lighting. I'm going to be running 3 x 40w wall lights and 12 x 9w spots.

For these to work separately I would obviously need two outputs from the switch, do I need to ring these individually or can I just run them as spurs ?

your best to put a 32amp ring main in there with all those sockets etc

Mario but he is in Spain ATM

Before anyone tells me I need to be a qualified Corgi registered electrician etc, I know, I know but I want to do it myself.

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no, mate, corgi do gas , you need an neceic qualified electrician

 

 

but seriously, you don't need to be part P qualified to do the work, just to issue the certificate. you need to check that the electrician that is going to issue the certificate is happy to certify someone elses work as a lot are not. also for some of the tests and inspections he may need to see stuff as the work is done rather than once it is finished.

 

you dont need to ring lighting, just link through the fittings and drop switch feeds down to the switches

 

i'd be suprised if the oven is on the ring main

 

if you extend the ring yourself and don't get it certified, when you come to sell the house and have to get it certified then the colour wire you use will date the work and give may away that you should have had it certified

i'm a sparky,

 

as been said the oven with be on it's own MCB.

 

as for the rest i f you can extend the ring, thats what id do, the load isnt that great, it's not like you'll have every appliance running at the same time. and again as een said the lighting is not a ring, just run the feed to where you need and then drop down the switch lines.

 

you should get it checked but as said i dont know 1 sparky that would check a diy install, you signing for electrcity here it can be dangerous, but if you want some one to have a look then most will just they wont sign anything unless they test the whole house, then you can bet your life the dodgy ones with "find" some thing wrong and say you have to get it sorted.

 

if you need any help let me know.

 

Neil

With regards to getting it signed off....

 

I don't plan to sell up for a while, even if we did move we would rent this one out as it's close to a station and very good place to commute into the city from.

 

So lets say I do the work myself, what would happen if I didn't get it checked. Obviously I will be over cautious and make sure that there is no chance of overload.

 

ah Darkside I notice you are just down the road in whitechapel :). Don't worry I'm not going to ask you to come check it lol. But if it's ok, I'll PM you if I get really stuck.

houses are meant to be inspected every few years (think it's 10) but very few have been. in order to sell your house it has to have an inspection certificate. when you come to get it inspected at some point in the future you could just claim you did it before the law changed or it was like that when you moved in. however the recent change in colours used for wiring could give you away if they are on the case or care