Adding a mains plug to a FCU

[Bburns88]

Hi,

Can anyone give me some advice on how I add a mains plug to the following circuit,
The FCU is connected to a home alarm system and I would like to add a normal plug socket, any advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

 

[Pete999]

Hi,

Can anyone give me some advice on how I add a mains plug to the following circuit,
The FCU is connected to a home alarm system and I would like to add a normal plug socket, any advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

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Depends on:
How it's wired
What size cable is it wired in
Is there anything else involved in the circuitry

 

[Bburns88]

Hey thanks for the response.
See photo attached.
I believe it's 32amp

 

[Pete999]

Hey thanks for the response.
See photo attached.
I believe it's 32amp

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What size his the cable 1.0mm2 1.5mm2 or 2.5mm2?

 

[buzzlightyear]

IMO i think you should get a spark in for the socket that's required
because you are playing with fire has they say.

 

[Octopus]

You can't spur off a spur and what the picture shows is a spur, maybe a rethink?

 

[Flanders]

Firstly i would get that supply to the alarm sorted out it looks
Like the supply cable, is run with the alarm cables and very close to pipe work, also as morduch says if thats on a 32 amp fuse you can not spur of it with a socket as you only can have one point spured off the ring circuit , that if is a ring ,

 

[Pete999]

Firstly i would get that supply to the alarm sorted out it looks
Like the supply cable, is run with the alarm cables and very close to pipe work, also as morduch says if thats on a 32 amp fuse you can not spur of it with a socket as you only can have one point spured off the ring circuit , that if is a ring ,

You can if you go through a fused spur! Appendix 15 BS 76571

 

[Madocks]

I would call in a spark, is that a ring circuit or radial? If its a radial then the 32A on a 2.5 radial is poop

If its a ring then its possible to do it, however you need to see the circuit and instalation method first before casting a decision.

 

[Bburns88]

Firstly i would get that supply to the alarm sorted out it looks
Like the supply cable, is run with the alarm cables and very close to pipe work, also as morduch says if thats on a 32 amp fuse you can not spur of it with a socket as you only can have one point spured off the ring circuit , that if is a ring ,

Thanks guys appreciate the advice I think I need to get an electrician in and maybe somehow get another supply in the area!

 

[mrloy99]

Thanks guys appreciate the advice I think I need to get an electrician in and maybe somehow get another supply in the area!

Get him to change that spur to an unswitched one while he's at it.

 

[telectrix]

and while alarm cables and LV cables in the same trunking is bad practice, it's not a hangingoffence. if it eas, half the alarm installers in the country would be swinging from lamp posts.

 

[westward10]

Delete.

 

[telectrix]

Delete.

because it should be unswitched for an alarm supply.

 

[westward10]

because it should be unswitched for an alarm supply.

Yeah realised my error thought it was for a boiler

 

[telectrix]

if only Texecom made boilers......

they might not break down so often.