Wiring Two Double Sockets Side By Side

First separate the socket s cap and shell and remove the interior socket.

Wiring two double sockets side by side. Hi i have a double socket in my kitchen and want to install a second one right next to it keeping them both in the. One cable is the incoming power source entering the box from one side while a second cable exits the box to continue onward to downstream locations on the circuit. Discussion in electrics uk started by phatboy 29 jun 2012. Plug and socket connected equipment if we are dealing with plug and socket connected equipment then we must examine the supply configuration socket configuration plug configuration and wiring codes to determine whether fuse location is variable.

As a general rule for all sockets the hot wire goes to the brass terminal and the neutral wire to the silver terminal. At the connection unit there are six terminals two live two neutral and two earth. Ok let s get started. The cable coming from the socket will go into the supply side of the spur take another 2 5 from the load side of this spur with a 13 amp fuse into the supply side of a spur in the right hand side of the box.

22 jan 2012 messages. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next phatboy. Make a loop in the left wire and hold the end of the wire on the back of the right side. When an outlet receptacle falls in the middle of a circuit run rather than at the end there are generally two cables in the outlet box.

Cabling 2 double sockets side by side. Like pictured above then screw the threaded nipple into the bottom of the socket cap as far as it will go and set aside. In this diagram two duplex receptacle outlets are installed in the same box and wired separately to the source using pigtails spliced to connect the terminals of each one. Your light now comes off the load side of this with a 3 amp fuse and the two new sockets come off the supply side of it.

With each outlet connected by its own pigtail wire if one fails because of physical damage the other won t be affected and should still work. Wiring two outlets in one box. Hi all i have a two single sockets side by side one is a ring main with two spurs coming off it one to the single socket directly next to it double flush backbox and another to a double socket a few metres away. Double sockets outlets tend to be given a 20 amp max rating.

Tie the two ends of the black wire that hangs below each light socket cap together in an underwriter s knot.