What is a converter socket?
What is a converter socket?
Socket converters are used to increase the number of available outlets from an existing installation without the need for potential messy or costly electrical work. This is because the main wiring does not need to be modified, avoiding new fittings and chasing requirements.
Can you change a 2 Socket to a 4 Socket?
1/2 to 4 Gang Socket Converter Convert a Single or Double Socket outlet to a 4 gang Socket outlet using the same wiring and the same backbox, nothing extra needed. Each socket is individually switched and the unit is fused with a 13 amp fuse for over-load protection.
Can I change a double socket to a triple?
Yes it can be. You can purchase adapters that are surface mounted or flush mounted. The labour for doing the job should be no more than doing a double socket outlet, the triple socket outlet however will be slightly more expensive to purchase in regards to materials. yes.
Can I run a socket from another socket?
The easiest way of connecting into a ring circuit is to run a spur cable from the terminals of an existing socket – but you can’t connect it to any socket. The IEE Wiring Regulations are very specific about this. You mustn’t run a spur from a socket that’s already on a spur, or that already supplies a spur.
Can I turn a single socket into a double?
If you are wondering whether you can swap any single socket for a double, then the answer is yes, providing the existing socket is the only one on that spur (wire feed) from the ring main.
Is it legal to change a plug socket UK?
As long as the job isn’t within a ‘special location’ such as a bathroom or outdoors, you’re also allowed to install additional new light fittings, switches, sockets and even add a single fused spur to an existing circuit (a ‘spur’ is a new cable and socket run as a branch from an existing socket on the ring main).
Can I make a single socket into a double?
Can you change a single socket to a double socket?
