Do you need a certificate for a spur?

Yes. SPUR requires a CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE when renting any space for any type of event. Usually, this can be obtained through a company policy. Please name SPUR as additionally insured for $1,000,000 on your insurance policy for the date(s) of your event.

Do I need a certificate for fused spur?

It is a fused spur not a switched fused spur as it seems fire alarm panels cannot be or should not be supplied power with a switched spur. Well there is no need to provide certification, in the sense that you wont go to jail for not doing that.

Can I install a fused spur?

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 spur off a spur UK?

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.

How many Spurs can I take off a socket?

A spur can be connected to an existing socket, on either a ring main or a radial circuit, providing that socket does not already have a spur. That is only one spur per socket is allowed and the number of spurs must not exceed the number of sockets.

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Can I put 2 double sockets on a spur?

you can have maximum one double socket as a normal spur but if you are going from socket to FCU fused at 13 amp from there you can add as many sockets as you wish as all the sockets and cable will be protected by the fuse so no chance of overloading the cable the fuse will blow first.

Is it OK to spur off a spur?

The reason for not running two spurs from the same spur "point" is that it can lead to possible overloads in that one leg of the final can become unbalanced and exceed the max.

How many sockets can I spur off a ring main?

You can have one unfused spur per socket-outlet on a ring main or one fused spur per socket-outlet, you can have as many sockets as you like off of a fused spur.

How long can a spur off a ring main be?

Section 7.2. 2 of the OSG says 'as a rule of thumb for rings, unfused spur lengths should not exceed 1/8 the cable length from the spur to the furthest point of the ring'.

Can I run a spur from a light switch?

Unless there is a neutral at the light switch, you'd better run the spur from the nearest light fitting.

Is it illegal to do electrical work without a license UK?

Those looking to 'DIY' electrical work are allowed to do notifiable work; however, you must go through the Building Regulations and have the work checked and verified by a professional electrician when the work is complete.

Do I need a Minor Works Certificate to change a socket?

A minor works certificate, would need to be issued as the circuit has been modified, or changed from its original state. All Socket outlets require RCD protection. If a circuit didn't have the RCD, then in order for it to be compliant, it would require one to be fitted, once modified.

Can I rewire my own house UK?

It is allowed for you to rewire your own house as long as the job can be checked as you go. Most electricans will not agree to these terms as they want to do the whole job.

Is adding a spur notifiable?

Some minor electrical work will not be notifiable (see above). Examples include adding a lighting or power point to an existing circuit, adding a spur to an existing circuit or replacing a light fitting.

Is adding a new socket notifiable?

Under the new, revised regulations, electrical work undertaken in kitchens such as adding a new socket or work outdoors such as installing a new security light will no longer be notifiable unless a new circuit is required. This will mean less work has to be notified by electricians.

Does an outside socket need to be certified?

It is a legal requirement to which everybody must comply. - Addition made to an existing circuit (such as a new socket outlet). The certificate will have RCD tripping times listed on there as well.

What can you run off a spur?

The maximum load you can run from a spur is 13A (Approx 3kW). If the sockets are fed from a fused connection unit (and fused at 13A) then the number of sockets supplied could in theory be as many as you want - providing that the total load of what ever you connect/use simultaneously doesn't exceed 13A.

Can I spur off an outdoor socket?

You can wire an external socket in the same manner as a normal spur, by running the cable from a socket or junction box on a main ring circuit (via a switched connection unit) and mounting the socket on an external wall. Ensure your circuit has RCD protection, and that you use appropriate weatherproof outdoor fittings.

How much can you put on a spur?

The limit of one spur per point is if the point which is spurred off is UNFUSED. If you fuse it to 13A you can put as many as you want on it. The reason I explained was that standard final ring circuits wired in 2.5mm2 T&E are designed such that any point on the ring will not be loaded above 20A for an extended period.

Is extending a ring main notifiable?

extending an existing ring main is considered minor work and a minor works certs is all that required. installing sockets to external building is notifiable.

Can you spur off a ring main in 1.5 mm?

no because you will have a 32 amp mcb protecting a 1.5mm2 cable.

Can you spur off a socket for a light?

You need the neutral to make the light work but you can take a spur from the socket underneath the desk for a light, you could place a FCU next to socket underneath desk then run cable to light switch and then on to light fitting .. you cannot run spur to spur with sockets incase of over load of cable but a light is ...

Can I take a spur from a cooker socket?

Course you can spur off a cooker circuit, so long as cable reductions are fused accordingly.

Can I use a plug instead of a fused spur?

So as long as the plug sockets are accessible without touching the appliance to turn it off then this is fine, but also a fused spur is fine too."