What is fused spur protection?
Fused spurs are electrical switches that contain an individual fuse – i.e. an electrical component that protects against shocks and electrical fires by breaking the connection in the event of excessive current.
Is a fused spur an RCD?
An RCD fused spur is typically used to install hard wired appliances that require residual current protection. RCD fused connection units feature a trip button to manually reset and are commonly installed to power bathroom pumps, towel rails and heaters.
Can I put an RCD on a spur?
Yes. I shall get the MCB upgraded shortly. 3…. You want to spur off and run into a RCD which thus feeds the switch which switches the Power Shower.
Can you spur off a fused spur?
You can but you may risk overloading that spur causing the 13a fuse to blow what is your intended use for your garage sockets and your conservatory.
Can I put 2 double sockets on a spur?
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.
How many sockets can I run off a spur?
Non-fused spur can only have one twin socket or one fixed appliance and a fused spur can have as many sockets as you require but care should be taken to ensure that the total load does not exceed the 13A fuse within the switched or unswitched-fused connection unit.
How many Spurs can I put on a ring main?
Can you have a fused spur in a shower room?
Even if were nearer, if the heater was sold as designed to go in a bath then it can go anywhere the makers instructions advise, but the fused spur can’t. As you describe it is perfectly within regs, although maybe not the brightest set up if you get condensation on the fused spur.
How many times can you spur off a fused 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.
How many sockets can I run off a fused spur?
How many times can you spur off a ring main?
There is no limit to the number nor a reason not to have more than one from a ‘point’ as long as it is designed properly. Clearly you’re not alone in that thinking – as it seems to be absent from appendix 15 of BS 7671.
Can I install a fused spur myself?
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).
