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Socket in attic

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  • 28-11-2010 12:16pm
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    bmaxi
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    I want to put a twin socket in my attic, the nearest supply source is the immersion switch in the hot press. Is this a practical solution and would I have to put a fuse on the line? Thanks


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    M cebee
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    it's not allowed


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    bmaxi
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    M cebee wrote: »
    it's not allowed

    Back to the drawing board so. Thanks.


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    johnnyrotten
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    Do you use the immersion?
    If not then disconnect the immersion and feed the attic socket from there. It will probably be the only socket with its own 20 amp breaker


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    bmaxi
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    johnnyrotten wrote: »
    Do you use the immersion?
    If not then disconnect the immersion and feed the attic socket from there. It will probably be the only socket with its own 20 amp breaker

    We use it often enough for her indoors to have an apoplexy if I disconnect it. Not a pretty sight :)


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    Tom Slick
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    I'm assuming this is in a 2 storey house with no actual socket circuits running through the attic?


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    bmaxi
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    Tom Slick wrote: »
    I'm assuming this is in a 2 storey house with no actual socket circuits running through the attic?

    That's right.


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    Joey the lips
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    Not an electrician but just wondered is there a socket on one off the walls directly behind the hot press in the rooms....

    Can wire be ran quite easy from a wall socket into the hot press and up into the attic.

    Is there carpet upstairs.. can it be lifted and a wire again tapped into the socket into the hot press and up stairs....

    Finally... Can you possibly follow the attic water main down through the house and tap into a socket downstairs...


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    bmaxi
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    Joey the lips wrote: »
    Not an electrician but just wondered is there a socket on one off the walls directly behind the hot press in the rooms....

    Can wire be ran quite easy from a wall socket into the hot press and up into the attic.

    Is there carpet upstairs.. can it be lifted and a wire again tapped into the socket into the hot press and up stairs....

    Finally... Can you possibly follow the attic water main down through the house and tap into a socket downstairs...

    The hot press is on the gable wall, adjacent room is the bathroom. There are sockets in the bedrooms underneath the attic and I suppose if all else fails I might be able to locate a partition wall (not as straightforward as it sounds) and possibly drop a cable down there, but the attic is floored and I was really looking for an easier way out .:( Following the rising main is not really an option for the same reason


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