● Sitting rooms will require between six and ten double sockets with
one double socket situated next any telephone outlet power
telecommunication equipment and two double sockets adjacent to
the aerial outlet for TV, video and DVD supplies. 14.
Fused
spur
Fixed
appliance
Fixed
appliance
Non-fused spur
Non-fused spur
Non-fused spur
Switched fused spur
FIGURE 14.16
Typical ring circuit with spurs.
● Single bedrooms four six double sockets.
.12 and 14.
● Hallways two double sockets with one situated next any tele-
phone outlet.13.
These days most households have lots domestic appliances and electronic
equipment, how many sockets should installed? Ultimately this a
matter for the customer and the electrical designer but most consumer orga-
nizations, the house builders NHBC and the Royal Society for the Prevention
of Accidents (ROSPA) make the following general recommendations:
● The hard wiring for single socket outlet the same the hard wir-
ing for double socket outlet.
● Home Office six double sockets.Electrical installations and wiring systems
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Socket outlet numbers
The Regulations allow install unlimited number socket outlets,
the restriction being that each circuit must not exceed given floor area as
shown Figs.
● Double bedrooms four six double sockets.
● Garage two double sockets. So, always install double switched
socket outlet unless there reason not to.
● Kitchens will require between six and ten double sockets, fitted both
above and below the work surface for specific appliances.
● Utility room two double sockets
