On-Site with Matt Wiring a Spurred Socket form a Ring Final Circuit (How to Spur Socket from a Ring)

Matt is on site wiring a spur from a ring final circuit. Matt is using PVC mini trunking and 2.5 mm2 cable to wire a spur socket from an A1 ring final circuit. Matt also shows on screen the live tests required for this job on a minor works.

Please note the original footage was over 2 hours and I have edited it down to about 20 mins. Matt proved the socket was on the ring as well as tracing out the redundant spur already connected to the original socket. This redundant spur was removed when the new spurred socket was added.

How to spur a socket outlet from a ring final circuit
How to carryout an fault loop impedance test
How to carryout a 30 mA RCD test at half time, 1 times and 5 times

== 🕐 Time Stamps - Cut to the action 🕕 ==

00:00 - Wiring a spur from a socket outlet
01:36 - Important to carryout the safe isolation
01:59 - Spur from this socket
03:31 - Earth fault loop impedance test (Zs)
04:21 - Safe isolation
05:27 - Drilling through the wall
06:03 - Adding a grommet
07:29 - Mini trunking
11:31 - Adding the new double socket
12:31 - Socket connection
13:50 - Connecting into the ring circuit
14:39 - 3.5 mm tap
16:25 - Earth fault loop impedance test (Zs)
18:05 - RCD testing

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[GSHElectrical]

A big thanks to Matt as it’s not an easy task to film yourself and give a running tutorial on the work he is carrying out 👍

[davidroche]

Always a joy to see some real world jobs outside the class room environment

[heliman]

Another great video as always. I liked the fact that this video was carried out and shown in a real life scenario, it helps to give people the idea of what it's really like to work in an occupied living space rather than working in the comfort of a workshop. Well done and thank you!

[imranmajid]

This video was very informative; as a non-electrician it's good to see how much testing and time goes into a 'simple' job. Often we consumers don't really understand why a quotation maybe so high, but watching this video really shows the importance of having a good competent person do the job!

[Crystalpal]

Just starting my new electrical career and this video has been great

[blueeyedboxer]

Great help and explanation on my way to being a qualified electrician, very clear and concise. Thank you.

[nw]

A great video and thanks for introducing me to a re-threading tool, handy piece of kit for the tool box, Screwfix here we come.

[moaaz]

Just started a course to be an electrician, very very useful, please keep making them and keep these videos up Soo glad I found this channel.

[keithjohnstone]

Nice tutorial video. Thanks for taking your time to show people what we do and come across in a day to day situation. Some customers think we have a magic wand In the back of our vans. 👍

[nrg-]

And this is what a lot of diyers or non qualified don't understand or appreciate! there is much more involved than just simply connecting wires together and just because you get the circuit working does not necessarily mean its safe! Unfortunately with electricity you don't know its gone wrong until its too late ie someone dies or buildings burn down! Just leave electricity to the professionals who are properly qualified is the point i'm trying to make. Great video btw👍

[realbartie]

Great video as always. Nice this time as well to see a 'real life' one. We all know that its more often like this than on your own! It was an electrician that came to my parents house when I was about 6 years old that sparked (pardon the pun) my interest in the trade all those years ago.

[You-are-a-Biff]

Great video and it’s great to see other Sparks using their MFT as they are meant to. I always use my MFT before and after starting works. It’s best safe practices that keep customers safe and the next sparky that comes along.

When I run a spur off a ring I run the spur in a 4mm twin and CPC cable. It’s much safer I also run it off a fused spur. Some times I’d run it off a switched fused spur particularly if it’s for an outdoor socket. Got to remember that a spur is a radial and radials for sockets are ran in 4mm.

[tlangdon]

Good video Matt. Hopefully customers will watch this and see that even a simple job like adding a spur needs quite a bit of testing, there are various regulations that need to be considered, and there the practical aspects as to how wires are routed and fixed, and how accessories are fitted. Really pleased to see you used a spirit level to check that box was mounted level.

[alvina]

Great video Matt, it’s good to see you gaining more confidence in front of the camera. Also important to remember any electrical installation certificate weather it be major or minor, should only cover the work carried out by the electrician, there may have been a higher Zs reading for that particular circuit elsewhere but Matt’s work was focused at the low level double socket and the tv double socket, if there was a reverse polarity fault at another socket, the electrician could not be held accountable for this.

[CreativeGamez]

Liked your video 👍. You got lovely young helper there 👍

[akeyer]

Great job, nicely done, good testing procedures, minimal damage done to the property, happy customer, happy BS7671... some of the comments below is what you can expect from people who don't live in the real world... Fair play for putting yourself out there because we all know being a sparky is like being a driver, everyone is a better driver than everyone else... Keep the videos coming

[IBRAHIM-vzun]

Good work man 👍 I like how you care about things and that you do it correctly.

Remember guys to tighten the screws very tightly without stripping the screw or strands. when it stops turning at medium force, then STOP.
Loose connection can cause arcing & overheating & melt the socket & fires.
Some people even recommend using ferrules for stranded wires, to not damage or strip the strands of the wire.

From what I know that stranded are better to prevent the skin effect etc...
BTW, I'm not electrician just a hobbyist.

[pauldean]

Good helpful video, domestic environment never as easy as class room .not a criticism but a bit off handy trick is to poly bag the socket front incase of brick dust into the switch on the socket, No1 killer of switch is fine brick dust

[ОляП-дх]

this is GREAT AND SUSER VIDEO! Thanks!!!

[CyberWolfVR]

In the kitchen, I have a standard double gang socket for kettle and toaster. The airing cupboard in the hallway on the other side of the kitchen wall, I have a washing machine. I would like to take power from the socket in kitchen, drill hole through wall into airing cupboard and wire a spur socket from the one in kitchen for the washing machine in airing cupboard. So basically, 1 washing machine on a single gang spur, kettle and toaster in kitchen from socket that is feeding the spur. Would this be ok please?? Thanks