Electric Fireplace and fridge off fcu help

[Biker Gem]

Hi I am after some help. My mums flat has a swtich fcu spurred off a double socket (main ring) the switch fcu then has a double socket that has the fridge plug in (tho in the front room as kitchen to small to have out there). I know she now needs a new socket installed on this wall between fridge n fcu to have her new electric fireplace pluged in. Can it be daisy chained off socket spurs (tho fridge in one socket and fire in the other) or do we need another fcu in there somewhere to stop the draw and overload from 2 power hungry appliances? Any advice please?

 

[Geoff1946]

If it is a heater it should only be connected directly to the ring main socket.

 

[binky]

How many watts is the heater?

 

[Biker Gem]

This is the fire that's needed to be installed. Problem is no socket near location of fireplace. There is a switch fcu off main ring double socket that runs to a double socket, so didn't no if it's OK to add a socket between spur and fcu or if another fcu to break the spurs up as one will have a fridge and other the fireplace. If not safe then please advise me? Kind regards Gemma

 

[binky]

a separate FCU would be ideal, but as it's 2 kw, you can get away with just plugging into the socket.

 

[Biker Gem]

a separate FCU would be ideal, but as it's 2 kw, you can get away with just plugging into the socket.

And a fridge freezer too? Running from the same fcu to two double sockets?

 

[binky]

Fridge will be less than 1 KW, and you probably have 13A fuse in the FCU, so it will work, if not ideal. It will certainly keep you going for the moment, until you can get someone in to fit anither FCU . Is the socket that has been spurred off closer to the fire than the socket controlled by the fcu? Just thinking if you could plug either appliance into the socket on the ring main.

 

[Biker Gem]

Fridge will be less than 1 KW, and you probably have 13A fuse in the FCU, so it will work, if not ideal. It will certainly keep you going for the moment, until you can get someone in to fit anither FCU . Is the socket that has been spurred off closer to the fire than the socket controlled by the fcu? Just thinking if you could plug either appliance into the socket on the ring main.

Unfortunately it's like a 20ft room and mains socket one end with fcu close to that and then the spur off the fcu is the other end of the room but a socket is needed bang in the middle lol. Any suggestions?

 

[binky]

Unfortunately it's like a 20ft room and mains socket one end with fcu close to that and then the spur off the fcu is the other end of the room but a socket is needed bang in the middle lol. Any suggestions?

should still be fine. Fridge freezers don't run all the time, and I suspect you can set the fire for 1kw rather than 2Kw, reducing the load. Try it, but keep an eye on the plug for the fire getting hot - I'm guessing an old socket, so may have an age related issue, but likely not. If there is any overloading, the fuse in the FCU will blow, it's what it's for.

Failing that, how easy is it to get under the floorboards?

 

[Biker Gem]

should still be fine. Fridge freezers don't run all the time, and I suspect you can set the fire for 1kw rather than 2Kw, reducing the load. Try it, but keep an eye on the plug for the fire getting hot - I'm guessing an old socket, so may have an age related issue, but likely not. If there is any overloading, the fuse in the FCU will blow, it's what it's for.

Failing that, how easy is it to get under the floorboards?

Ok thankyou I have replaced the socket face with new so definitely not that all new there as it was my nans before so loads was updated. Unfortunately it's concrete floors lol all wires are in the walls but set with plaster boards layered x3 at least to separate all walls to neighbours. Never seen so much boarding, found this when I tried to screw an anchor wall plug that snapped then saw the layers of boards. So I will just daisy it then and keep an eye on it if not another fcu between fridge socket and fire?