Advice needed on seperate spur installation

Posted by: Sundance on 24 April 2007

Hi Guys,

So I've bought a cottage in Devon that needs total refurb. I'm going to take advantage of total rewiring and get the hifi on its own supply. So what I shall I tell sparky to do? I know I should ask for 10mm cable seperate spur from the consumer box. Should I just then ask for standard double switchable sockets and how many? Is it better to have everything plugged into its own socket or go for Grahams Hydra and then will only really require say 3 doubles to allow for a light nearby? Have I got this right?

System is CDX2/XPS2 282/250.2/SC2 and NAPSC. Would like room for a TT and tuner at some point and anything small device I might add like iPod (maybe).

Cheers.
The Kid
Posted on: 24 April 2007 by FangfossFlyer
Unswitched sockets!
Posted on: 24 April 2007 by Sundance
So a bank of unswitchable sockets... why unswitchable?
Posted on: 24 April 2007 by living in lancs yearning for yorks
Are switchless sockets allowed under current building regulations?
Posted on: 24 April 2007 by Sundance
No doubt I'll find out!
Posted on: 24 April 2007 by hungryhalibut
I'd suggest that you get a completely separate small consumer unit for the stereo - Memera are very good, and it will only add £30 or so to the installation. It only needs a couple of breakers - use 45 or 50 amp. Then a single unbroken run of 10mm cable to an MK or Crabtree double unswitched socket. Get a Grahams hydra or Powerigel for all the Naim stuff. Don't plug lights or anything like that into the other socket. In an ideal world the spur would have a separate earth spike to separate it from the house earth. I have not gone that far, but have everything as described, and it works very well.

Nigel
Posted on: 24 April 2007 by Keith L
From the new 10mm spur use unswitched sockets for each hi-fi component.
Posted on: 24 April 2007 by hungryhalibut
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From the new 10mm spur use unswitched sockets for each hi-fi component


This shows the differences of opinion so clearly - there is no right and wrong. All I can say is that with a single socket with a hydra there is less carving up of the wall involved. Others swear by multiple spurs to multiple sockets!

Nigel