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Changing two gang wall socket to a three gang socket(MK triple)

Posted by bob welden, on
I want to change a two gang wall socket to a three gang socket , its an MK triple fused socket and i understand the 13 amps is between the three sockets. What will be plugged into the new socket is a surge protected trailing extension lead with a soundbar and a freesat box and amazon echo, the next thing is a single socket extension which will power a television and the third will be a ethernet socket . Would the socket cope with this, the two gang socket has two sets of cable but there is a socket the other side of the wall feeding that socket but again has two cables i also know i will have to replace the back box all this is no problems my main question is of the new socket will cope or go for another two gang next to the the other if indeed the socket is not a spur thank you everybody. Thanks for all the help so far, would like to know if the worst case scenario the double socket already there is a spur is it still ok to swap to a triple gang socket . regards bill
Tom Quirk

Tom Quirk

Hi Bill It will be fine to change your socket to a triple input, you are maintaining the ringmain and with what you are plugging in it will in no way exceed the permitted current capabilities of the new socket
Shamshir Shah

Shamshir Shah

The circuit in question, check the MCB at the consumer unit which powers the circuit you are referring to, if it's a 32A then you have a ring circuit which is more than capable to take the loads you are referring to, I.e surge, tv etc Regards Shamshir EECare

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