need to convert 1g to 2g socket.

seatbeltnoob

Hi,

I have a 1G socket near the telephone socket. A natural home for the router & telephone.

Wife now wants a dyson hoover charging point there now. I can't fit all of them in a 3 way plug adapter onto this 1g socket. the plugs are quite bulky. I don't want to use an extension lead there either, the neatest solution is to expand it out to a 2G.

Question is, can i wire up a 2G socket with just the 3 wires found in a 1G socket?
It's a surface mount pattress box so it should be pretty straightforward to put the 2G socket in.

frayedknot

Yes.
I don't know if you've already looked but if the socket is on a ring main there will be two sets of wires. 

Homer_home

It's very straightforward , as above there might be 2 sets of wires , you could even use a 3g socket if you wanted or remove the surface pattress and drop the socket in the wall 

The only issue that you might come across is the wires might not be quite long enough to wire in a 2g and you might have to drop the socket into the wall to give yourself some extra length 

Alanp

Yes just chase in a new metal back box or surface mount back box, if it’s on a ring main you will have 2 live ( red or brown) and 2 neutral wires( blue or black) then the earth wires ( green/ yellow) or it could be spurred off or on a radial circuit where you’ll only have one of each colour, just make sure you get the wires in the right terminals in the socket..and make sure you isolate the socket ( turn the power off ) 

searchlight123

or just replace your single socket with this double convertor here

fenwick458

tonygold said:

or just replace your single socket with this double convertor here

I don't think that would look very good on a single surface patress

TELLIT01

A double socket only has a single set of wires into the back of it so replacing a single with a double is straightforward particularly with a surface mounted pattress.  The only thing to be careful about is ensuring that the mains comes into the replacement pattress directly behind the connection on the socket.

Homer_home

TELLIT01 said:

A double socket only has a single set of wires into the back of it so replacing a single with a double is straightforward particularly with a surface mounted pattress.  The only thing to be careful about is ensuring that the mains comes into the replacement pattress directly behind the connection on the socket.

Huh?

No it doesn't! More than likely there's a pair of cables going into the back of the single socket , the feed in to the single socket and the feed out to the next socket on the run

What do you mean by your last sentence (it makes no sense)?

fenwick458

TELLIT01 said:

A double socket only has a single set of wires into the back of it so replacing a single with a double is straightforward particularly with a surface mounted pattress.  The only thing to be careful about is ensuring that the mains comes into the replacement pattress directly behind the connection on the socket.

if you don't know what you are talking about please refrain from offering advice about it!

DiddyDavies

TELLIT01 said:

A double socket only has a  might only have a single set of wires into the back of it so replacing a single with a double is straightforward particularly with a surface mounted pattress. 

It might have two sets of wires or it might have a single set. It all depends on how it has been connected up. It might be like the sockets shown here:

Or then again, it could be like the lower socket here:

and it's impossible to tell which it will be without checking.

williamgriffin

DiddyDavies said:

TELLIT01 said:

A double socket only has a  might only have a single set of wires into the back of it so replacing a single with a double is straightforward particularly with a surface mounted pattress. 

It might have two sets of wires or it might have a single set. It all depends on how it has been connected up. It might be like the sockets shown here:

Or then again, it could be like the lower socket here:

and it's impossible to tell which it will be without checking.

It could even have three sets of wires.