In this short video I demonstrate how to connect up or wire up a twin socket outlet BS 1363. The technique works for wiring up both double and single sockets.
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🔵 How To Terminate (Connect Up) a Twin Socket Outlet BS 1363 (How to Wire a Double Socket)
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How To Terminate (Connect Up) a Twin Socket Outlet BS 1363 (How to Wire a Double Socket)
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I have the same wiring as you… If my wiring only has one earth wire. So it okay to connect it to either one of the dual earth terminals on a 2-gang socket, leaving the other terminal empty?
If my wiring only has one earth wire, is it okay to connect it to either one of the dual earth terminals on a 2-gang socket, leaving the other terminal empty?
No clear answer
no earth to the back box?
I'm curious, do the conductors need to be doubled over if there are two conductors sharing a terminal?
I know that it's good practice to double over a conductor before you terminate it alone, but if you have a socket on a ring with a pair of conductors for each terminal, is it not best to just insert two straight and matching in length conductors parallel to eachother side by side, in the terminal and screw them in, if youre doubling both of them over, you're essentially fitting the size of 4 conductors into one terminal, is that not slightly overkill? Also when folding them over there's more risk of one of them sitting a little shy/or proud of the other inside the terminal, meaning your clamp or screws might not have a uniform connection – it might connect firm with one conductor and loose with the other?
Is it safe with only one earth cable???
Help me more please
brilliant
i have learnt a lot and is really helpful
keep it up
Thanks mate. First time changing sockets and wondered about two earth points as all other videos are putting the earth cables into one of the points. I assume splitting them is just preference?
Too fast
Hello Sir, Please help me, This is for my shed. The electrician left exactly two cables for a plug point. Due to undetermined other works, he was not able to install the plug point. May I ask if the two cables left out are exactly the same as yours? Is this for two Socket plug points?
Just use stripers like normal electricians do! And why double the ends? Single I can understand but doubles?
I've come across that separating the cpcs causes high Continuity reading so it makes it a pain in the ass to go back and open all the sockets and put both cpcs together to bring down to a satisfactory reading.
It's not necessary to bend over the conductors if you are putting two conductors in the same connection.
Your use of knife looks a bit dodgy!!
Slow, would the ages for a house wire up. Ain't have time.
Nice work. , you're so good i would let you dress my missis..
Why is it stressful watching someone use a knife to strip conductors 😅
Connect Earth first always earth first then Neutral and Live last for safety
I thought white is neutral confusing!
Never seen line and neutral doubled over to be put in together most plates/ double skt fronts in plastic would not take them because as we know as time has gone on there made as cheap as chips and there’s little enough room to terminate them and never seen 2:5 twin made off with a knife unless you have lost your side cutters on route lol
Brown and red are both live
better to put a kink in the cable ends rather than flattened down and doubled over as that will tend to make the wire split entirely and also cos the receiver isnt wide enough to take a doubled over end.
Followed this today. Did exactly as it is in this video. Doubled up the wires. So hope it's ok…..
You can tell this guy is a pro 😉the moment I see the dude showing up with those tools I know it we have an genius here 😜