How To Wire A Double Socket

Step by step clear instruction video to follow when wiring a UK double socket.

[@streamiumlive]

I hadn't expected to learn so much. Lots of great tips. I suppose the only thing missing is to remember to not deal with live wires. But if people didn't realise this by now, they'd probably not be around to watch your video. Great stuff!

[@michaelgalvin6491]

I have one that's not working? Looks new? Is there a fuse inside?

[@jutke666]

Thanks a lot ❤

[@winphoenix1136]

Thank you. The live and neutral were opposite to the one I removed from the wall. I'm so glad you mentioned that this might happen (7.08 in the video). Now I am quite confident in replacing the unit. Thanks too for talking about the different colours, depending on when the house was built / wired (2006). That was extremely helpful. I'll just watch your video again, to be sure.

[@hbarnes2489]

You made this hard work by cutting the cables so short a good tip would be when u have striped the cable pull the wires to the furthest corner of the box and cut the live and neutral afew millimeters longer and then the Earth's a few millimeters longer than that. If the cables come through different points of the box take the striped wires to there furthest corner this may be different corner it's might also be the same e.g. cable comes in at the top left so take the striped wires to the bottom right.

[@richis9070]

This what I was exactly looking for..cheers mate👍👊

[@paddlingmatlockmichaeldavi1839]

Hi .. Thank you. I just successfully wired up my daughter's plug socket and it now works. I followed your video step by step and it was great. Many thanks. 😁

[@xhibitgamer1027]

Great video mate I’m currently doing a lvl 2 diploma in installations and thus helped a lot

[@EvanJones-nq2qd]

Same mate

[@freddiemaq2186]

Thank you for your helpful video!

[@davebaldwin340]

That was nice and easy really well explained thanks for a great video

[@tenaciousdjt]

Big thanks buddy, fitted me a single socket for a new cooker hood extractor!! 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@TheZohri]

Thank you. Well explained. It will help me a lot

[@ich1978]

Thank you very much. This was great how to video clip for home DIY. Simple to understand. 👍

[@kierzo8543]

Amazing thank you, the only concise video I've found !

[@ElectricEssenceLtd]

Great video Owen. Please upload more

[@ethnasmith998]

Very well explained ...your a good teacher

[@gordonwalker7792]

He made that look easy(!)Great video 🤔😀

[@ahmedkhaled2976]

You guys so semple teaching I love to see more video from you .

[@insomniacman451]

This was very informative

[@5chrisy]

Very good video, Helpful thankyou

[@nigelhunter4230]

Superb demo. Thankyou Sir.

[@fabiansasi1767]

Tq man u save my time

[@colerumpel]

Here in Canada (and the states) the wire colours are black being live, white being neutral, red being a secondary live or a traveler for three way switches, and bare copper or a solid green being earth. to strip the cable you measure the wire with your index finger and your thumb lengthwise against the insulation of the wire, then make a cut around the insulation where the top of your index finger was. After the cut is made the wire is cut down from previous cut to the end of the wire, and you peel off the insulation like opening a banana with your fingers. (This is all done before putting the wires in the box) the cable is clamped down with the restraint inside of the box and the ground (earth) wire is half looped around the ground screw at the back of the junction (back) box and is looped around the ground screw of the socket. The live and neutral are stripped and can either be inserted into the holes on the back of the socket or looped around the screws on the sides. We strip the wire differently because the cables in north America are split into two by a lengthwise trench running down the middle of the cable.

[@vickiowens8302]

Really helpful, thank you! I was unsure as to whether it was ok to put the 2 lives together in one port, the 2 neutrals together and 2 earths together (more confused by the earth as there are 2 earth ports on my new socket, one on each side, so was wondering if I had to split them. This is really well explained and shows, thanks!

[@troycallan4776]

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[@armandotimothy3921]

@Troy Callan Flixportal :D

[@troycallan4776]

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[@armandotimothy3921]

@Troy Callan you are welcome xD

[@pauldooley756]

Flipping Heck. Ok

[@aisoellyenock]

😂😂Thank you very much. Successfully installed mine by myself

[@VeritasAequitas178]

Thanks for video. I am wiring a fridge and heater to an STC 1000 temperature controller. Can I use the same type double socket to connect them to the controller, i.e. is that safe?

[@Tselectricals]

Very helpful presentation bhai ❤❤❤❤

[@ashishsaha3756]

Thanks for the video, can I loop from this socket for a new 1 gang box by the side for a new connection to a light bulb?

[@Ben-pf8xb]

Yes

[@samjuner]

Thanks for posting this, Owen. 👍

[@gijoe5313]

thank you for the video

[@hodzikujohnson7954]

This has helped me a lot,l will like to learn more

[@ianbarber6463]

Cables I always go 25mm past bottom of box at least. And cutting across CPC and Line/Neutral you will trip any RCD/RCBO and drop out power to other circuits.

[@rorywestfold1657]

Can you explain what this means to a layman please? CPC? How has he cut across anything?

[@ianbarber6463]

@@rorywestfold1657 CPC is Electrician speak for EARTH. Circuit Protective Conductor.

[@sr94uk49]

This is a super late reply but I think he's referring to, if working on alive circuit, cutting all the wires at once would cause a short circuit due to the conductivity of the cutting tool

[@spencerkeith6091]

Quick question. Can I connect a double socket with T&E and put a plug on the end of the T&E and plug it into a separate socket. So basically making the double socket an extension lead

[@DeanW-1990]

Very useful thanks mate

[@CurvedSlightly]

Good video

[@UnforeseenTruth]

What if you dont have an earth? I have a two socket and 4 wires and what messed up is all the wires are red. The electrical wire coloring in this house was done badly. And im trying to switch it out to a double universal. Both socket was wired with like a bridge from left to right with the original setting. So I dont know if it will work if i remove that bridge conection. I have 2 Nuetral holes on the top and 2 Live holes on the botom so they are parallel to eacother. Plus only one wire can fit per hole, not two.

[@Nairobi_Finest.]

Is it possible to connect a 2 gun switch from one wire instead of two

[@fabiandee8178]

Do you not bother to fold the ends of the wires in half before inserting them into the terminals? Some say it is necessary, but it makes it much harder to insert them esp. if you have 2 wires into one terminal.

[@encrypted7227]

if its two cables then you shouldn't need to fold the ends, but if theirs only one cable its a good idea to fold the ends because it gives a better connection.

[@kingofthetrowel1725]

Does it need testing and a minor works certificate issuing , R1+R2 and zs values . Justin’s wanting to know before I do it myself and void my house ins

[@kingofthetrowel1725]

@Faster Hard House brilliant just what I wanted to know, I’ll get the pros in to fit sockets and light fittings from now on, I see many DIYers going for it but when it comes to them selling the house they end up in all sorts of trouble when the solicitors ask questions 👍

[@Lukes-go1xv]

Hi I've bought a dreaded new build and I only have 1 earth wire one a double socket. Is this safe/normal practice. Tia

[@kashifsaleem3713]

thanks for help😍

[@72megasnoopy]

I’ve got 2 Earth points On my double socket plus 2 earth wires . Can I connect both Earth wires to One point Or must I connect each wire to each earth point ?

[@hbarnes2489]

You can put them both in one earth terminal or one in each it's up to you. However in some situations the earth might be short so might only reach to one point any way.

[@moedem]

Cheers dude

[@SuperROGNES]

Is it necessary to use two wire cables?

[@Eatbeans6739]

Thanks. Helpful video. I’m going to be doing this later, so this is just great. I noticed that you didn’t say at the beginning, to make sure the supply is off. I know that one should be reasonably competent, but would have been good to hear, just for reassurance. Just an observation, not a criticism. Again, thanks.

[@adycee2915]

Bit late to ask, but did the pattress have 20mm knockouts or have you drilled the box for the gland? Cheers

[@acvideos671]

I am yet to find a plastic pattress with side knockouts :(

[@adycee2915]

@@acvideos671 Hi Amy, I try to steady the plastic around a block of wood viced/clamped. Varying degrees of success. Pillar drill best 😉

[@aggro5989]

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy why did u chop the cables sooo short???

[@kenpyne]

😢😊😮😊😅😮

[@MrAppukuttan93]

I have only one wire coming out of the wall similar to the one shown in the video. Can I use it to power twin sockets?

[@JL-rx6hl]

yes

[@ansarizahir7597]

Thanks a lot sir

[@oohtob6685]

Can you not put both earths in 1 sheath?

[@deancalver5116]

No

[@yousifsuliman2446]

Do you have a link to these tools ?

[@tomnewtnt5718]

Czemu u was nie produkują kabla PN w izolacji ? Czemu u was do jednego gniazdka idzie po 2 kable?

[@kevinburke544]

Only have one multicore cable running Down to the double socket would that surfice

[@beimmortal-gymmotivation4245]

Hi bro. Blue cable: Notr, Brown: Phase. Correct ?

[@harrisonswayne]

With the earth at the end after the sleeve is on, don’t you need to bend it up ??

[@mohammadshamshadalam2328]

Awesome video but little long wire must be in side socket for future plan

[@martinlewis1015]

You cut the wires too short so if you need to take socket off for work like tiles or if damaged you will have no play

[@zerosparky9510]

in the States, the NEC is that you leave at least 6 inches of free wire from back of the box. don,t think it has changed in recent years. the NEC undergoes changes every 3 years.

[@007JHS]

Yep.

[@5chrisy]

Nothing wrong with the wires its perfect!

[@martinlewis1015]

5chrisy are you an Electrician

[@5chrisy]

@@martinlewis1015 No but as you know you can pull them down from the wall, They look fine to me, Plus perhaps he knows hes not going to remove it again!

[@alberttaylor3917]

Often one the other cable isn't grabbed by the screw, whats the fix .

[@kinghabib2770]

I have done this I I’m struggling to close my box as the electrical wires are to strong to bend in box also I have cut the wires down

[@zulfakarali6274]

Thanks

[@AdamK0055]

why not ad just one hot and one neutral to this double socket. some times up to 5 average sockets can share one wire.

[@jamesyahya2897]

great👍

[@Gunzee]

I have 4 wires going into each hole & it's nearly impossible to get the live side in. The guage is lower than the ones in video.

[@vortex1455]

Should pull earth with pliers and pull it at a 30 degree angle for a easier stripping of a sheath

[@andrewgray9663]

Some explanation of where th 2 T+E cables came from would have helped

[@Tokaisho1]

It'll be on a ring circuit here

[@acvideos671]

He did say its from a ring circuit

[@johnsouthern1493]

Not even a tug test...tut,tut.

[@oldwebshooter]

Why is the Earth wire bare and not shiethed from get go?

[@jamesantill5065]

For a start it makes the sheathed cable that much fatter.

[@johnbarratt983]

Because if the cable is damaged you want the earth uncover first then any short will be hopefully to the earth and not through you.

[@hussainsalah890]

what if my thumbs are smalr than yrs ?

[@myheaven2626]

May i know how many double socket can be connected on a 2.5mm cable.

[@JL-rx6hl]

depends on the mcb/rcbo capacity that is feeding the sockets. in theory it could be hundreds as long as the combined load is less than the supply

[@murphyjp30]

That's completely wrong the max is 5. If you put in a bigger mcb than 20amps on a 2.5 cable if the load is higher than 20amps it will work but the cable will heat up like an element because mcb is too big for a 2.5 cable and it 100% will cause a fire. Don't take any advice from this guy he has no idea what he is talking about. I know he's not a qualified electrician by how short he cut the cable no electrician would do that. And that is not the correct way to terminate the connections it's much more likely it will cause a loose connection in the future. Loose connections are the cause of 90% of all electrical fires in ireland. Our regulations are the same as the UK

[@DerekHundik]

i can't watch this it hurts

[@skoldzz5425]

Why

[@jamshedrizae4987]

Can anyone tell me why there are two live cables? Some of my living room's socket have two live cables and some of them has one???

[@justjosh11]

If it's on a ring main then it will have two cables connected to it; each cable going to the adjacent sockets in the ring. If it's only a single cable then it most likely is on a spur. I'm not an electrician so open to being corrected, but think I'm right in this

[@user-cg9dq5zj8d]

You didn’t mention that main switch should be off first

[@salahsindi5234]

you left the wires too short.

[@5chrisy]

Perhaps he Wants them like that

[@EdwardChabinga-il3ij]

Why haven't you put live, earthing and neutral on both sides??

[@harryesteves387]

I should know this but why are there are there TWO cables going into the box????

[@harryesteves387]

Because it’s a double socket so it needs double the flow???

[@seedy1959]

because it is on a ring main, only one set of wires on a spur

[@bairdybee]

So can this be done with 1 set of wires in a double socket ?

[@samjburns07]

@@bairdybee if it's a radial and there's no sockets being fed off it, yes

[@1987yuksel]

Hi guys can I use electric tape for Earth ?

[@polycaporina5614]

Yes

[@methedevilagartha5684]

extra cable loop is missing but still good goodluck

[@matthewwallace7751]

Those conductor wires are way too short. Conductor wires that are too short can cause them to come loose a lot more easily. Plus if anyone had to do future work it's good practice to leave enough length for them to cut back if they needed to.

[@mikehumphs1124]

and with the faceplate facing towards the camera, you see naff all

[@peternorman2563]

Not very professional when stripping the outer covering also leave at least 6" for the tails.

[@007JHS]

Yep! .... I'm not a professional and even I can see that.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

God knows why they removed the sleeve on the neutral wire on the new standard.

[@richardfrench8879]

Those cable are too short, if that outlet had to be replace with a different connection position. The guy replacing it is gonna look silly because the cables don't reach. I wish I had a pound for how often that's happened to me.

[@mr.berlingo8211]

Much the same as how to wire a single socket.

[@fauzee]

I have only three wires difference from the video

[@adamsharp201]

You are not showing us how to WIRE a double socket. Only showing how to CONNECT a double socket.

[@oldgrunger5]

Rough bro 🤣🤣🤣

[@jjingoismael298]

Did he speak Luganda🙊 easy.. mpola.. but hey thanks

[@peterstayne3765]

Oli otya from a muzungu 🇬🇧

[@wmursai]

Why you not socket turned on 🤬

[@mattuttley3711]

I'm colour blind tho

[@peterward8308]

They are conductors not cables and cpcs not earthing cables. Why you have cut those conductors so short is absolutely beyond me, I think you need to sharpen your skills if you are going to post on KZbin because from this you make yourself look totally unskilled.

[@Spark101.]

Your version of installing a double socket is amateurish at best. You have made several mistakes. My advice......leave it to the professionals. Not only are you promoting DIY electrics, you are promoting bad practices.

[@rugbyluke8]

What were the mistakes?

[@Spark101.]

Give Gary from efixx a watch. You’ll see the difference. It’s not a bad effort.....but not professional. And by the way, I am a professional.

[@8430jamie]

Good video

[@shinomaru83]

Thanks