An additional thought to this discussion is the revised electrical installations regulations implemented 1st January 2005, that you should take into consideration before embarking on any electrical project more involved than fitting a replacement plug. If I am right, every home in the UK received a leaflet on this in January. The new requirements are outlined Here
This would not stop me from doing what you are proposing but I would certainly give the job a lot more consideration than I may have previously. On the other hand I tend to over-engineer such projects anyway, on the better be safe than sorry principle. A few extra pounds spent while doing it is better than risking a fire, or worse.
Afraid not. Read the first bullet point on your link. The regulations only apply to England & Wales.
Anyway, armed with everyone’s input, I’ve done my investigations and the situation is that the power socket I wish to connect to is on the end of a radial circuit, while all the heavy power requirements in the kitchen are on a separate ring circuit. So I think I’m a-ok to go with extending the radial.
Thanks to all for the help.
(My next electrical project will be replacing the consumer unit , which is a job I’ll be leaving to a professional. )
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