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2 Gang 13A socket outlets are still rated at 13A not 26A.
You can get back boxes that enable you to put two 1 gang sockets next to each other, then you have 26A as each socket is at 13A.
If it is a spur then this isn't doable as 2.5mm cable is 20A max and more than one socket on a spur means you need to put a 13A FCU on it.
In other words, plug washer and microwave in but don't use at the same time. 😉
Mr_Sworld-
Cheers.
I've been running the washing machine for the past few days with a powermeter and I've only seen it get above 1.3kw for about 10 seconds and the sustained draw at 1.3kw is pretty short before it drops down to 100w or so.
Will keep a meter on it for a while and see what the numbers are
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I'm seeing a lot of stuff that says a 2 gang socket is designed (BS Standard) to handle 20amps, 14A on 1 and 6A on the other simultaneously. That would make sense as most high draw stuff is short term (i.e. diversity allows it). I have also read and would assume that some sockets exceed this BS standard. Again this would make sense as the conductors in a plug socket can be pretty beefy which would allow lots of amps.
aggi
Airhead
Cheers. Switching the single socket for a double seems sensible then. It's for a washer/dryer (2.2kw) and microwave (1.3kw).