conductors in skts

[moose man]

i have been ask if on doing a ring final in conduit is ok to run the return conductors back through skt out let back box's

i have look in the regs but cant find any think

i wasent sure so i could not answer him

advise please

moose man

 

[sparkytim]

No reason why not.

 

[Evans Electric]

Yes , thats the usual way to do it, Moose , but you don't need to bring the return leg from the very end , just alternate each leg until the last socket and join them together.

Saves having miles of cable passing through the boxes .

 

[moose man]

Thanks mate i did'nt think it did but not sure

allways best to get a second opinion

 

[Andy™]

Yes , thats the usual way to do it, Moose , but you don't need to bring the return leg from the very end , just alternate each leg until the last socket and join them together.Saves having miles of cable passing through the boxes .

you dont bring a return all the way from the end in any case. if you do, then the ring will not be evently loaded

 

[moose man]

Yes , thats the usual way to do it, Moose , but you don't need to bring the return leg from the very end , just alternate each leg until the last socket and join them together.Saves having miles of cable passing through the boxes .

thanks for the quick reply its good to here of ways they do some jobs

As i am new to the job

 

[Evans Electric]

[quote name='Andy

 

[the_mouse]

Yes , thats the usual way to do it, Moose , but you don't need to bring the return leg from the very end , just alternate each leg until the last socket and join them together.Saves having miles of cable passing through the boxes .

Thats interesting, thats the way i was told to do it when i wired my own property, but when i said this to my college tutor he said it was frowned upon and definatley not the wat to do it. Just goes to show even those who teach dont know everything....

A good and valid point made by Andy an makes perfect sense when you think about it.

sorry to moose man for jumping on your post.

another lesson learned

Thanks guys.

 

[Hefferl]

Yes , thats the usual way to do it, Moose , but you don't need to bring the return leg from the very end , just alternate each leg until the last socket and join them together.Saves having miles of cable passing through the boxes .

Obvioulsy just me but I'm having problems picturing this - can somebody elaborate or provide a rough drawing please?

 

[sparkytim]

Take a row of ten sockets.

One leg of Ring goes to socket 1 then link to 3 to 5 to 7 to 9

Other Leg goes to socket 2 then link to 4, 6, 8 and 10.

Link 9 to 10 and you have balanced Ring main