Garage ring or spur?

Talk Electrician Forum

Help Support Talk Electrician Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

dave walker

New member
Joined
Aug 29, 2024
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
Hi, I have an existing spur going to my garage to an old fuse box which supply's one socket and a light. I want to add another 3 double sockets, one one each wall. Is there any advantage in making this a ring back to the fuse box when it's on a spur from the house?
 
Hi, I have an existing spur going to my garage to an old fuse box which supply's one socket and a light. I want to add another 3 double sockets, one one each wall. Is there any advantage in making this a ring back to the fuse box when it's on a spur from the house?

There is no requirement to have sockets on a ring in a garage or in a house or anywhere..

Providing the circuit is correctly designed with suitable cable sizes, protective devices etc..
And meets all volt drop and earth loop impedance calculations..
Then a radial is a perfectly acceptable circuit arrangement.

However as you don't provide any details about cable lengths / cable sizes / existing protective devices / expected load with the new additional sockets... It is impossible to say what is the best solution for your specific requirements.
More details are needed

(Correctly designed radial circuits are better solution in my opinion, and there has been talk for many years now about ceasing the use of the very UK passion for ring circuits!)
 
Top