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No and I doubt I ever will ................
Not fitting them till they are alot cheaper and really really have too.
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Interesting take on it from the NIC
Quote from less than a week ago ' they're not there to protect the ring main ( as they won't , they will only protect Spurs. ) They are there to protect what is plugged in"
Quote from less than a week ago ' they're not there to protect the ring main ( as they won't , they will only protect Spurs. ) They are there to protect what is plugged in"
It's a response to the Grenfell fire which was started by an appliance. Makes you wonder how good they are at detecting faulty applainces? Also makes you wonder if we should ditch ring mains to ensure these things work??
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Can't remember the last time I installed a ring main! Go to be at least 20 years ago
I only tend to install a ring in kitchens / utility rooms, where load demands it. I try to avoid it even then.
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If you live by the mantra "avoid the ring at all costs" you won't go far wrong
I've always avoided being beaten around the ring...If you live by the mantra "avoid the ring at all costs" you won't go far wrong
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Indeed. I made the mistake once of googling fistpump. DONTI've always avoided being beaten around the ring...
Sharpend
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Really,?
Just use a bigger CU
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Oh I can see the future, every house shall come with a super sized board as children of the future will not be able to cope if their individual piece of technology suddenly goes off because mums Iron has tripped the RCD, each and every socket on its own Rcbo please!!
Actually that's the past revisited, when every room had individual light and socket ccts. Confused the hell out of me when I saw the boards in the house I found that in
It's been a long time since I done a domestic,
But it was every room had 2 radials in it, so if one went down at least one socket in the room still worked,
eg: radial 1 feeding 4 sockets in room A and 1 socket in room B ,
Radial 2 feeding 4 sockets in room B and 1 socket in room C
Radial 3 feeding 4 sockets in room C and 1 socket in room A
That's a very basic example if how to do it
It really is that simple, and that was probably over 10 years ago when I was doing that as a minimum.
But it was every room had 2 radials in it, so if one went down at least one socket in the room still worked,
eg: radial 1 feeding 4 sockets in room A and 1 socket in room B ,
Radial 2 feeding 4 sockets in room B and 1 socket in room C
Radial 3 feeding 4 sockets in room C and 1 socket in room A
That's a very basic example if how to do it
It really is that simple, and that was probably over 10 years ago when I was doing that as a minimum.
The electrical police would be screaming "dangerous" because there are 2 circuits in 1 room
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Not unusual in Europe to have a three phase supply, supplying three single phase's in one room.The electrical police would be screaming "dangerous" because there are 2 circuits in 1 room
