Ring Or Radial???
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id love to know how you can only use half the cable by using radials....
you wont use as much cable, but its a lot more than half
. On long runs (kitchen at other end of the dwelling for example) then the radial won't be too far off half. Downstairs ring, there may not be much in it.
actually I would disagree, I reckon you would use as much as damn close.
do you do each room as its own radial, or each point(more cable actually) or just a section at a stage?
I only use radials as,
a more convenient means,
easier testing,
and shoulda been the 1st point but I take it for granted, much safer.
I dont really use them as a money saving excercise except for perhaps the install time may be less.
do you do each room as its own radial, or each point(more cable actually) or just a section at a stage?
I only use radials as,
a more convenient means,
easier testing,
and shoulda been the 1st point but I take it for granted, much safer.
I dont really use them as a money saving excercise except for perhaps the install time may be less.
depends on layout, but i often use 2.5mm radials, wire pretty much same as ring, but miss final cable between the 2, so only cable saving on 2.5 is the a leg between 2 outlets
smallish/terrace house this would prob be about right.
no real money gain as far as I can see, 5m of cable Vs an extra MCB,
no gain for profit.
bigger grid!
its 2x separate radials. kinda wired like a broken ring
but on 2 different MCBs
yes. usually 2x B20
