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  1. J

    Radial circuit, should branches be avoided

    On a new circuit (radial) should branches be avoided?
  2. P

    new radial circuit for solar pv circuit with no cpc in lighting.

    hi guys, anyone got any views on this, got asked to price up a 16Amp solar pv circuit with DP 30mA RCD, (invertor etc by seperate company), c/u is already 17th edition and PEB to regs, but the 2 lighting circuits don't have any cpc.(thought 17th c/u could only go in to replace a disstressed c/u...
  3. J

    Radial circuit. Star from wagobox or daisychain

    Can a radial circuit be installed by taking the supply to a location into a wagobox, splitting and dropping down to 2/3 sockets, or is it preferable to daisy chain from each socket (uses more cable, and further voltage drop)
  4. K

    Final radial circuit with 1.5mm2

    Is it OK to install a final radial circuit supplying to a small number of BS 1363 sockets (let's say 1 to 3 double sockets) in a new home with 1.5mm2 , when protected by a 10A or 13A MCB in the CU? I am not sure whether the 2.5mm2 minimum stated in 433.1.5 would apply in this case. Thanks in...
  5. E

    Radial circuit

    Hi lads I'm looking to use a 6mm ex cooker cable in a kitchen to feed 4 double socets, is there any reason why I can't?
  6. D

    New cooker radial circuit!

    Hi Looking at the picture above what would be my options for adding a new 32amp radial circuit for an electric cooker? Would it be possible to run the circuit a short distance from the CU to a RCD FCU and then on to the cooker control unit? Or is that half a foot of unprotected (RCD) cable...
  7. S

    3 phase sockets radial circuit

    I need to install 4x 3 phase sockets and as i havent got much room on the consumer unit, i was wondering if its possible to install all 4 sockets on a radial circuit with a 32amp MCB using 4mm cable running no more than 15 meters. The 4 machines that are going to be plugged in are 2x 6amp and 2x...
  8. D

    Radial circuit

    Hello be gentle I'm just starting out and have got 2 new build bungalows to wire. Have run sockets in radial circuit using 2.5 t/e. Have used 100 meters of cable do I need to split the circuits in to 2 as Tables show I can only use 31m maximum. Or should I just make it a ring, have been told...
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    Ib of radial circuit supplying workshop

    Customer is wanting a feed to his workshop at the bottom of his garden, he has specified for 6 twin sockets and two 4ft fluorescent lights. Going to run a SWA from his main CU in the house, then convert to pvc conduit inside the workshop feeding the sockers and feeding the two fluorescents...
  10. C

    Radial Circuit

    Hello, I'm glad I've found this forum :) I'm doing PIR for a customer and everything was going fine until I saw there was one 2.5mm cable leaving from consumer unit to feed 4 sockets. The cable leaves the consumer unit and the passes threw a double pole isolator switch, it was wired this...
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    radial circuit

    i have installed a 4mm radial circuit protected by 32a mcb feeding 5 twin skts, customer now wants 1 more skt but have run out of 4mm cable. If i run last leg in2.5 cable will i be complying with current regs ?
  12. M

    Loft Radial Circuit...

    Hi, i would like to add some extra sockets to my loft , on inspection of the existing cct installed in the loft it looks like its a radial that has been taken from the upstairs ring, spured from the back of a bedroom wall socket. I know this is not ideal but if i was to add a Fused RCD socket to...
  13. C

    Maximum number of conductors in MCB for radial circuit?

    I can't find anything in the regs. On a ring it's fine to run a spur from the MCB (so 3x2.5mm). On a radial technically it doesn't matter where connections are made to the circuit as long as the cable at any given position can withstand the load. So how many connections from the MCB would be...
  14. J

    Rewire radial circuit in kitchen

    hi all, Myself and an other electrician are currently doing a rewire of an empty 3 bed detached house. We have installed separate ring circuits for up and down stairs but are thinking about putting a radial circuit into the kitchen as it is only small and will only have 1 switched fused spur...
  15. C

    Radial circuit breaker

    Hi everyone Just a quick question.With the new regs,when installing a radial in 2.5mm cable the max CB to use must not exceed 20A.Will it be okay for me to install a 16A CB seeing that this is below the max permitted? Thanks! C
  16. K

    A very basic question on a cooker radial circuit

    I hope that I am not trespassing because I am not an electrician but I am trying to get an answer to what I know must be a very basic question. I wish to replace an existing built-under single oven which is plugged-in to a radial circuit using 2.5mm T&E on a 16A MCB. The wiring is 15yrs old on a...
  17. D

    Radial Circuit Protective Device

    Just been asked to jump on a job which needs completing before end of Jan. The guy I'm helping is 74 and very experienced. We are doing 8 double bedded flats. 5 Complete and 3 to go. 17th Edition split boards with 5 Circuits Kitchen Ring - 32A Lights - 6A Smoke - 6A Then we have 2 radials in...
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    New Radial Circuit

    I am looking at new wiring for a conservatory and cannot extend r spur from anywhere, so my only option is to add a new circuit from the consumer unit. The 2.5mm twin and earth will come around the outside of my house (in conduit approx 15m) and into the conservatory Below is the digram of...

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