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  1. gazdkw82

    Fault finding/RFC to radial

    Helped a friend out today, downstairs sockets randomly tripped during the night and now won't stay on. I narrowed it down to an earth fault on a leg between 2 sockets in the back room. The cable dissapears under the floorboards and the room is laminated. I explained the situation and my friend...
  2. S

    lighting radial with multiple spurs/branches

    Hi guys, Might be a silly question but I cant seem to find a definitive answer anywhere but Is there an issue with branching from a radial lighting circuit? Reason I couldn't just wire them in series is because I am restricted on circuit length. I personally cant see why this would be a...
  3. Y

    Can I use a 32 amp rcbo on a radial circuit.

    Hello Is it OK to use a 32 amp rcbo on a radial Circuit. Cable size is 6mm2, cable length is about 15 m. There are 4 double plugs on the circuit. Loads are kettle 2.2 kw, washing machine max 2 kw, electric cooker 1 kw. Cheers
  4. sjhall

    4mm t&e radial circuit

    Hi Lads Do any of you guys run radial socket circuits ( with multiple points ) in 4mm ? Do you find 2 x 4mm in the back of a socket a squeeze? Only asking as I've just been passed 2 x 100m drums of 4mm off the lad doing the solar on a job I'm on for doing him a favour.... so 4mm radial...
  5. P

    Radial or Ring Final Issues

    Hi all I have just moved in and am in the process of adding some sockets. Am I right in saying that I can add to the circuit regardless of which type of circuit it is as the MCB is a 20a, obviously as long as I'm using 2.5mm t+e not speaker wire etc. I get the issues with RFC where 32a fuse...
  6. M

    RCD on radial for fused spurs?

    Hi all, Half way through an installation as a subby on someone else’s electrical contract. It’s for a church, in which they’ve asked me to run 2 radial circuits. Circuits 1 and 2 split a total of 10 fused spurs, 5 on each radial, each with a 3a fuse and on a 20a mcb. Cables are run under...
  7. B

    6mm 32A radial to supply 2 3.65kw 16a ovens

    Hi, Doing wiring for a kitchen co. Done plenty of these recently, but we've been doing all wiring from scratch and have just run 16a radials direct from board. In this instance it's a ballache to run back to board, and I've got a perfectly decent 6mm cable from board to oven location. I'm...
  8. P

    Radial lighting not used in new build home

    Hi, My son had a water leak last night in his upstairs bathroom which resulted in the water pouring through a couple of the downstairs ceiling roses. In order to rectify the situation we turned off the power to the downstairs lighting circuit and removed the covers and pendants in order to...
  9. J

    Radial Socket Installation of 8 Double Sockets

    Hi The sockets are already in place for the upstairs bedrooms and hallway but just need to be connected to the Consumer Unit, which MCB would I need to use? Also should it be 2.5mm Twin and Earth? Thanks for any help on this :-)
  10. M

    Similar places in two circuits causing trip

    I have two line wires coming out of the top of the 'Sockets' B32 MCB. One of those line wires connects to 3 sockets in the bedroom and the other wire connects to 5 sockets in the living room. Each socket takes two line wires, one to power the socket and the other to pass the current onto the...
  11. GBDamo

    odd one seen today, three FCUs each for a 3KW immersion on one 6mm radial

    As title, Megaflo hot water cylinder has three 3KW immersion elements. Each fed from an FCU in 2.5mm 3093Y flex. On the surface all looked good. Initial testing showed no earth continuity on two of the elements. Closer inspection showed all FCU covers were loose. Further inspection showed...
  12. M

    Ring circuit or radial . Is this positive

    I was talking to 1 of the QSs today and was told that in amendment 1 of the 18th he thinks it will say about going back to doing radials rather than ring circuits. I'm not sure how true this is but the guy is friendly with NICEIC people and seeminly this was discussed at a recent road show (...
  13. B

    2.5kw split aircon unit on 20amp Radial

    I currently have 4 double sockets on a 20amp Radial, I am looking to get a small air con unit (2.5kw I think) to cool a 5m by 3m space. Bearing in mind the only things plugged into the sockets are 2 PC and 2 Monitors at most, do you think a 20amp feed is enough? It is a right pain to try and run...
  14. curly

    1.5mm for grid system radial

    Hi guys later on in the week I'm doing a kitchen up with my tradesman. We are installing a grid system with 16amp radial's for the appliances, they are all on a 13amp plugs, and the cables will be clipped direct (in the kitchen they will be sunk into the wall and plastered over.) There is no...
  15. S

    2 FCUs from a radial in garage

    Hi, I'm planning my wiring for my garage and can't find the answer easily for this question my garage is connected to my house, there is a 2.5mm cable reel fed from the CU. I will be supplying 7 double sockets and 2 led light fittings from this cable I will put a 3amp FCU to supply the lights...
  16. S

    adding fused FCU to radial circuit in kitchen

    Hi, I am fitting a new kitchen and would like to know if it's ok to connect switched 13amp FCU onto a radial circuit. The kitchen has a radial circuit with 4 x double sockets fitted - 2.5 twin and earth cable. I would like to add 4 x 13amp switched FCU's - one from each double socket so as I can...
  17. R

    16amp radial circuit additional sockets

    Hi all I am looking to add 2 additional 2G sockets to an existing 16amp radial circuit that has 2 1G sockets on it. It’s a 3 story house and the consumer unit is in the Cellar. There are two rooms on the top floor and two radial circuits are feed from the one 16amp MCB with no RCB fitted. I...
  18. E

    Radial circuit for appliances

    Refurbishing a kitchen and was looking to put the appliances on a radial circuit as they are all very close together for spurring off the ring main. Had originally planned 2.5mm t&e and 16 or 20 amp fuse for Fridge freezer, dishwasher and hob with fuse spurs in the cupboard. Client now wants to...
  19. S

    Radial socket on landing and rear bedroom appears to be powered from lighting and radial

    Hello all, first time posting here, was hoping for some theories/advice regarding a confusing situation. Essentially we were looking to add one or two sockets to a upstairs bedroom (40's build rewired in 80's I think with black/red colour system). It currently has two sockets and there is also...
  20. Moaz

    10 Bedroom house rewire. Ring or radial?

    Guys, I'm wiring a ten bedroom house which has 4 floors. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as fat as I know, new regs says to keep each room on a radial. So shall I keep each room on a radial or have a few rings on each floor after calculating the maximum demand??

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