2.5mm Ring wired off a 4mm Radial

[Chris]

Hi,
I have been testing a domestic property today and when i started to look into the kitchen sockets there is a 4mm radial from the DB going to one socket on one side, the 4mm radial is cut into and JB'd and 2x2.5mm cables run out forming a ring for the other 4 sockets...

Does this obey regs? I know you can run 2.5mm spurs off 4mm but havent seen or heard of this before?

 

[Pete999]

Hi,
I have been testing a domestic property today and when i started to look into the kitchen sockets there is a 4mm radial from the DB going to one socket on one side, the 4mm radial is cut into and JB'd and 2x2.5mm cables run out forming a ring for the other 4 sockets...

Does this obey regs? I know you can run 2.5mm spurs off 4mm but havent seen or heard of this before?

A lollipop circuit then, don't like em but don't think they are against the Regs, or so I have heard on this Forum from time to time.

 

[Baddegg]

Lollipop circuit Chris...

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Reminds me of a song, can’t remember the words though.

 

[Pete999]

Reminds me of a song, can’t remember the words though.

 

[cliffed]

Just confuses things,why would you do that.

 

[Pete999]

Maybe it was this song then, no pleasing some people

 

[Silly Sausage]

Just confuses things,why would you do that.

Possibly an RFC remote from the DB?
Instead of running 2 x 2.5 mm^2 in parallel, run a single 4mm^2.

 

[Pete999]

Possibly an RFC remote from the DB?
Instead of running 2 x 2.5 mm^2 in parallel, run a single 4mm^2.

Thought he was talking about the song.

 

[cliffed]

Possibly an RFC remote from the DB?
Instead of running 2 x 2.5 mm^2 in parallel, run a single 4mm^2.

Yea that’s ok,but 2.5 cables of that,I don’t think so.

 

[Chris]

A lollipop circuit hahah,
learn something new every day!
thanks for the replies

 

[Pete999]

A lollipop circuit hahah,
learn something new every day!
thanks for the replies

Well that's what this type of circuit are called, apparently.

 

[Grant webber]

I've always known it as being called a hybrid ring/radial circuit

 

[Pete999]

I've always known it as being called a hybrid ring/radial circuit

Call it what you like Grant, may not be non compliant, but something I wouldn't contemplate doing.

 

[Grant webber]

Personally I would call it lazy. Never installed one and probably wouldn't. But come across a few of them.