Additional Kitchen ring?

[richo106]

Hi

A client is having a new kitchen installed and they have requested 8 new sockets in various places, there are currently 8 sockets installed.

The consumer unit has couple of spare ways and located in the kitchen, also Im installing downlight from below so the ceiling will be no problem to make holes etc.. I could also install majority of the new ring without removing any old units or causing much disruption for the client

I was just after some opinions whether to install a new ring main for the new sockets or just extend the existing ring main circuit. Its a 5 bed detached house and it has two existing rings..sockets up and down & kitchen and utility

All advice greatly appreciated

 

[Midwest]

Surely there's only so many appliances you can have in a domestic kitchen, and the existing RFC (kitchen & utility) should just be extended.

 

[Pete E]

9 doubles and 7 singles/spurs (for appliances and in cupboards for lighting)

Are those in addition to the spur for the cooker?

 

[Pete E]

9 doubles and 7 singles/spurs (for appliances and in cupboards for lighting)

Are those in addition to the spur for the cooker?

 

[Octopus]

Then consider common sense .............. a customer can only use so many appliances / accessories at once

AND go back in time and lots of houses only had 1 socket circuit and that often included the immersion.

Extend what you have.

 

[WillWX]

Who’s going to be the first to call it....

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Horses for courses. The kitchen I'm doing at the moment has a ring for general use, along with separate 20a radials for oven, steam oven, boiling water outlet, built in coffee machine, and a 32a radial for dishwasher/vacuum drawer/waste disposal. I'd always try and keep appliances off a kitchen ring simply because it minimises disruption in the event of faults.

 

[Midwest]

Horses for courses. The kitchen I'm doing at the moment has a ring for general use, along with separate 20a radials for oven, steam oven, boiling water outlet, built in coffee machine, and a 32a radial for dishwasher/vacuum drawer/waste disposal. I'd always try and keep appliances off a kitchen ring simply because it minimises disruption in the event of faults.

But then that's a different thing, your case, OP case needs to provide more info.