I was at a job on Friday in a big 4 storey house. One of the jobs I was there to do was to add sockets to a bedroom which actually didn't have any at all. The top floor sockets were on there own breaker, a 32A RCBO actually. There were two 4mm^2 T&Es at the RCBO so I initially thought it was a ring. When I found the other ends of these cables in the top floor loft area, they were both terminated in a junction box and a 2.5mm^2 ring was run from there. So, a lollipop circuit with conductors in parallel forming the initial feed (the 'stick' of the lollipop). I actually didn't have time to start the sockets so I will be there tomorrow to do it.
I am interested to know who would leave the circuit as it is and just add the sockets to the ring part of the circuit, and who would convert the circuit into a full ring (easily done with an extra JB next to the existing one). The last option would obviously result in a ring with 4mm^2 legs of equal length and the 'loop' section in 2.5mm^2. Thanks!
I am interested to know who would leave the circuit as it is and just add the sockets to the ring part of the circuit, and who would convert the circuit into a full ring (easily done with an extra JB next to the existing one). The last option would obviously result in a ring with 4mm^2 legs of equal length and the 'loop' section in 2.5mm^2. Thanks!
