Radial circuit

[EddieB]

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?

 

[nickblake]

Not realy but if you are using 2.5mm to extend the cbale then you would have to de rate the MCB to 20 amp unless you extended the wiring in 6mm or 4mm that is ,also if the cable size does change you should identify this at the board but caculate you loading that are required too , and dont forget this type of work is notifiable

 

[SirKit Breaker]

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?

Fine mate no problems, but as Nick says if cable size reduces you will need to fuse down. And you will struggle to get a 6 and a 4mm into the sockets tubes. I would terminate the 6mm into a nice tidy enclosure somewhere accessible and out of sight, then continue with the circuit in 4mm so you can fuse it with a 32a MCB.

Cheers.........Howard