ring main

trickyb · Feb 25, 2012

OK all heres the scenario fitting new cu in a house its on old 3036 type no rcds in sight . anyway testing reveles no ring curcuit one 2.5 supplys all sockets the other 2.5 in the same fuse holder supplys one socket upstairs in corner bedroom ? took socket off has 2 live & 2 neutral black/red wires ? propity has been extended at back and side . not been in this trade long but is it common practice to put a ring upstairs and spur downstairs ? because all groundfloor sockets look like spurs. :smile5:

timo1 · Feb 26, 2012

rich.250 said:
Do people have to use the term ring main.....
You could try and put a socket on a ring main. Be a good watch.
Maybe I'm grumpy this morn.
Sorry guys

Ha Ha, I bet you cant help yourself saying "Bulbs are for daffodils" either lol:daisy:

steve447 · Feb 27, 2012

Had similar in the place im in now...was 1 ring main for the entire house, on further inspection the ring was downstairs but one socket in the dining room had a spur ran from that up the wall into a JB under the floor boards of the middle bedroom then this JB had 3 additional 2.5s coming out of it to feed a single socket in each of the 3 bedrooms !.
The downstairs has a utility room that had a double socket also spurred off the ring, which in turn had a SWA terminated into it to feed the Garage!.

Engineer54 · Feb 27, 2012

rich.250 said:
Do people have to use the term ring main.....
You could try and put a socket on a ring main. Be a good watch.
Maybe I'm grumpy this morn.
Sorry guys

Unfortunately for you, that was the term that used throughout the industry for Ring circuits from the 50's -60's, it's like a ''sticky'' lol!! must admit i was brought up calling them the same, and still from time to time call a RFC a ring main!! lol!! At least We know what we mean, even if others don't!!.... lol!!!