Ring or Radial

[liam b]

Hi

Im starting a rewire tomorrow, its a 2 bed terrace, with only 3 sockets downstairs in the living room and 4 upstairs, 2 in each bedroom, maybe one on the landing.

anyway i was going to use rings as thats the norm for me but 3 sockets downstairs on a ring just seems silly, ill be putting the kitchen on a ring as it will have all appliances in there. plus upstairs 4/5 sockets again seems a waste of time/cable

is it bad practice to use radials where normally a spark would expect a ring?

whats your thoughts?

cheers

 

[Amp David]

As a potential customer. If it was my house I would sooner you offered me the option and any price difference. I would then choose to have separate rings.

Try this with most of my customers and they would look at you and say something like, you're the electrician just do what you thinks best.

 

[Amp David]

Never tried with 4mm radials, think there's something in the back of my mind saying you'll have a right job terminating the cables, but there you go.

I tend to do 99% of jobs as ring for kitchen and utility if seperate, then 20 amp radials for lounge and bedrooms. If only a 2 up 2 down then 1 radial is sufficient for both beds IMO. If larger I may run 2 radial for upstairs.

 

[Hawk81]

I have done many 4mm radials and never had a problem terminating.

 

[Phil]

i have not had a problem terminating the 4mm although a mate of mine did have with 6mm on the spec they had from a council in the kitchens. imagine 3x 6mm in the fcu above the kitchen work surface. he was spitting after that one some wierd council specs out there

 

[Hawk81]

i have not had a problem terminating the 4mm although a mate of mine did have with 6mm on the spec they had from a council in the kitchens. imagine 3x 6mm in the fcu above the kitchen work surface. he was spitting after that one some wierd council specs out there

wouldn't fancy trying that with 3 6mm's. lol

 

[Amp David]

I have done many 4mm radials and never had a problem terminating.

i have not had a problem terminating the 4mm although a mate of mine did have with 6mm on the spec they had from a council in the kitchens. imagine 3x 6mm in the fcu above the kitchen work surface. he was spitting after that one some wierd council specs out there

Fair comments, may have to start trying out the 4mm radials in the future then.

 

[malcolmsanford]

Another bonus to the radial is the testing just R1 + R2 none of this pesky continuity of ring final circuit testing