socket circuit

[paddyscouse]

hi can some one advise me what to use for a radial socket circuit, i was thinking about 4 mil with a 32a mcb for kitchen

would then 2.5 with a 20a mcb for other room and the same for upstairs x3 beds

 

[Guest55]

Rings Vs Radials ...........? Rings
Pro's and con's........... There the british way! - none of this euro crap! - Come on ENgland!

Discuss.......

I was expecting more scientific / technical theories lol , oh well its a start
I'm in the radial supporters camp but i'll give the ring fanboys a head-start ;-D

 

[sedgy34]

People that shout the loudest aren't always correct!

its the quiet ones you have to keep an eye on :6:

 

[somersetsparks]

I was expecting more scientific / technical theories lol , oh well its a start
I'm in the radial supporters camp but i'll give the ring fanboys a head-start ;-D

Haha, im in full england mood now! Don't expect anything to technical!

 

[Guitarist]

Rings have never been the same since we went over to this rubbish single-core cable.
Would love to see T&E tri-rated. Imagine double bootlace ferrules on an RFC. No more battling to get the cable into a shallow backbox someone has fitted.

 

[Guest55]

Haha, im in full england mood now! Don't expect anything to technical!

I can smell alcohol in that post

 

[Guest55]

If rings are so great , why does no other country but the UK use them ?
Answers on a postcard please lol.

 

[Guitarist]

If rings are so great , why does no other country but the UK use them ?
Answers on a postcard please lol.

Because we are "Great" Britain mate. We know everything

 

[Jimmy Boy]

I like radials, in the right situation ! but knowing that the one major potential drawback of radials is where accessories, sockets or FCU's etc are connected in line is loss of earthing further up line if a cpc snaps off down line, yea I know it's tested but some numpty doing a socket change might not test it, I have always thought it was a shame they never made a T& E x2 so two cpc's and two L's a bit like high integrity earthing would work on a ring arrangement, dual earth sockets, cpc's split at sockets and fcu's, I don't quite know how they could keep the copper apart in the sheathing tho..

ATB J

 

[sedgy34]

i agree to a certain extent but i like to change the mix now and again and keep the lads on there toes as we do new houses,
i would be boring to do rings all the time in kitchens

 

[Engineer54]

If rings are so great , why does no other country but the UK use them ?
Answers on a postcard please lol.

Used in many countries throughout the world!!! Is that short enough for you?? lol!!

 

[Guest55]

Used in many countries throughout the world!!! Is that short enough for you?? lol!!

Really ? which countries ?

edit ; i mean with regards to domestic wiring.

 

[sedgy34]

not in spain or france all radials

unless you ring fans are out there

 

[Engineer54]

Most countries being, or past commonwealth countries, others accepting BS7671 as a recognised standard*. The later category covers a multitude of countries, which includes China, as many of our final circuits are Rings, as well as on my last project in China.

India, Pakistan, Cyprus, Hong kong, Singapore*, Malta, Gibraltar, Suadia Arabia*, UAE*, Bahrain*, etc etc!!

 

[somersetsparks]

Most countries being, or past commonwealth countries, others accepting BS7671 as a recognised standard*. The later category covers a multitude of countries, which includes China, as many of our final circuits are Rings, as well as on my last project in China.

India, Pakistan, Cyprus, Hong kong, Singapore*, Malta, Gibraltar, Suadia Arabia*, UAE*, Bahrain*, etc etc!!

Very interesting, Ive always been led to believe it was just us with rings in the world,
However its more like just us with rings in Europe then

 

[Guest55]

Nice info there.
Yes , noticed singapore has identical wiring system to the UK when i visited last year , even the same square 3 pin sockets / plugs.