The Ring is dead, long live the Radial!⚡

[Scolmore]

The Ring is dead, long live the Radial!
When wiring socket outlets do you:
1. Use ring final circuits
2. Use radial circuits

 

[telectrix]

In the US, the ring circuit is a totally different concept to me, everything is wired radial.

As I investigated this, it seems it's used to insure proper voltage & amperage depending on where the home is located in proximity to a power station.
Am, I correct?

Stateside, using a ring circuit, the issue would be to make sure it's connected back to the correct leg @ CU (panel)! If not, that'd be a dead short.

the purpose of a ring is to share the load between both legs. e.g. cable rated at 27A (2.5mm in UK) with a ring circuit it almost doubles the current capacity. at the mid point a 30A load will share current 15A each leg. so cable is not overloaded. at other points on the ring, the sharing is proportional to the respective lengths of each leg. near 1 end, the short leg will carry more current than the longer leg, due to lower resistance.

 

[LastManOnline]

I have never seen any sockets wired in 1.5mm in France, but I do have very limited access to other peoples installations, say about half a dozen since I retired.

Have you sockets and switches in your bathroom?

 

[telectrix]

When cooking a breakfast do you:
1. Use bacon
2. Use sausages

both, also eggs, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, toat, and a pint of Old peculier.

 

[Andy78]

both, also eggs, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, toat, and a pint of Old peculier.

You forgot the black pud but I'll let you off ?

 

[telectrix]

You forgot the black pud but I'll let you off ?

but i don't like black pudding. diane abbott is labour. my political leanings are slightly to the right of maggie thatcher, (God bless).

 

[Mike Johnson]

Have you sockets and switches in your bathroom?

Yes, mine are RCBO protected.

 

[UNG]

You forgot the black pud but I'll let you off ?

In the interests of equality and diversity what about white pudding

 

[Pete999]

Not sure if you were addressing my point or not but the separate circuit requirements for a fixed load over 2KW can be found in Annex 55A, Final Circuit Arrangements (Normative), 4th Ed., page 306

Thanks

In the interests of equality and diversity what about white pudding

BPM Black Pudding Matters

 

[telectrix]

In the interests of equality and diversity what about white pudding

Dawn French or Vanessa Feltz.

 

[Pete999]

Thanks

BPM Black Pudding Matters

But they can't do Sums

 

[LastManOnline]

Yes, mine are RCBO protected.

Thanks for that info. (I don't dare start a thread here on sockets and switches in bathrooms?). Should I assume that other French homes are not RCBO protected?

 

[pc1966]

In the interests of equality and diversity what about white pudding

Or a red pudding?
Or a smoked sausage?
We have to cater to all tastes here!

 

[telectrix]

Or a red pudding?
Or a smoked sausage?
We have to cater to all tastes here!

all tasres maybe, but not the vegans. they originate from the planet Vega and are aliens beyond our comprehension.

 

[Mike Johnson]

Thanks for that info. (I don't dare start a thread here on sockets and switches in bathrooms?). Should I assume that other French homes are not RCBO protected?

I have never seen an RCBO in any other French home, but they do all have at least three RCD's most have four.

 

[telectrix]

I have never seen an RCBO in any other French home, but they do all have at least three RCD's most have four.

4 RCDs??? similar to the number of reverse gears on their 1940 tanks.