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Ring spurred at origin?

Were there any thoughts on whether the cabling was 2.5 or 4.0 based on pictures? Or too difficult to tell?
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- Post #71
- Mar 16, 2018
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Regarding whether the ring is 2.5 or 4.0, the best I can do is show pictures of the cables existing the consumer unit. The two thinner cables are lighting for the garage,
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- Post #67
- Mar 15, 2018
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Will check.
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- Post #41
- Mar 14, 2018
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Ring spurred at origin?

Is this because it's on a B32 MCB?
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- Post #35
- Mar 14, 2018
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Ring spurred at origin?

Thanks all. Tempted to leave it as is for the time being and not add any additional sockets. There's a bathroom renovation on the cards soon where there is an electric shower running from a dedicated circuit. Once that has been decommissioned I'll ask he electrician to create a dedicated...
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- Post #27
- Mar 14, 2018
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Thanks. Based on what's been said, is the following an acceptable way forward? >Replace the existing twin socket with a fused spur unit, fused at 13 amps. >Add additional sockets from the fused spur unit fed by 2.5.
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- Post #17
- Mar 14, 2018
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Ring spurred at origin?

Yes, protected by RCD. Sockets will be used for drill charging, Henry vacuum cleaner etc.
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- Post #13
- Mar 14, 2018
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Ring spurred at origin?

The 4.0 is clipped along a roof joist in the garage, exposed to the air, no insulation etc. The consumer unit is actually in the garage, but there is no space for additional circuits. We've only been in the house a few months so trying to understand what work has been done previously.
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- Post #7
- Mar 14, 2018
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Ring spurred at origin?

Hi all, DIYer here. My garage has a double socket fed by 4mm2 twin and earth connected to the same circuit breaker has the ring main for the sockets upstairs in the house. The MCB is a B32. Is the feed in the garage considered a spur from the ring main or is it a separate radial circuit...
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- Mar 14, 2018
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