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blueschill
In my own home I needed to blank a socket that was on a ring and at the consumer unit It had a 32a breaker installed.
When I went to wickes, and also two electrical wholesalers they only sold 30amp electrical connectors (choc blocks) and the next rate up was 60 amp which were huge and would definatly not fit in my single socket housing.
I'm talking about the connectors that you get in a strip with screws in the top and they twist off to the amount required.
When I approached them I asked for 32amp choc blocks and they said they only did them in 30a and the next up were 60a , I explained that I had a 32a breaker and they still recommended the 30a connectors
So I ended up blanking my socket off and using these 30amp blocks to wire my ring circuit together.
Is this common? It seems to be in the shops, and if so why don't they do the blocks rated at 32amps?
oh and also if I am wrong what should I change it to, bearing in mind the 60amp blocks won't fit in my single socket housing.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Cheers.
When I went to wickes, and also two electrical wholesalers they only sold 30amp electrical connectors (choc blocks) and the next rate up was 60 amp which were huge and would definatly not fit in my single socket housing.
I'm talking about the connectors that you get in a strip with screws in the top and they twist off to the amount required.
When I approached them I asked for 32amp choc blocks and they said they only did them in 30a and the next up were 60a , I explained that I had a 32a breaker and they still recommended the 30a connectors
So I ended up blanking my socket off and using these 30amp blocks to wire my ring circuit together.
Is this common? It seems to be in the shops, and if so why don't they do the blocks rated at 32amps?
oh and also if I am wrong what should I change it to, bearing in mind the 60amp blocks won't fit in my single socket housing.
Any advise would be appreciated.
Cheers.