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Hi all, working with a spark today, basically dodgy wiring in kitchen junction boxes everywhere, all ripped out, now all we’re doing is a new 6mm cooker feed and radial socket circuit, basically new 2.5mm radial circuit from CU to one side of kitchen where spark I’m with has decided to put a Wago box to feed half one side of the kitchen and half the other is this acceptable? So 2.5mm in and X2 2.5mm out on 20A breaker one side feeds X3 sockets and X3 other side, personally I’d put 4mm radial in on 32A but there’s no heavy load apart from toaster and kettle, just my question about the radial circuit.
Thanks
 
If it's a new circuit being put in would it be wise to give it a bit more current availability. Could it not be a 32A ring final?
 
If it's a new circuit being put in would it be wise to give it a bit more current availability. Could it not be a 32A ring final?
There’s literally X6 sockets, most on at same time is microwave and toaster, I personally would of done either 32A ring or 32A radial but my boss allowed for only a 20A radial
 
For a kitchen I would future proof and go with a 32A rfc.
Even if the big appliances are in a utility room, that’s still possibly a microwave, kettle, toaster... then they bring in a foreman grill, a coffee machine, a qooker hot water thingy at the sink, a dishwasher.... the list goes on.
 
As above. Or 4mm 32a radial. The 20amp in the kitchen will easily get stressed out.
 
Hi all, working with a spark today, basically dodgy wiring in kitchen junction boxes everywhere, all ripped out, now all we’re doing is a new 6mm cooker feed and radial socket circuit, basically new 2.5mm radial circuit from CU to one side of kitchen where spark I’m with has decided to put a Wago box to feed half one side of the kitchen and half the other is this acceptable? So 2.5mm in and X2 2.5mm out on 20A breaker one side feeds X3 sockets and X3 other side, personally I’d put 4mm radial in on 32A but there’s no heavy load apart from toaster and kettle, just my question about the radial circuit.
Thanks
IMO lazy 20amp radial for kitchen, there may be trouble ahead.:(
 
Terrible design. 20A load for kitchen is going to cause endless problems for the user and future users. Tell your boss hes a lazy git!
 
Without knowing further details of the kitchen how can people be so certain that 20A isn't suitable?
And what is the actual average and peak demand for a typical domestic kitchen socket circuit?
 
OP states kettle, toaster & microwave. Do the maths dave..
not saying you would do it but as its a general forum i think it should be clear 20A is not suitable for a new kitchen.
 

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