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Rajesh Kerai

Recently i have wired a small dwelling house.

I have used 2.5 mm Wire for a radial circuit of 2 double and 2 single sockets. (probably the cable length of 35 m)

I am a bit conscious to know whether it will work for longer time. or i will need to make it a ring circuit.

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?
 
as long as it's correctly protected and your Zs and VD values are within limits, no problem.
 
What sized protective device is connected to this circuit? How was the cabling installed? what will be connected into the outlets?

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as long as it's correctly protected and your Zs and VD values are within limits, no problem.
Got to be quick to get in first when your on Tel.
 
If these are the only outlets for the dwelling I would personally run a cable back to the consumer unit from the last socket and put 32a mcb/rcbo in. Once youve plugged kettle in and poss single oven or convector heater for example etc youve a good chance of overloading as it stands.
 
see. that's one problem with creamflow. you don't buy it, you rent it. pi$$ goes in and pi$$ comes out.
 
Socket circuits dont have to be a ring final, radials are another way of doing it. It wont just stop working.


I suggest you answer the question's above...
 
To the OP, its odd for an electrician to be unsure of the safety of a radial circuit. What size MCB is protecting it ?
 
This Is why I prefer to do 4mm radials compared to rings, you can still have it on a 32a calcs permitting of course, they are easier from a testing point of view and also easier to add extra sockets for the future.
 
I noticed yesterday that hobgoblin is 5.2% in bottles and 4.5% on tap in the pub.....odd.
Funny you say that! I went on a tour of the wychwood brewery for my birthday last week and the reason is that their own pubs were saying that they weren't selling it very well at 5.2% on draught so they done a blind trial at the 4.5% and sold a lot more of it because people weren't getting smashed so quickly and thats how it has stayed!
 

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