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    UK Spur off a 4mm twin and earth, 32amp radial

    I have a dedicated radial from the consumer unit to my conservatory. This was installed using 4mm twin and earth as it gives the option to use multiple electric heaters on a 32amp breaker if needed. The circuit consists 4 double sockets plus one single socket on the end, in a weatherproofed...
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    Motor relay on Radial Arm Saw

    I have an old DeWalt 721 Radial Arm saw that recently stopped working. Initially I thought this was because one of the Start / Stop buttons disintegrated (came unscrewed) and spread its workings all over the floor. I subsequently changed both the switches like for like. (Rafi 1.10001)...
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    Radial wiring help

    Hi I’m currently wiring my upstairs sockets on a 2.5 T&E protected by a 20A mcb do you think I will get nuisance trip due to the small size mcb or would you recommend making it a ring and using a 32A mcb. I don’t like rings so tried to stay away just I had some spare 2.5 but probably should have...
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    Radial / ring fault

    Hi everyone, Hope everyone is keeping well. At a property Fault finding prior to consumer unit upgrade. Amazing that some bright spark thought it be a good idea to use the Cpc as a neutral And create a pen conducter. Anyway, Have a fault on a ring/radial circuit, Tested end to end on what I...
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    UK MCB Size for radial socket circuit.

    My shed is only 5 Meters from my house, i will run a SWA cable from existing consumer unit to a shed consumer unit which will have 3 circuits for Sockets,Light and a 7.5Kw shower unit all i need to know is will a 16 Amp MCB be sufficient for the socket Radial circuit for 4 Double sockets
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    Design 32a 4mm radial

    Good morning I wonder if I could have some confirmation in regards to a radial circuit. I have been showing apprentices different methods if wiring ring and radial circuits. I wish to continue this next week. I can not see any regulation not permitting the drawing enclosed, I would just like...
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    2.5mm lsf radial from 20a DP switch

    Hi Im Looking for some advice on compliance as its a bit of a gray area Kitchen currently has 13a FCU fed from ring main and 2.5mm lsf to single gang skt for washing machine. Want to change this to 20a DP switch and spur off the single gang socket for washing machine and fit second single...
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    Multiple FCU on radial?

    I have a 2.5mm supply in a loft and from this i have it going to a FCU which I then have my lighting mains for a switch coming from the load side of FCU , I then go from the FCU to 4 different sockets and then last in line I have to connect to another FCU for the bathroom heater downstairs , is...
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    Sockets on a radial circuit

    Hi all, After some advice here to settle my mind, is there any regulations to limit the number of sockets on a 20A 2.5mm radial? Reading regulation 433.1 i know it states 50m² floor area, but i can't seem to find anything about the number of sockets? Or is it just the total load that...
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    Ring or Radial?

    Hi, I've recently had a storage heater installed. This was installed in a location that didn't have an off-peak supply. After some investigation, the electrician moved some wires in the fuse box, to make one of the plugs an off-peak supply. However, this has now impacted: 1 x towel heater in...
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    32a mcb on a 2.5m radial

    Is the above OK, its feeding a fused spur downstream with a combi boiler attached to the spur. Cheers
  12. L

    Radial circuit

    This is ok isn’t it? The black circle is a 30amp junction box. Sorry I’m having a mind blank. 16amp breaker in the consumer unit, 2.5mm cable.
  13. R

    6mm Radial from modern CU

    Hi I have just moved into a 1960's terraced house that is extremely lacking in the socket outlet department... It appears that a more modern CU has been installed within the last 5 years and their is a 6mm T&E coming out the back which I have traced to be running into the loft - and the house...
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    Second radial line to 16a MCB

    Hello I am new on this website and first want to say hello to everyone. We moved to a house with old night storage heaters. We had to replace one in our bedroom this winter. The new electric radiator is 1,1kw with a plug. Night storage were hard wired 2,5mm cable with 16a mcb on night economy 7...
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    Best Method for Splicing into a Radial Power Circuit?

    Hi everyone, looking for a bit of advice on extending an existing radial circuit in my home (England, UK). I'm fairly experienced with basic electrical works, and regularly convert homes to 'smart homes', however the following has me stumped. The house was rewired 5-6 years ago, prior to my...
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    Adding sockets to an existing radial supply in a garage

    Hello all, I’m new to this forum! I work in commercial electrics (NVQ level 3, HND etc) but not domestic. I am confident to carry out basic domestic work but not familiar with the regs such as Part P etc. New build house, 17th edition amendment 3 consumer unit. I have a detached garage fed from...
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    10A MCB protecting a Radial in a Garage.

    This should have been a straight forward install, and maybe it should be and I'm just being an a***, so be interested to know what you would have done if presented with the same thing. Got called out to quote for an Outdoor Double Socket to go on the back of a garage. The house is reasonably...
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    Radial Circuit Cable Length

    Hello all, Just had an electrician wire in a radial circuit in my house to my loft as I use the space for my home theatre equipment & wanted a dedicated circuit for the equipment as its consists of quite a few power hungry amps & devices. He has wired the radial in 4.0mm2 twin & earth cable...
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    Radial socket circuit

    I want to re-use some cables that used to form a ring final socket circuit. Due to building work, a chunk was cut out of the (redundant) ring, leaving 2 radials in 2.5.mm cable. The 2 ends were obviously disconnected from the 32a mcb, but the cables were left on place. I now want to use those...
  20. V

    Create a radial from a ring

    I think I've sussed this, but I just wanted to check that I'm doing this correctly according to the latest regs. I have a customer that wants his garage come workshop on its own circuit as it has lots of high power tools such as lathes etc. Currently it is on a ring final that is shared to a...

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