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    Recent Content Tagged With ring main

  1. Accessless
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    Ring main consisting of only spurs

    Hi, this is my first time on this forum so I hope I'm in the correct section. I've come across a strange socket wiring set up in my own home. I...
    Thread by: Accessless, Jul 1, 2018, 28 replies, in forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
  2. Hellsbells
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    Help with ring main please

    I have rewired a room with a ring main, all the plugs have been put on, there are 7 plugs in the room, I have put my tester plug in all the...
    Thread by: Hellsbells, May 16, 2018, 37 replies, in forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
  3. Joep1234
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    Ring main MCB tripping, nothing plugged in.

    Hello everyone, Bit of a confusing one. I have a ring main on a 32A mcb. The MCB keeps tripping, sometimes the circuit will stay on for around...
    Thread by: Joep1234, Mar 12, 2018, 22 replies, in forum: Electrical Forum
  4. Artoo
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    Job in Tameside, Manchester / Cheshire: New ring main & CU

    Hi, having got some useful advice and assistance from people on this forum I thought I'd put up the job here too. I'm looking to get a new...
    Thread by: Artoo, Dec 24, 2017, 17 replies, in forum: Looking for Domestic Electricians?
  5. Artoo
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    Is EIC required for this job (New CU & ring main) Electrician says no?

    Hi, I've contacted an electrician to install a new consumer unit, as well as a new ring main into the loft. I asked if his quote included the...
    Thread by: Artoo, Dec 24, 2017, 32 replies, in forum: Electrical Forum
  6. Jerakeen
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    Domestic How can I tell if my garage is on the same ring main as my house?

    Hi, I'm Colin, a non-electrician here hoping for some knowledgeable advice. I've just moved into a house with a lovely double garage at the...
    Thread by: Jerakeen, Dec 9, 2017, 32 replies, in forum: DIY Electrical Forum
  7. Wilson12
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    Fused spur off ring main regulations

    hello I've seen the page at the back of the regs book but nothing explains can you - Have a spured socket off the ring using one cable and then...
    Thread by: Wilson12, Oct 12, 2017, 23 replies, in forum: Electrical Courses & Electrical NVQ's
  8. Simon Linton
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    Tripping RCD on new Ring Main

    I have installed a new ring main in a kitchen extension and tested for continuity and insulation resistance before connecting to Consumer Unit. As...
    Thread by: Simon Linton, Oct 6, 2017, 73 replies, in forum: New Member Introductions
  9. diyterry
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    Lighting circuit from ring main

    I expect it's a big no no but is it permissable to create a new lighting circuit ( just for one light ) from a spur off a ring main?
    Thread by: diyterry, Sep 26, 2017, 21 replies, in forum: Lighting Forum
  10. David_l
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    Domestic Identifying ring main cables without a socket

    Hi, to give you a quick break down of my situation. I have a converted bungalow that has several generations of wiring and I'm currently trying to...
    Thread by: David_l, Jul 27, 2017, 19 replies, in forum: DIY Electrical Forum
  11. Proper Job
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    Strange earth reading on ring main

    Hi guys. I have just tested a ring main. The readings end yo end on the 3 conductors were all fine. When I cross connected the live to neutral and...
    Thread by: Proper Job, Jun 29, 2017, 9 replies, in forum: Periodic Inspection Reporting & Certification
  12. Buners
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    1 ring main for whole house

    Upstairs & downstairs on the same breaker, RCD protected board. Views on this?
    Thread by: Buners, Jun 22, 2017, 16 replies, in forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
  13. Norfolk Enchance
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    Adding more sockets to ring main

    Hi Everyone, I'm thinking of adding 4 double sockets to a ring question is can i use a 30mA RCD of one of the existing sockets then add my other 4...
    Thread by: Norfolk Enchance, May 3, 2017, 18 replies, in forum: Electrical Forum
  14. Roger Perkin
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    2.5mm ring main and Celotex Insulation

    I am building a garden office and currently have 25mm Celotex in the walls. I am running the ring main around and then want to add some more...
    Thread by: Roger Perkin, May 1, 2017, 19 replies, in forum: Electrical Forum
  15. david42
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    ring main mcb & main rcd tripping

    Problem as above - is a disconnected earth wire in a socket sufficient to cause this? If so, I would like a brief explanation of the safety...
    Thread by: david42, Apr 27, 2017, 21 replies, in forum: New Member Introductions
  16. BrainD
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    no supply on part of ring main

    I have suddenly lost supply in all of the sockets in one of my bedrooms yet all of the other rooms on that ring main are OK. I've no idea what...
    Thread by: BrainD, Apr 15, 2017, 25 replies, in forum: Electrical Forum
  17. Adsmar99
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    Diversity Calculation In Offices And Workshop

    Hi i'm currently doing some course work and have no access to the On site guide. Does anyone happen to know the diversity for, lighting, ring...
    Thread by: Adsmar99, Mar 1, 2017, 3 replies, in forum: Commercial Electrical Talk
  18. Adsmar99
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    Diversity in Offices and workshop

    Hi i'm currently doing some course work and have no access to the On site guide. Does anyone happen to know the diversity for, lighting, ring...
    Thread by: Adsmar99, Mar 1, 2017, 3 replies, in forum: Commercial Electrical Talk
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