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Hi - I'd say it's the "accepted practice" is to spread outlets and spurs around a ring to reduce the chance of long term heat damage from multiple 20A point loads. In my view, this is put at risk by having multiple spurs on top of each other, and does go against the informative guidance of Appendix 15.Surely the way the op has done it is the same as if they’d spurred each double socket from 2 separate sockets already on the rfc? If he’d only used 1 cable from the jb to feed both double sockets, then it would be against the regs.
Hi - I'd say it's the "accepted practice" to spread outlets and spurs around a ring to reduce the chance of long term heat damage from multiple point loads. I think this is the point of App 15 dot point (i). In my view, this is put at risk by having multiple spurs on top of each other. But in this case it's unlikely to be an issue as the loads are small (phone chargers and table lamps) .Surely the way the op has done it is the same as if they’d spurred each double socket from 2 separate sockets already on the rfc? If he’d only used 1 cable from the jb to feed both double sockets, then it would be against the regs.
Can I point you in the direction of fig 15A Ring and final circuit arrangements Regulation 433.1.204,
"are not likely to be heavily loaded" is the key to this argument, who is to say at some stage someone doesn't plug in a couple of 2KW heaters?Common sense should prevail here. App 15 is informative, it does not definitely preclude connecting two spurs from the same point of the ring. Given that the sockets the OP installed are not likely to be heavily loaded it is not unreasonable to connect them in this manner, properly connected there will not be any potential dangers over connecting them to two separate points on the ring.
I tried, but the conduit was not big enough to get the 2nd cable in.Op,if you ever come back, if you installed the cable in oval in the wall there’s a chance you could run a new cable tween the two sockets with minimal disruption and then make good the ring agian with MF connectors and boxes, or as many have said don’t worry about it unless you plan on plugging ya welding equipment into your bedside sockets!
Indeed, all that is happening here is some members are determined to shoot a DIYer down in flames, come what may.
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