Hi,
I've recently moved into a new property and have a couple of questions for you guys.
At present their are 2 x 32a breakers in my CU. plus others for other circuits.
One is serving the kitchen plus a few other sockets on 2.5mm cable, this is a ring.
The other is feeding 2 radial circuits, both of which are on 2.5mm cable as well. This should be from what I've read either 2.5mm cable on a 20a breaker split across 2 breakers, or 4mm cable into a 32a breaker. My CU is full so that means a sparky to carry out that work.
But I've read on another post that turning a radial into a ring is not notifiable, so could I do this and as I then would not have to change the breaker in the CU.
I understand the arguments against the ring circuit, and if this was 2.5mm cable run into a single 20a breaker I'd leave it. But it is not a big job to make the 2 legs into a ring. When the rewire was done (pre Part P) it looks as though the reason for not doing so would have been simply been the mess it would have made. But when I get to this point walls can be chased so no issue.
At present I have no concerns over the loads of the 2 radials as I have identified them for what they are. One leg is feeding 3 Double sockets (Of which 2 of the 6 sockets get used - Max 2 amps)
The other feeds 2 double sockets (Max load 8 amps being brutal) ( with a FSU) So no danger of the wire melting before the fuse trips.
The alternative I suppose is to get a twin breaker (found this while searching elsewhere) Split the 2 legs of the radial and extend sockets from there. I could utilise Y splits at this point as well.
And one more question, I see installing additional sockets in a garden shed is notifiable but what about integral garages
The full rewire was all pre part P
I've recently moved into a new property and have a couple of questions for you guys.
At present their are 2 x 32a breakers in my CU. plus others for other circuits.
One is serving the kitchen plus a few other sockets on 2.5mm cable, this is a ring.
The other is feeding 2 radial circuits, both of which are on 2.5mm cable as well. This should be from what I've read either 2.5mm cable on a 20a breaker split across 2 breakers, or 4mm cable into a 32a breaker. My CU is full so that means a sparky to carry out that work.
But I've read on another post that turning a radial into a ring is not notifiable, so could I do this and as I then would not have to change the breaker in the CU.
I understand the arguments against the ring circuit, and if this was 2.5mm cable run into a single 20a breaker I'd leave it. But it is not a big job to make the 2 legs into a ring. When the rewire was done (pre Part P) it looks as though the reason for not doing so would have been simply been the mess it would have made. But when I get to this point walls can be chased so no issue.
At present I have no concerns over the loads of the 2 radials as I have identified them for what they are. One leg is feeding 3 Double sockets (Of which 2 of the 6 sockets get used - Max 2 amps)
The other feeds 2 double sockets (Max load 8 amps being brutal) ( with a FSU) So no danger of the wire melting before the fuse trips.
The alternative I suppose is to get a twin breaker (found this while searching elsewhere) Split the 2 legs of the radial and extend sockets from there. I could utilise Y splits at this point as well.
And one more question, I see installing additional sockets in a garden shed is notifiable but what about integral garages
The full rewire was all pre part P