Thanks Rebuke - Will move the RCD over to protect the lighting cricuits in that case.
Building Control has been notified of work on kitchen and bathroom circuits already as part of wider work (I have installed 3 RSJ's to facilitate kitchen knock through to a Victorian out-house) - they should be coming to inspect first fix electrics and sign-off on the structural work next week (once I resolve the RCD issue and finish first fix in bathroom - which I can't without a stable power supply).
On that note - and moving away from the RCD issue a bit - I have been getting advice from 2 different electricians on the reconnection/wiring of the kitchen ring.
The first said better to add FCU's as spurs from the socket outlets (1 max per socket) which I did - but the other is saying that it could put too high a load on the circuit and is a potential fire hazard...which doesn't make sense to me - but obviosuly I am no expert! I did query it with LABC and they said its fine to run 13a FCU's as spurs as long as there is only 1 spur per socket outlet and the appliance connected to the FCUs is rated below 13a.
So given my solution works and is acceptable to BCO I would like to stick with it - EXCEPT if it is a fire hazard or in any way more dangerous than having a continuous ring without spurs. (obviosuly this is all RCD protected by 63amp RCD at the CU side) and the electric oven will run from a dedicated circuit on 6mm t/e. - any views on why having FCU's as spurs is a bad idea?
thanks.
Building Control has been notified of work on kitchen and bathroom circuits already as part of wider work (I have installed 3 RSJ's to facilitate kitchen knock through to a Victorian out-house) - they should be coming to inspect first fix electrics and sign-off on the structural work next week (once I resolve the RCD issue and finish first fix in bathroom - which I can't without a stable power supply).
On that note - and moving away from the RCD issue a bit - I have been getting advice from 2 different electricians on the reconnection/wiring of the kitchen ring.
The first said better to add FCU's as spurs from the socket outlets (1 max per socket) which I did - but the other is saying that it could put too high a load on the circuit and is a potential fire hazard...which doesn't make sense to me - but obviosuly I am no expert! I did query it with LABC and they said its fine to run 13a FCU's as spurs as long as there is only 1 spur per socket outlet and the appliance connected to the FCUs is rated below 13a.
So given my solution works and is acceptable to BCO I would like to stick with it - EXCEPT if it is a fire hazard or in any way more dangerous than having a continuous ring without spurs. (obviosuly this is all RCD protected by 63amp RCD at the CU side) and the electric oven will run from a dedicated circuit on 6mm t/e. - any views on why having FCU's as spurs is a bad idea?
thanks.