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http://www.danlers.co.uk/pir/wapir.html These are pretty good too. They will cope with inductive as well as resistive loads so you can use 'em with Fluorescents as well as incandecents. They have a timer that runs from 10 sec to 40 mins and no neutral required. Downside is they're £50 each[/url]

Hi Guys, I'm a qualified sparkie operating up in Scotland and learning the self employed way of doing things. I want to quote for a new CU to a potential customer but not sure how to go on. I'm tempted to quote for a PIR first. Do the PIR and then qoute again for the actual replacement of...

Right. Now I understand. Cheers

Don't see that. It's a 32A ring main. A 16A socket sounds to me to be lighter on potential current drawn than a double 13A socket

but wont it do that irrespective of where it's connected ie socket terminations, jb a couple of inches away?

That can't be right. The point in a circuit where a connection is made can't be relevant can it? The current flowing through the 13A socket will be 0A only the 16A socket and the ring will be taking the load.

This is a job I need to do at th factory where I work. The ring is wired using 2.5mm SWA and has 3 socket outlets. One of the m/c's plugged into one socket is drawing 13.4A and this was picked up on a PAT as overloading the plugtop. My intention is to spur off the ring at the socket with a 16A...

...spur off a ring main with a blue 16A socket?