Recent content by phido2010

Thanks widdler. Your idea of staggering sounds good. I suppose I wanted some confirmation that passing the unused section of the ring through the back box was acceptable/standard practise before I went ahead. Although I have worked as an electrical engineer for 30years I confess I have little...

Thanks JohnD, Wrt breaking into the ring, I do intend using a ratchet crimp and blue+red heat shrinkable butt crimps, then will heatshrink the lot. Unfortunately the part of the ceiling void where I would need to chase down the return leg is obscured by a hot water tank so I have to find a...

Thanks for your reply JohnD. Its a concrete floor - the ring cable originates from under the floor joists upstairs and is chased down to an existing socket. I suppose my question should have been more generalised wrt to routing cable through/below mounting boxes - which I have seen used and...

I am currently extending the ring main in my kitchen (having already notified LABC of the work) and have a couple of questions if anyone can advise me? I plan to install a continuous horizontal row of sockets and appliance isolator grid switches above the kitchen worktop. There are no gaps...