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prentice boy, my intention was to make a ring circuit around the bedroom. As i was coming off a ring, i was told all i would be doing was extending the ring. but in this enquiry i was asking about using 4.. or 2.5mm coming off what i thought was 4mm, but was told it was an imperial cable as...

HI, I have read a couple of articles about this that are already posted. But not really answered my questions. Please may i ask. I know the wall I have to paint isnt pebble dash, its more like small flint stones stuck all over it, (not Barney or Freds) And, I know for a fact that they...

well guys, its been enilighting. And I appreciate everyones time and input. Turns out she had a friend round today that was an electrician, so i explained what i was going to do and he said it was fine. It turns out that its a ring. The insitu cable was imperial. And 2.5mm was correct to...

I will have to take my laptop with me tomorrow so that i can follow all your brilliant much appreciated advice. might even have to call one or two of you. simon

Thanks, I have read already that the power needs to be off. But, once i find the correct terminals, what am i testing for and what readings should i get. And once i have tested, where does that leave me with creating my ring around the room? Sorry if im asking too much, and boring all your...

Thanks 1john, i will get one. But, what am i checking for? And what part am i checking?

I didnt measure the insitu cable, i was just pi##ed off that i'd bought 2.5mm and then saw the cable was bigger. I will check in the morning when i return to the house. But it is white cable not grey like i have purchased, I am just checking prices of the multimeter so i can check continuity...

I'm sorry, that last message may have sounded a bit arsey. Wasnt my intention. So, if i cant perform the test, is checking the CU for a single or 2 red wires to that circuit good enough? simon

Can i please ask how a continuity test will help? I am not looking for a break in a circuit, i need to know if i can split this double socket into 2 singles and create a ring? There are 2 pairs of wires there, so i was told i could run a spur, but i need more than just one more socket. simon

OMG Thanks guys so far. So, what you're all telling me is that I CANT just use this socket to create a ring around the room for my 3 extra sockets? When you sau "test" the circuit, with what? simon

ok, I can check in the morning about the CU What are the differences whether there is one or two wires?

ok. So if its a ring or a radial, how does that affect what i want to do? simon.

I looked under the floor boards, and.. one of the cables goes off to another bedroom, the other off in another direction, most likely to another room.

There are currently 6 wires in there, 2 red, 2 black and 2 earth havent looked in the consumer unit.

thank you, thats what i thought someone would say. Can i ask, what problems can occur with using the smaller csa cable? Also, the existing cable is Black and Red, so could it be imperial sizes? simon.