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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.

Hi guys, and lasses if there is any. I had a reply to one question couple of days ago, which was great. but went to start work and encountered a problem. I want to extend a ring around a 4m x 4m bedroom, which currently only has one double socket. I wish to put 3 more doubles in. Now...

hi, thank you. i think its 2.5mm

Hi guys. I have done some reading on here, and i would just like to check what i have read. I have one double socket in the bedroom, i wish to add 3 more. I have checked the cable behind the exisiting socket, and it is suitable to run a spur. But, A spur, not 3. So. Someone wrote here...