Currently in the process of trying to get my head round how best to wire up my house and could do with a little advice.
Due to the house having been extended then extended some more and finally extended again the electrics are a bit of a mess!
Old Ringmain arrangement was.
1- Upstairs Ring with spurs feeding down to the sum total of 2 sockets in the lounge and dining room. Plus the current kitchen extension was cut into the ring to feed the kitchen too(gas oven and hob so not massive load just sockets). And also Central heating!
2- Old kitchen
3- other extension
Ultimately this is what i'm thinking.
1 - Just upstairs ring
2 - Old kitchen becomes utility room but ring also feeds lounge and office therefore becoming downstairs ring main
3- Other extension gets the usual openplan treatment to become kitchen/dining room.
4- Current kitchen becomes gym and gets its own Ring.
Firstly ignoring the fact I haven't actually done any form of calculation regarding loads on circuits yet, gut feeling wise can anyone see a problem with my plan?
My inexperienced gut is telling me there is a possible problem with the 2nd circuit being Utility and rest of the original downstairs. We are likely to only have a Combined washer dryer and Freezer and fridge in there so not huge amounts of white goods but combine that with the typical stuff you have plugged in downstairs would that be a bit much?
Due to the house having been extended then extended some more and finally extended again the electrics are a bit of a mess!
Old Ringmain arrangement was.
1- Upstairs Ring with spurs feeding down to the sum total of 2 sockets in the lounge and dining room. Plus the current kitchen extension was cut into the ring to feed the kitchen too(gas oven and hob so not massive load just sockets). And also Central heating!
2- Old kitchen
3- other extension
Ultimately this is what i'm thinking.
1 - Just upstairs ring
2 - Old kitchen becomes utility room but ring also feeds lounge and office therefore becoming downstairs ring main
3- Other extension gets the usual openplan treatment to become kitchen/dining room.
4- Current kitchen becomes gym and gets its own Ring.
Firstly ignoring the fact I haven't actually done any form of calculation regarding loads on circuits yet, gut feeling wise can anyone see a problem with my plan?
My inexperienced gut is telling me there is a possible problem with the 2nd circuit being Utility and rest of the original downstairs. We are likely to only have a Combined washer dryer and Freezer and fridge in there so not huge amounts of white goods but combine that with the typical stuff you have plugged in downstairs would that be a bit much?