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It is likely to be on a radial and there is no limit. However bear in mind the limit will be 16A so no running welder & tumble drier & electric heaters all at the same time.I had a garage conversion done a few years ago and I have now noticed that the sockets on this circuit appear to be covered by a 16 Amp circuit breaker.
Is this a radial circuit and if so, is there a limit to how many sockets can be connected to it?
British standards (unlike some countries) for electrical installations do not place any explicit limits on how many sockets should be on a circuit.is there a limit to how many sockets can be connected to it?
I thought metal CU and fixings for cables only related to exit routes.So to add more sockets, in theroy they should be protected with a type A RCD, and your RCD is a type AC, personally I would not be worried, but if one was pedantic it would need changing, in fact could say need metal consumer unit and all RCBO's, but I am sure most would not really be worried about the older type AC RCD most are just thankful any RCD.
Maybe they do, but today can't it seem buy a plastic one even if you wanted. However seen on these pages where code C2 has been given for items I would regard as safe.I thought metal CU and fixings for cables only related to exit routes.
AIUI the thinking in the UK has been that using "number of sockets" to estimate load is counter-productive. That is people will use about the same amount of power in total regardless of whether they can plug everything directly into the wall or they have to use a bunch of extension leads. Since we mostly use 32A circuits in the UK we aren't used to thinking about what we plug in and where.Depending on where you‘re located, design guidelines seem to assume an average load of 200 or 300 W per general purpose domestic socket (doubles count as one socket). So with no more than 12 double sockets you‘re perfectly fine (assuming the highest number I‘ve encountered so far). So I‘d question the assumption of „no more than one room“. Obviously kitchens are a different beast.
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