Socket Ring Main Wiring

This video shows you how sockets are wired in the home.

Socket ring main wiring.

It is not particularly difficult to extend a ring main but you must remember that certain rules apply about the floor area and length of cable one ring main may serve and use. Its simplicity makes it a great arrangement for that use. The other type of circuit used to power your home is a radial circuit. The main purpose of a spur is adding an extra socket on to an existing ring main circuit.

Ring mains as they are called are a series of cables linked together starting and terminating at the same point in a distribution board. The ordinary wall sockets around the house are normally connected to a ring circuit also referred to as a ring main. The cable size is important it has to be either 2 5sq mm or 4 0sq mm twin core and earth these are rated in free air at 24amps or 32amps respectively. If you need extra sockets in a new room or turn an old room into an office it may not be possible to add extra sockets from your existing ring main.

The ring starts at the consumer unit also known as fuse box distribution board or breaker box visits each socket in turn and then returns to the consumer unit. Design and protection for ring main circuits. How to wire sockets in your home ring circuit. They are not so common in the uk but are used extensively abroad as the ring main or final ring circuit does have it s drawbacks.

As you can see it eliminates the need to wire a socket all the way back to the a consumer unit but the nearest ring main socket is used instead. The ring is fed from a fuse or circuit breaker in the consumer unit. How to wire a spur socket to ring circuit. Https youtu be dnpv781c6sw support this channel.

Ring circuits are commonly used in british wiring with socket outlets taking fused plugs to bs 1363 because the breaker rating is much higher than that of any. Add a spur socket to ring main. Ring circuits as used in the uk for socket outlets.