Socket Ring Main Amps

My supervisors response to this was that they wont use that much current.

Socket ring main amps.

Right most trip switches. 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. 32a trip ring main wall sockets. My main concern the terminals of the 16 amp socket outlets are only designed to carry 16 amps.

32a trip cooker. Each cable is what is classed as 2 5 sqmm and. Its simplicity makes it a great arrangement for that use. 90a total these are connected to an 80a rcd.

A spur extension can be connected to the ring circuit provided that it supplies only 13 amp socket outlet although that can be a double socket outlet or one fixed appliance. The main purpose of a spur is adding an extra socket on to an existing ring main circuit. On a 32a ring there is the potential for well over double that current to flow through them for some period of time they could well overheat and cause a fire. Ring main and spurs 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 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. 6a trip up stairs lights. 100a total these are connected to an 80a rcd. Design and protection for ring main circuits.

32a trip ring main wall sockets. Hi there i have just bought a hot tub that plugs in to a 16 amp 3 pin socket. 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. It runs of a 32 amp breaker on the ring main.

6a trip smoke alarms up down stairs 16a trip central heating. Use a multi meter to test for a radial or ring main final ring circuit available from our online store here even though the sockets are connected to two cables or 2 5mm and supplied by a 32 amp fuse or mcb it cannot be guaranteed that it is a ring main or final circuit. The ring is fed from a fuse or circuit breaker in the consumer unit. Over the whole ring the total number of spurs must not exceed the number of socket outlets directly on the main ring.

The supply does not have a socket just a blank face plate. 40a trip electric shower. I have an outdoor supply that was fitted on my house professionally fitted on a new build property.