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<blockquote data-quote="momist" data-source="post: 182578" data-attributes="member: 13162"><p>Thanks for the thoughts Tom</p><p></p><p>&gt;If you split the ring to create 2 radials, these would need to be fused at 20amps, having your kitchen</p><p></p><p>&gt;appliances on a 20amp circuit breaker is not good design and it will trip when many appliances are</p><p></p><p>&gt;used</p><p></p><p>Thanks, what I really meant was to split the ring at a convenient point and bring both ends back to the CU to make into two rings. There happens to be a JB under the stair above the usual cupboard, from where I can easily get down the wall into the floor and back to the meter cupboard. If I split the ring there, it would be dead easy, and the same piece of floor needs raising to get the new earth bonding to the water main anyway. The difficulty then is that the conservatory, and one socket in a room with 3, would end up on the kitchen ring.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 8px"><span style="color: #C0C0C0">---------- Post Auto-Merged at 19:27 ---------- Previous post was made at 19:19 ----------</span></span></p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p></p><p>My Fluke says continuity and insulation resistance are good. I could borrow a megger to do a more aggressive test, maybe I should.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 8px"><span style="color: #C0C0C0">---------- Post Auto-Merged at 19:30 ---------- Previous post was made at 19:27 ----------</span></span></p><p></p><p>If either the back box or the cable could move, I'd see the point of a grommet. Otherwise, I can see why I rarely see any, if you see what I mean.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="momist, post: 182578, member: 13162"] Thanks for the thoughts Tom >If you split the ring to create 2 radials, these would need to be fused at 20amps, having your kitchen >appliances on a 20amp circuit breaker is not good design and it will trip when many appliances are >used Thanks, what I really meant was to split the ring at a convenient point and bring both ends back to the CU to make into two rings. There happens to be a JB under the stair above the usual cupboard, from where I can easily get down the wall into the floor and back to the meter cupboard. If I split the ring there, it would be dead easy, and the same piece of floor needs raising to get the new earth bonding to the water main anyway. The difficulty then is that the conservatory, and one socket in a room with 3, would end up on the kitchen ring. [SIZE=8px][COLOR=#C0C0C0]---------- Post Auto-Merged at 19:27 ---------- Previous post was made at 19:19 ----------[/COLOR][/SIZE] Thanks My Fluke says continuity and insulation resistance are good. I could borrow a megger to do a more aggressive test, maybe I should. [SIZE=8px][COLOR=#C0C0C0]---------- Post Auto-Merged at 19:30 ---------- Previous post was made at 19:27 ----------[/COLOR][/SIZE] If either the back box or the cable could move, I'd see the point of a grommet. Otherwise, I can see why I rarely see any, if you see what I mean. [/QUOTE]
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