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<blockquote data-quote="PaulieN" data-source="post: 473345" data-attributes="member: 30819"><p>New here so hello everyone.</p><p></p><p>I have a stupid question for you all. Would like to know the answer from a safety point of view as well as current compliance point of view. I am a qualified electrician but left the profession way back in 1994 for a more lucrative profession, so rusty to say the least.</p><p></p><p>The garage of my new house has a 2.5mm T&amp;E radial circuit feeding half a dozen double sockets. Fine with this as it's just at 50m2, so OK there and the number of sockets is for convenience, load won't be over the 20A, so all good so far. Along side one of the sockets is a 16A commando. This is wired into the radial along with the 13A's.</p><p></p><p>I can't find a reason why this isn't OK, but likewise can find no guidance to say it is either. In an ideal world I'd have it on it's own 16A circuit, but the regs state 16A's are OK on multiple socket 20A protected circuits but don't seem to specify a limitation to the type of sockets. The job is beautifully done in plastic conduit to eaves height everywhere and then the neatest clipping you've ever seen along the rafters to a 2 gang CU with the 20A radial and a 6A lighting circuit. Changing the CU to something wider isn't desirable as it fits perfectly in a recess behind the doors.</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PaulieN, post: 473345, member: 30819"] New here so hello everyone. I have a stupid question for you all. Would like to know the answer from a safety point of view as well as current compliance point of view. I am a qualified electrician but left the profession way back in 1994 for a more lucrative profession, so rusty to say the least. The garage of my new house has a 2.5mm T&E radial circuit feeding half a dozen double sockets. Fine with this as it's just at 50m2, so OK there and the number of sockets is for convenience, load won't be over the 20A, so all good so far. Along side one of the sockets is a 16A commando. This is wired into the radial along with the 13A's. I can't find a reason why this isn't OK, but likewise can find no guidance to say it is either. In an ideal world I'd have it on it's own 16A circuit, but the regs state 16A's are OK on multiple socket 20A protected circuits but don't seem to specify a limitation to the type of sockets. The job is beautifully done in plastic conduit to eaves height everywhere and then the neatest clipping you've ever seen along the rafters to a 2 gang CU with the 20A radial and a 6A lighting circuit. Changing the CU to something wider isn't desirable as it fits perfectly in a recess behind the doors. Any thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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