On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 02:03:14 -0800 (PST) someone who may be Andy
Dingley wrote this:-

* You should do. The round blue socket you need should (to the regs)
be fused as a radial, not placed on a ring.

Fixed loads of up to 16A, protected by a suitable fuse or circuit
breaker, can be connected to ring mains. A socket is simply a means
of providing a connection point which does not need someone with
electrical skills to connect/disconnect the equipment.

I'm not saying this is the best way to connect something. In most
circumstances wiring back to the consumer unit is far better, but on
occasions it might be acceptable to connect to the ring.



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David Hansen, Edinburgh
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