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On Tuesday, 26 May 2015 11:27:21 UTC+1, Des wrote:
"John Rumm" wrote in message
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On 26/05/2015 10:43, Des wrote:

how come when I cut through my wiring going to my 13a sockets all the
sockets are still live?


Sockets are usually wired on a ring circuit. See the illustration he

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...ers#Overvie w

Cut one side of the ring, and there is still an alternative path via the
other.


But why do they do that?


http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Ring_circuit


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