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House survey and electrics
On 25/09/2019 23:09, wrote:
On Wednesday, 25 September 2019 22:30:59 UTC+1, charles wrote:
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tabbypurr wrote:
On Wednesday, 25 September 2019 20:50:22 UTC+1, charles wrote:
when we moved in, there were 4 x 15A sockets - one in each bedroom and
1 in the kitchen (a 1946 install)
2 pole fused presumably. Such setups were sometimes joined up to make 2
ring circuits, each run on 4x 15A fuses.
I suspect there were fuses on the neutal, too.
ie 2 pole fused
Certainly no ring.
Part of the thinking behind the design of he ring circuits we use now was that 2 old 15A radials could be joined by a new bit of cable, now operating as a 30A ring, and unlimited 13A sockets be added. The resulting ring of course then ran off no less than 4 fuses! But it worked.
Oh and
theer were a couple of 5A sockets off the lighting fuses for downstairs.
those are still permitted & increasingly popular. Now they're used for lighting.
Yes, I fitted four in the conservatory - one three gang switch operates
the ceiling lights, wall lights and 5A sockets. Of the four sockets,
only one is normally used (for a table lamp), but as Christmas
approaches, another is used for Christmas tree lights and the other two
for a lit wreath and a string of lights. One switch for all four sockets
is very useful, allowing switching off from the doorway, before closing
tha patio door for the night.
SteveW
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