"Peter Parry" wrote in message
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This is why any domestic radial system is intrinsically far less safe
than a ring. Firstly it involves more connections, and connections
are the primary fixed wiring risk,

I think you will find that it requires less connections on a radial than on
the equivilent ring.
There is one less length of cable so less connections.

secondly adding sockets to a
radial installation is costly and time consuming,

This is also untrue, you only need to run a single T&E for the extra socket
not two like on a ring.

continental
practice is to have far fewer sockets than are installed in UK
houses. As a result the use of extension cords and multiadapters is
far more common and these pose a far greater threat than fixed wiring
of any type ever will.

I will take your word for that.
However Part P will soon up the number of trailing extensions to the
continetal level as they are exempt.
I expect we will see somone electrocuted by a 4 way in the sink soon,
especially if someone has bonded the taps/sink to earth.


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Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/