In article ws.net,
:::Jerry:::: wrote:
world. After all, the maximum fuse on a ring main is 13 amps, while
radials are usually 20 amps.

Err, no, maximum fuse on a ring circuit in the UK is 30A, if some
idiot bridges the BS1363 type plug fuse.

You seem obsessed with people bypassing plug fuses, but not messing with
the circuit protection? Just why and when would you bridge a 13 amp fuse?
If an appliance is blowing 13 amp fuses, then bridging that fuse is likely
to cause a fire.

Strikes me you're referring to some of the dodgy body shops you've worked
in where they've used 13 amp sockets for compressors and welders etc too
powerful for them. And ring main circuits were never intended for fixed
heavy loads such as these, but for general domestic use.

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