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I have a socket at the top of my stairs which only has one cable into it.
How do I find out if this is a spur off a ring main or if its the last socket on a radial main? The house is about 30 years old and a straight forward 3 bed semi on an estate. Is there anyway of finding out without having to lift the boards? |
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Switch off the ring main at the Consumer Unit and see if the socket
still works. Cheers Richard |
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![]() wrote in message oups.com... Switch off the ring main at the Consumer Unit and see if the socket still works. Cheers Richard How will that help? If its a spur off the ring (which is off) it will be off If its the last on the ring it will be off |
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Good point, sorry misunderstood question! more sleep less
DIY............ |
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In article ,
"Rob Convery" writes: wrote in message oups.com... Switch off the ring main at the Consumer Unit and see if the socket still works. How will that help? If its a spur off the ring (which is off) it will be off If its the last on the ring it will be off If it was last on the ring circuit, it would have two cables into it, which it apparently doesn't. -- Andrew Gabriel |
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![]() "Andrew Gabriel" andrew@a17 wrote in message .. . In article , "Rob Convery" writes: wrote in message oups.com... Switch off the ring main at the Consumer Unit and see if the socket still works. How will that help? If its a spur off the ring (which is off) it will be off If its the last on the ring it will be off If it was last on the ring circuit, it would have two cables into it, which it apparently doesn't. -- Andrew Gabriel Sorry my typo I mean last on a radial ring |
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Sorry my typo I mean last on a radial ring
Radial ring - sounds like a contradiction in terms even to a newbie like me! Phil |
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