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Extending a 13A ring main under a floor - suitable connectors?
Last time I did this I used a grey Wago box with the push connectors
inside. I do have one in stock (but need to double check that the connectors are suitable for 13A ring main). The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? Looking for options on line I also find things such as https://www.screwfix.com/p/3-way-lev...2-series-pack- of-50/76776 which are shown inside a wall box. For future reference, is the grey Wago box and 773 style connectors the best way to extend a 13A ring, or is there a better option? Thanks Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Thursday, 6 June 2019 12:37:50 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google) wrote:
Last time I did this I used a grey Wago box with the push connectors inside. I do have one in stock (but need to double check that the connectors are suitable for 13A ring main). The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? Looking for options on line I also find things such as https://www.screwfix.com/p/3-way-lev...2-series-pack- of-50/76776 which are shown inside a wall box. For future reference, is the grey Wago box and 773 style connectors the best way to extend a 13A ring, or is there a better option? Thanks Dave R If you've already got it, it's probably the best option NT |
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The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. |
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On Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:48:52 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:
David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. Thanks - that was something which was nagging at the back of my mind. We have RCBOs but the same principle should apply. Cheers Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Thursday, 6 June 2019 13:22:24 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google) wrote:
On Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:48:52 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. Thanks - that was something which was nagging at the back of my mind. We have RCBOs but the same principle should apply. Cheers Dave R 2.5 T&E is not rated to 32A, nor does it need to be on a 32A MCBed ring. NT |
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On Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:29:16 -0700, tabbypurr wrote:
On Thursday, 6 June 2019 13:22:24 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google) wrote: On Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:48:52 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. Thanks - that was something which was nagging at the back of my mind. We have RCBOs but the same principle should apply. Cheers Dave R 2.5 T&E is not rated to 32A, nor does it need to be on a 32A MCBed ring. NT Well, the RCBO is rated at 32A. However on a ring main the load should go both ways. Unless one part of the ring fails. Ummm.... Cheers Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:03:55 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:
wrote: 2.5 T&E is not rated to 32A, nor does it need to be on a 32A MCBed ring. But it is rated at up to 27A, so using a connector rated at only 24A makes it the weak link, after all we don't know how far round the ring this junction box is ... Box of 222-412 ordered from Amazon. Thanks Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Thursday, 6 June 2019 14:03:59 UTC+1, Andy Burns wrote:
tabbypurr wrote: 2.5 T&E is not rated to 32A, nor does it need to be on a 32A MCBed ring. But it is rated at up to 27A, so using a connector rated at only 24A makes it the weak link, after all we don't know how far round the ring this junction box is ... 2.5 T&E is rated at 13.5 to 27A depending on install method. NT |
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On 06/06/2019 12:48, Andy Burns wrote:
David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. Any given cable in a 32A ring is only sized on the assumption it will carry 20A or less at any given point in the ring. Ditto a spur (double 13A sockets in general don't like more than 20A combined load, seem to recall possibly MK publishing a study on that). -- Email does not work |
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On 06/06/2019 14:03, Andy Burns wrote:
wrote: 2.5 T&E is not rated to 32A, nor does it need to be on a 32A MCBed ring. But it is rated at up to 27A, so using a connector rated at only 24A makes it the weak link, after all we don't know how far round the ring this junction box is ... Only if clipped in free air. In conduit, under insulation etc it is rather less; But should be =20A for the installation method and conditions. 433.1.103 in the green book give the 20A figure. -- Email does not work |
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On 06/06/2019 12:48, Andy Burns wrote:
David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. The "as installed" required rating for a cable on a 32A ring is only 21A, so in general 24A should be ok, unless you are aware of specific reasons why it should not be (say the joint was at one end of an asymmetric ring) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 06/06/2019 14:03, Andy Burns wrote:
wrote: 2.5 T&E is not rated to 32A, nor does it need to be on a 32A MCBed ring. But it is rated at up to 27A, so using a connector rated at only 24A makes it the weak link, after all we don't know how far round the ring this junction box is ... The up to 27A figure assumes the cables are "clipped direct" or embedded in masonry/plaster. In reality the actual capacity may be lower. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 06/06/2019 18:46, John Rumm wrote:
On 06/06/2019 12:48, Andy Burns wrote: David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. The "as installed" required rating for a cable on a 32A ring is only 21A, so in general 24A should be ok, unless you are aware of specific reasons why it should not be (say the joint was at one end of an asymmetric ring) What is an asymmetric ring? Only the installer will know where the cables go so any ring could have an asymmetric load put on it by a householder. It just depends on what he plugs in. |
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On 06/06/2019 20:47, dennis@home wrote:
On 06/06/2019 18:46, John Rumm wrote: On 06/06/2019 12:48, Andy Burns wrote: David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. The "as installed" required rating for a cable on a 32A ring is only 21A, so in general 24A should be ok, unless you are aware of specific reasons why it should not be (say the joint was at one end of an asymmetric ring) What is an asymmetric ring? One with most of the sockets distributed near one end of it... Say where someone has installed a long run of sockets starting close to the CU, and then just returned the last leg from the far end, rather than distributing the load on the way out and the way back IYSWIM. Only the installer will know where the cables go so any ring could have an asymmetric load put on it by a householder. It just depends on what he plugs in. Well we are talking about someone modifying the wiring, not just normal use. So hopefully the installer will have some clue. If they were unsure, then upping the terminal capacity to the higher load version would be a sensible mitigation. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 07/06/2019 13:01, John Rumm wrote:
On 06/06/2019 20:47, dennis@home wrote: On 06/06/2019 18:46, John Rumm wrote: On 06/06/2019 12:48, Andy Burns wrote: David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. The "as installed" required rating for a cable on a 32A ring is only 21A, so in general 24A should be ok, unless you are aware of specific reasons why it should not be (say the joint was at one end of an asymmetric ring) What is an asymmetric ring? One with most of the sockets distributed near one end of it... Say where someone has installed a long run of sockets starting close to the CU, and then just returned the last leg from the far end, rather than distributing the load on the way out and the way back IYSWIM. Only the installer will know where the cables go so any ring could have an asymmetric load put on it by a householder. It just depends on what he plugs in. Well we are talking about someone modifying the wiring, not just normal use. So hopefully the installer will have some clue. If they were unsure, then upping the terminal capacity to the higher load version would be a sensible mitigation. It doesn't really work though. You have to assume they will not plug high power loads into sockets that may be at one end but there is nothing to tell them that they are at one end. Its easy to abuse a ring and not even know. My ring is fused at 20A so can't be abused. It doesn't have to be a ring then so if it goes faulty it won't matter. Rings do go faulty and its just about impossible for 99.99% of users to know it has. You really have to disconnect it at the CU and meter it to find a fault although you may be able to find it with a clamp meter if you have enough free cable at the sockets. Neither option is going to be any use to most people. Maybe its time the standards for CUs to included test points that disconnect to ring and allowed you to test it without exposing any mains. They do this on telephone lines in exchanges, not that you need to with the automatic test network we supplied. .. |
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On Fri, 07 Jun 2019 13:01:19 +0100, John Rumm wrote:
On 06/06/2019 20:47, dennis@home wrote: On 06/06/2019 18:46, John Rumm wrote: On 06/06/2019 12:48, Andy Burns wrote: David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. The "as installed" required rating for a cable on a 32A ring is only 21A, so in general 24A should be ok, unless you are aware of specific reasons why it should not be (say the joint was at one end of an asymmetric ring) What is an asymmetric ring? One with most of the sockets distributed near one end of it... Say where someone has installed a long run of sockets starting close to the CU, and then just returned the last leg from the far end, rather than distributing the load on the way out and the way back IYSWIM. Only the installer will know where the cables go so any ring could have an asymmetric load put on it by a householder. It just depends on what he plugs in. Well we are talking about someone modifying the wiring, not just normal use. So hopefully the installer will have some clue. If they were unsure, then upping the terminal capacity to the higher load version would be a sensible mitigation. Upping the terminal load is the way I am going - I assume from "should be OK" to "are you sure you need that much?". :-) Cheers Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 07/06/2019 15:32, dennis@home wrote:
On 07/06/2019 13:01, John Rumm wrote: On 06/06/2019 20:47, dennis@home wrote: On 06/06/2019 18:46, John Rumm wrote: On 06/06/2019 12:48, Andy Burns wrote: David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. The "as installed" required rating for a cable on a 32A ring is only 21A, so in general 24A should be ok, unless you are aware of specific reasons why it should not be (say the joint was at one end of an asymmetric ring) What is an asymmetric ring? One with most of the sockets distributed near one end of it... Say where someone has installed a long run of sockets starting close to the CU, and then just returned the last leg from the far end, rather than distributing the load on the way out and the way back IYSWIM. Only the installer will know where the cables go so any ring could have an asymmetric load put on it by a householder. It just depends on what he plugs in. Well we are talking about someone modifying the wiring, not just normal use. So hopefully the installer will have some clue. If they were unsure, then upping the terminal capacity to the higher load version would be a sensible mitigation. It doesn't really work though. You have to assume they will not plug high power loads into sockets that may be at one end but there is nothing to tell them that they are at one end. I think we have done this discussion before. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Friday, 7 June 2019 15:32:38 UTC+1, dennis@home wrote:
On 07/06/2019 13:01, John Rumm wrote: On 06/06/2019 20:47, dennis@home wrote: On 06/06/2019 18:46, John Rumm wrote: On 06/06/2019 12:48, Andy Burns wrote: David wrote: The box has 3 * 2 wire 773 connectors which are yellow plastic. 773 should be good for up to 2.5 mm and 24A so presumably are suitable? Can someone please confirm? As the 773-102 is only rated to 24A, but the ring will likely have a 32A MCB, really you should use a 222-412 wago connector instead. The "as installed" required rating for a cable on a 32A ring is only 21A, so in general 24A should be ok, unless you are aware of specific reasons why it should not be (say the joint was at one end of an asymmetric ring) What is an asymmetric ring? One with most of the sockets distributed near one end of it... Say where someone has installed a long run of sockets starting close to the CU, and then just returned the last leg from the far end, rather than distributing the load on the way out and the way back IYSWIM. Only the installer will know where the cables go so any ring could have an asymmetric load put on it by a householder. It just depends on what he plugs in. Well we are talking about someone modifying the wiring, not just normal use. So hopefully the installer will have some clue. If they were unsure, then upping the terminal capacity to the higher load version would be a sensible mitigation. It doesn't really work though. You have to assume they will not plug high power loads into sockets that may be at one end but there is nothing to tell them that they are at one end. Its easy to abuse a ring and not even know. My ring is fused at 20A so can't be abused. It doesn't have to be a ring then so if it goes faulty it won't matter. Rings do go faulty and its just about impossible for 99.99% of users to know it has. You really have to disconnect it at the CU and meter it to find a fault although you may be able to find it with a clamp meter if you have enough free cable at the sockets. Neither option is going to be any use to most people. Maybe its time the standards for CUs to included test points that disconnect to ring and allowed you to test it without exposing any mains. They do this on telephone lines in exchanges, not that you need to with the automatic test network we supplied. . Ring circuits were a clever & good idea. Too bad so many people just don't understand them. NT |
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On Saturday, 8 June 2019 12:41:03 UTC+1, dennis@home wrote:
On 08/06/2019 09:20, tabbypurr wrote: Ring circuits were a clever & good idea. Too bad so many people just don't understand them. Oh they are easy to understand, but their main reason for existing is no longer valid. ie you don't understand them We don't need to save copper any more so we may as well do the job correctly and never have breakers rated above the load a cable can take. ie you don't understand them All the arguments about them being more reliable and still working if a fault develops are the problems not solutions. ie you don't understand them Anyway we have had this discussion before. Well we won't have it again. NT |
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On Thursday, 6 June 2019 15:42:41 UTC+1, David WE Roberts (Google) wrote:
On Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:03:55 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: wrote: 2.5 T&E is not rated to 32A, nor does it need to be on a 32A MCBed ring. But it is rated at up to 27A, so using a connector rated at only 24A makes it the weak link, after all we don't know how far round the ring this junction box is ... Box of 222-412 ordered from Amazon. Note that 222-412 connectors are derated from 32A down to 20A when used in a maintenance-free enclosure (see http://enews.wago.com/art_resource.p..._download=1 ). Their 773-173 connectors are derated from 41A to 32A. |
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