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Another home wiring puzzle
Fortunately not mine!
A friend just told me "I have just replaced a single electric socket in our lounge with a switched double. In order to stop the supply, I had to switch off two trip switches at the same time." That didn't sound right, or safe. DIYWiki notes: at (http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Ring_circuit): "The ring circuit cable starts at the consumer unit (fusebox]), visits each socket in turn, and then returns to the consumer unit. The 2 cable ends at the CU are connected together in all modern rings, and supplied by one fuse or MCB." That confirms there should be one MCB, but I note the use of "...in all modern rings...". Does that mean there might have been two fuses or MCBs in early rings? I think his house was built around 1980. -- Jeff |
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