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socket from the ring main
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another question: I have located a cable under my floorboards which I *think* is the ring main, the cable is definately the right size anyway. I want to cut this and insert a junction box and then run a socket from it. I want to be sure that what I'm cutting is the actual ring main before I break into it, any ideas how I can easily do this apart from tracing the cable to see where it goes? TIA Cheers Richard |
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"Lurch" wrote
| You will also want to check that it is actually part of the ring, and | not a spur from the ring before connecting anything to it. To do this | you'll have to cut it and test it. | A cheaper way is to turn of all power at the CU, cut the cable and | make it off into a JB, repower the installation and test as above but | with a multimeter at the junction box. If it's on the ring, add the | new cable to it, if it's not, put the lid on and find the ring. I think a slightly clearer way of putting that is "cut the cable and make it off into a separate junction box for each end (or a 4-terminal with the two lives separated, N and E), turn back on. If both ends are live it's on the ring, if one end is live and one dead that is the supply and load side of a spur" Owain |
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"Richard" wrote in message om... Hello all another question: I have located a cable under my floorboards which I *think* is the ring main, the cable is definately the right size anyway. I want to cut this and insert a junction box and then run a socket from it. I want to be sure that what I'm cutting is the actual ring main before I break into it, any ideas how I can easily do this apart from tracing the cable to see where it goes? Once you have satisfied yourself that you have found the right cable, do not cut it. Connection boxes for ring mains have just three connections, remove the outside covering from the cable just enough to be able to seperate each wire, being careful not to cut the insulation on each cable, at least not yet. Lay the cable across the junction box so you can see where the connections will be, carefully strip a small section of the insulation on each wire just where it will be pushed into the connectors. Strip the ends of your extension and put each wire into the connector with right coloured wire already in, tighten the screws, put the lid back on, job done, -- alan reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net TIA Cheers Richard |
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