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Two Rings Across One Breaker
Hi all
Please can someone advise best practice for the following: 1970s extended property with subject extension to rear Extension adjoins both the house and garage with fuse box located in garage Currently the sockets in the extension are a radial spur from the breaker covering the upstairs main house ring main Similarly the extension lighting is a radial spur from the upstairs lighting feed My questions: In an ideal world I suppose I would have a separate breaker covering the extension supplies, or have them form part of the existing downstairs ring/lighting. Is it a big no-no to power more than one circuit from a single breaker? There are currently 3 single sockets in the extension, so I presume that the power to this room should be converted into a ring whether it returns to a shared fuse or not? There are currently no spare fuse ways in the CU so it would be an expensive upgrade for one room to provide individual protection for these two supplies. Any comments on IEE Regs compliance welcome TIA Phil |
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