First off I know that most of what I am discussing here falls under Part P regulations and as such needs to be done or approved by a qualified electrician. I'm just trying to improve my understanding to make sure I can speak with an electrician and know what is and isn't possible.
In the UK most houses will use ring mains apart from the radial connection to the cooker and maybe an electric shower. It is also my understanding that you can spur from the ring using a fused connection, but this must only have one connection. You can spur as many times as you have sockets on the ring but each spur is limited to one device, i.e. you can't spur from a spur.
So I'm guessing that if I wanted to add a radial circuit this would mean a new circuit from the main consumer unit?
The reason for asking the above is I'm considering the use of an Idratek QRH-001 (DIN mounted and looks similar to the QRI-002
although I might need 2 per room to control all sockets.
MT
Paul
In the UK most houses will use ring mains apart from the radial connection to the cooker and maybe an electric shower. It is also my understanding that you can spur from the ring using a fused connection, but this must only have one connection. You can spur as many times as you have sockets on the ring but each spur is limited to one device, i.e. you can't spur from a spur.
So I'm guessing that if I wanted to add a radial circuit this would mean a new circuit from the main consumer unit?
The reason for asking the above is I'm considering the use of an Idratek QRH-001 (DIN mounted and looks similar to the QRI-002
although I might need 2 per room to control all sockets.
MT
Paul
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