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Electrical Work for D.I.Yers.

Zoomup

So friends this week we are looking at home electrics. So just what is going on here friends?

  • in reply to Zoomup

    Blush

  • Actually it could be stranded 2.5 equiv,

    I thought all the imperial sizes had tinned conductors....

       - Andy,

  • in reply to AJJewsbury

    AJJ you are probably correct

  • I once met an Electric Board Electrician who insisted that the Lollipop circuit was against the regs and safety. His beef that you only had 2 x 2.5 conductors connected to a 6.0 conductor so it was not allowed because it only equalled 5.0 mm. I askem him about 2 x 1.5 earths on a ring connected to 1 x 1.5 on a spur and he answered that if doing a spur he always added a single 1.5 earthwire along with the T&E. He didn`t seem to mind 1 x 2.5 conductors on the spur being joined to 2 x 2.5 on the ring though. 

    Strange how some folk get their ideas methinks

  • This is only single phase connector with 2 out going circuit 

  • in reply to K M Thilakarathne

    Hi  Konara,

    The original poster showed us the picture and asked what it was.

    So it could indeed have been two outgoing circuits but it could also be one outgoing circuit.

    However he has now told us that it is a "lollipop" circuit which is one radial circuit to a junction box feeding one ring final circuit. A Ring Final Circuit is a mostly British idea that only exists in a very few other parts of the world. Some think it`s a good idea and some think it`s a bad idea. It has advantages and it has disadvantages too.

  • in reply to K M Thilakarathne

    Hello Konara, here is a video clip of a ring final circuit discussion ..........

    UK Ring Circuits (previously Ring Mains) for Socket Outlets - Bing video

    Z.

  • in reply to ebee

    I'd go for 7/044 with the cores just bent back to fill a possible 60A connectors. I think tinning of imperial cables stopped during 70's not long before the funny metric stuff  turned up

  • in reply to ebee

    Some electic board electricians were made up mates due to labour shortages. I did the whole 5 year stint

  • in reply to Normcall aka Norm

    I also knew a another contractor of many years standing after being ex- XXXXX (old Electric Board) of 25yrs in his adverts who was ever soooo sloooow and more than a bit undereducated (for need of a polite term) and near retirement I was informed he sued the former Electric Board cos they`d never taught him how to do SWA . he might have been one of those. His talk and his tidyness was quite impressive but his false knowledge was legend around here

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