Hi,

Can anyone explain why the electical sockets in my front room do not seem to be on a ring circuit.  I replaced two sockets, and each socket contained only singles.  The house was built in the 1970's. I was under the inpression that the sockets were never radials, apart from individual circuits.  

thanks for any help on this subject.

And yet rings actually use more copper in practice.

Rings make almost no sense for the purpose they were originally developed for; to supply portable, high load appliances. Properly designed rings may, however, be suited to fixed loads, such as encountered in a kitchen, where the load distribution can more safely be assured.

The radial circuit has always been available to discerning and intelligent designers... just a shame that so many electricians believe, as you did until now, Watte, that sockets must be on rings.