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Message started by UltraSpark on Sep 26th, 2006, 4:52pm

Title: Ring or Radial
Post by UltraSpark on Sep 26th, 2006, 4:52pm

Hi all,

We have just started work on wiring some new builds and all power cct have been specified as radials and not rings.  I think they use radials in europe its only us in the UK that like using rings.  

Is this going to be the new norm in the UK?  I'm sure I heard something about the ring being phased out or becoming the less prefered method.

Has anyone else heard anything simlar?

Title: Re: Ring or Radial
Post by RabbitRabbit on Sep 26th, 2006, 5:28pm

Yes - rumours. Nothing confirmed but supposingly its rumoured for the 17th Edition due Jan 2008.

I hope it's true. Nothing like fitting a massive consumer units with 24 MCB's in a 2 bed flat  ;D


Title: Re: Ring or Radial
Post by ChubbyPhaseWire on Sep 26th, 2006, 7:39pm


wrote on Sep 26th, 2006, 5:28pm:
Yes - rumours. Nothing confirmed but supposingly its rumoured for the 17th Edition due Jan 2008.


;)

Title: Re: Ring or Radial
Post by baz on Sep 29th, 2006, 11:45pm

:P

Title: Re: Ring or Radial
Post by supersparky on Sep 29th, 2006, 11:54pm

yup, i prefer radials, however they couldent considder phasing(no puns intended) out the ring circuit  at a worse time, they were brough in in copper shortages and they will be going out in one  ;D

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