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UltraSpark

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Ring or Radial
Sep 26^th, 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?

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RabbitRabbit GDPR opt-out	Re: Ring or Radial Reply #1 - Sep 26^th, 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
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ChubbyPhaseWire GDPR opt-out	Re: Ring or Radial Reply #2 - Sep 26^th, 2006, 7:39pm Quote: Yes - rumours. Nothing confirmed but supposingly its rumoured for the 17th Edition due Jan 2008.
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baz Trade Member Offline If it ain't broke, keep fixing it until it is! Posts: 258 Total Thanks: 0 For This Post: 0 Henley-on-Thames United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Ring or Radial Reply #3 - Sep 29^th, 2006, 11:45pm
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supersparky Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 6097 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Ring or Radial Reply #4 - Sep 29^th, 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
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