Extending ring final - any potential gotchas? Discussion ThreadExtending ring final - any potential gotchas? Electrical Advice
Hello again, been a while.
I'm wanting to extend a ring final and I'm at the 1st fix stage as part of some building work to open up our ground floor. Following demolition, a 2 gang socket is redundant in place, so my plan is to extend the ring and add 2 further 2 gang sockets. To join into the ring I'm planning to use a pair of Hager 32a maintenance free boxes which will be fixed to a plate across a joist.
Other than calculations for the loading due to the increase in sockets on the ring, is there anything else I need to think about? One of the sockets will accommodate a washer dryer, but the others will be used for light loads only (at least by us).
However, as overloading can be a concern when adding sockets, I'd also be interested to know how professionals usually document the work, for the benefit of future occupiers. Both location of the cables and also which circuit they pertain to. We are taking detailed photographs, but it would be nice to have something that makes sense for anyone who happens to read it, for safety's sake and also for future maintenance.
Floor area is less than 100m2.
I do not believe any of the work I'm undertaking is notifable and we're not doing anything with the distribution board. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Many thanks, as always.
Extending ring final - any potential gotchas? for the original thread on Electricians Forums
Hello again, been a while.
I'm wanting to extend a ring final and I'm at the 1st fix stage as part of some building work to open up our ground floor. Following demolition, a 2 gang socket is redundant in place, so my plan is to extend the ring and add 2 further 2 gang sockets. To join into the ring I'm planning to use a pair of Hager 32a maintenance free boxes which will be fixed to a plate across a joist.
Other than calculations for the loading due to the increase in sockets on the ring, is there anything else I need to think about? One of the sockets will accommodate a washer dryer, but the others will be used for light loads only (at least by us).
However, as overloading can be a concern when adding sockets, I'd also be interested to know how professionals usually document the work, for the benefit of future occupiers. Both location of the cables and also which circuit they pertain to. We are taking detailed photographs, but it would be nice to have something that makes sense for anyone who happens to read it, for safety's sake and also for future maintenance.
Floor area is less than 100m2.
I do not believe any of the work I'm undertaking is notifable and we're not doing anything with the distribution board. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Many thanks, as always.
Extending ring final - any potential gotchas? for the original thread on Electricians Forums
