I am at the moment taking out my kitchen and replacing and have noticed two electrical areas i need to check out to see if correct.
On one side of the kitchen i have a double wall socket above counter which i have discovered on taking the plaster off has a three way cable running to two double sockets which have a return wire between the double sockets.Is this ok.
On the other side of the kitchen there is electric running to a double socket. This then runs in a circle run through three other double sockets. One above the couter top runs to the other above the counter top then runs to a double socket under counter running to a forth double socket returning to the first double socket.Is this ok.
diyweekend,
little hard understand what you are trying to say!
Explain giving cable colours and how many are in each socket-outlet and how they travel to next socket and so on.
KB
Hi diyweekend,
You say ring?
A ring final circuit will run from the consumer unit/fuse box to each socket in turn on that circuit, once it has reach the final socket the cable will return to the CU/fuse box and the reds (line) will terminate together at the same breaker/fuse (normally 32/30amps), the blacks (neutral) will return also as will the green/yellow (cpc) to the neutral and earth busbar. They should not return to other sockets on this or any other circuit
A spur of one single or double socket may be taken off each one of the socket-outlet on the ring (no more unless Fused Connection unit used)
If they don't return to the cu/fuse box it may be a radail circuit which will from cu/fuse box go from socket to socket then stop at the last in line and not return to cu/fuse or back to other sockets. Some one may have bridged this circuit across two sock-outlets, this must be removed.
KB
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