Merry Christmas everyone.
Earlier in the year we had some plastering and I took it as an opportunity to extend the ring circuit to our bootroom. That was 2 sockets plus a lighting on a 16amp mcb.
It was my intention to get an electrician in to change the mcb and while I'm happy wiring sockets, I have yet to venture into a consumer unit (which is where things shall stay!).
Over the last few days, we switched the gas aga on for cooking and noticed the mcb tripping for the pantry / bootroom. We had no trouble over the summer and the only variable is the aga. But it's not electrical, although the cu is directly above. I wondered if there was something to do with the heat from the aga although think might be coincidence. When I checked the cu I remembered the 16amp mcb.
So I expect this needs upgrading. We have 12 sockets on this plus a single light. I used 2.5mm cable to extend the ring and it doesn't extend to anything near 50m.
We have a TV, a large american style fridge freezer and assorted lamps and a laptop on this circuit. I suspect the content opening and closing of the fridge, plus the added Xmas lights might now be overloading the breaker.
Q1: Is a 20amp mcb enough for this ring? I've read conflicting info.
Q2: Would it be prudent for rcd to be fitted?
Our house has about 5 cu that have all been doing different things over the years so unravelling the mess from the previous owners is something not really complete. Most recent certified work on this cu was the fitting of an additional rcd for the ev, just to the left of shot. This is fed by that ev breaker in shot.
Before I post the job, I was after some clarity on the above. Many thanks!
Earlier in the year we had some plastering and I took it as an opportunity to extend the ring circuit to our bootroom. That was 2 sockets plus a lighting on a 16amp mcb.
It was my intention to get an electrician in to change the mcb and while I'm happy wiring sockets, I have yet to venture into a consumer unit (which is where things shall stay!).
Over the last few days, we switched the gas aga on for cooking and noticed the mcb tripping for the pantry / bootroom. We had no trouble over the summer and the only variable is the aga. But it's not electrical, although the cu is directly above. I wondered if there was something to do with the heat from the aga although think might be coincidence. When I checked the cu I remembered the 16amp mcb.
So I expect this needs upgrading. We have 12 sockets on this plus a single light. I used 2.5mm cable to extend the ring and it doesn't extend to anything near 50m.
We have a TV, a large american style fridge freezer and assorted lamps and a laptop on this circuit. I suspect the content opening and closing of the fridge, plus the added Xmas lights might now be overloading the breaker.
Q1: Is a 20amp mcb enough for this ring? I've read conflicting info.
Q2: Would it be prudent for rcd to be fitted?
Our house has about 5 cu that have all been doing different things over the years so unravelling the mess from the previous owners is something not really complete. Most recent certified work on this cu was the fitting of an additional rcd for the ev, just to the left of shot. This is fed by that ev breaker in shot.
Before I post the job, I was after some clarity on the above. Many thanks!
