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• Ring circuit
  ...le:Ring circuit.jpg|thumb|343x343px|Diagram of a possible configuration of ring final circuit. Consumer unit is at bottom left.]] ...rcuit''' or '''ring circuit''' (informally also '''ring main''' or just '''ring''') is a wiring technique developed and used in the UK that uses two conduc
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• Testing a ring circuit
  '''Final testing of a ring circuit''' ....g. a small ring with an excessive number of spurs, or a patched-up broken ring. Arguably, this is OTT for DIY, when you've put the cables in yourself, but
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• Plug & socket
  ==Ring circuits== ...terms ring circuits or ring mains and electricians often just use the term ring. (Lighting circuits aren't normally rings.)
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• Testing a ring circuit
  '''Final testing of a ring circuit''' ....g. a small ring with an excessive number of spurs, or a patched-up broken ring. Arguably, this is OTT for DIY, when you've put the cables in yourself, but
  2 KB (425 words) - 13:00, 19 October 2014
• TT water heating
  ...ulled the [[fuse]]s an found the current was flowing in the [[ring circuit|ring]]. A
  1 KB (189 words) - 07:54, 3 April 2018
• Easy socket extensions
  ...ckets to a ring circuit such that they are still fully integrated into the ring, but you are only required to make alterations at a single existing socket ...ry and pick a socket that only has two [[cable]]s connected (i.e. just the ring connections and no existing spur), and which has a reasonably deep [[Pattre
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• Adding sockets
  ==Ring & Radial Circuits== British socket circuits are always [[Ring circuit|ring or radial]]. A ring circuit makes a complete loop from [[CU]] (fusebox) to each socket and back
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• Central heating pump repair
  ...to hand. So I smeared a very little diluted linseed putty round the rubber ring & reassembled.
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• Overcabled Socket
  Some options to sort out a socket crammed with 4 T&E [[cables]], 2 for the ring and 2 spurs.
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• Fixings
  * [[Nails|Ring Shanked Nails]] * [[Nails|Annular ring nail]]
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• Cement mixing
  Mix [[sand]] & [[cement]] dry on [[Sheet Materials|board]]. Make a ring of the mixture. Add a little [[Water|water]] in the middle and fold the dry ...dry materials, then add [[Water|water]] and mix in. No need to maintain a ring of mixture to prevent [[Water|water]] escape, making it quicker.
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• Spanner
  ===Ring=== [[image:Ring spanner 319-7.jpg|thumb|Ring spanner]]
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• Ring circuit
  ...le:Ring circuit.jpg|thumb|343x343px|Diagram of a possible configuration of ring final circuit. Consumer unit is at bottom left.]] ...rcuit''' or '''ring circuit''' (informally also '''ring main''' or just '''ring''') is a wiring technique developed and used in the UK that uses two conduc
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• Door entry
  ...ar - Unlock. Common is from the positive + side of the power supply so The RING wire will only show a voltage when the entry button is pressed and -12V wil
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• Router inlay jig
  ...ternal radius that is smaller that that of the router bush with its spacer ring fitted; and ...en any two sides must be no smaller than the outer diameter of the spacing ring.
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• Replace a lock cylinder
  New lock cylinders come with 2 snapoff screws, a front mounting ring and a rear fixing plate in the pack. Don't try snapping these screws, they ...Screw#Snapoff_screws|snapoff screws]]. Remove these, and the cylinder, the ring on the front, and often the plate on the rear all come away. Reuse these sc
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• Chuck
  In some cases its possible to reassemble a broken key ring and have the chuck then work fine long term. I did this once, and have had ...the chuck near the drill-ward end (don't [[clamp]] near the key tightening ring), ideally in a [[Clamp|vice]] in 2 indented bits of [[wood]].
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• Waste pipe
  * check its watertight after fitting, as its possible for the rubber sealing ring to sit wrong and allow leakage ...he fitting. Push the pipe into the fitting, and slide the seal and plastic ring up the pipe into the gap between pipe and socket. Now tighten the back nut
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• Electrical Links
  ...d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/98d87b4126fbab3b/ca15670fa85fc2ba#ca15670fa85fc2ba Ring circuit discussion]
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• Wiring regs history
  Ring circuits introduced in 1947 ...210mm, Soft covers version, ISBN 0 85296 927 9, 1997 UKP 42 / US$ 84<br /> Ring-bound version, ISBN 0 85296 842 6, 1994 UKP 55 / US$ 110
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• VHF aerial
  A ring shaped omnidirectional antenna, these are very common. Less gain than direc
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• Dishwasher repair
  ...few turns of PTFE tape onto the base of the shaft and then refitting the O ring. This pushed it more firmly into the recess when the valve shaft was re-ins ...s. Once this arrived one could remove the packing PTFE tape, fit the new O ring (which was noticeably more supple than the old one), and reassemble permane
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• Terminating SWA
  ...used to seal the the gland against the cable. Beware that the compression ring (the thing that looks a bit like an "olive" in a plumbing fitting) might ha ...rnal glands only), next the main armour fixing nut, and finally the fixing ring:
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• Electrical Circuit Faults
  ...o broad categories: Ring final circuits (often incorrectly referred to as "Ring Mains") and Radial circuits. The effects of the faults described above can ==Ring final circuits==
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• Nails
  ==Ring Shanked Nails== [[image:Ring shank nails 150-4.jpg|right|250px]]
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• Large Octagonal garden table
  ...the first trick was to make sure I could cut the angles accurately on the ring. To test this I made some test pieces out of some very thin sections of scr ...with some traditional wooden hand screw clamps allowed the rather unwieldy ring to be pinned to the assembly table / table saw. The final draw bore pins co
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• Dovecot / Bird house build
  ...s of the wall below needed to have the corners notched out so that the hex ring of the floor could drop down far enough to allow the ground floor ceiling t A repeat of the first floor, with an additional hex ring added to give more elevation to the roof, and act as a wall plate.
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• Nuts
  The ring of nylon creates friction, preventing the nut coming undone by itself.
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• Plumbing
  ...ering come ready loaded with solder these are known as Yorkshire or Solder ring fittings. ==== Solder-ring ====
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• House Wiring for Beginners
  *[[Ring circuit]]s from 32A [[MCB]]s in the [[#CU|CU]] supplying mains sockets. 2 s ...m is shown with 6A [[:Category:Lighting|lighting]] [[Fuse|fuse]] and 32A [[ring circuit]] MCB. Other options are also possible:
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• Diversity
  | 2. || 32A || Ring 1 (kitchen)|| 32A || 100% || 32A | 3. || 32A || Ring 2 (downstairs) || 32A || 40% || 13A
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• Floor socket installation
  As fluke would have it, a cable for the required ring circuit passed directly under the socket location, and even had enough slac
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• Washing machine repairs - examples
  # Remove the sprung wire retaining ring that runs around the edge of the larger rubber door seal ...it sites snugly against the case front. Replace the sprung wire retaining ring when done.
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• MCB
  * [[House Wiring for Beginners#Ring|Ring circuits]] usually use 32A MCBs,
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• Immersion Heaters
  It is not recommended to put an immersion heater on a [[ring circuit]]. The continuous 13A load leaves the circuit with reduced spare am ...commended to put an immersion heater on a 13A plug. As well as loading the ring it can cause plug overheating.
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• Bracket
  Ring low low med ===Ring Brackets===
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• Earthing & equipotential bonding
  ...tion is in the form of a ring, the earth connection must also complete the ring.
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• Raised flower beds
  ...correctly. The nails in this case were 3.5mm thickness 95mm clipped head ring shank nails.
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• Pipe repair
  ...compression, pushfit or solder couplings (endfeed or yorkshire aka solder ring). Small holes can be fixed by soldering copper around them. Solder used on
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• Iron wire
  ...se of the threading rod enables it to glide over rough surfaces. Close the ring rather than leaving it as a U shape to minimise the risk of it catching and
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• Changing a consumer unit
  This does not apply to an all RCBO setup (other than the two cables of a ring might need to be placed next to each other). ...s tape the ends of each circuit together ie LNE of upstairs lights or if a ring tape them as a pair. Labelling the tape also helps as the tape will probabl
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• DIY eBike Conversion
  ...d some of the wiring loom with the display, and thumb throttle. The Silver ring being part of the pedal rotation sensor. ]] ...elf, or fixed to the seat tube on the frame. The disc typically contains a ring of small magnets, and the sensor a couple of hall effect detectors to sense
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• Fuse
  ...there is a difference in rating between 30A fuses and 32A [[MCB]]s used on ring circuits.
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• Nailer
  ...ost are galvanised. Often there is a choice of smooth or ring shanked (the ring shanks are harder to drive, but also harder to pull out and so good for tas ...[[image:PaperCollatedClippedHeadNails.jpg|thumb|right|Paper collated, 90mm ring shanked framing nails with a clipped head]] From 50-90 mm with a point. Hea
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• Electrical Glossary
  : Ring shaped [[Fluorescent Lighting|fluorescent tube]] : rubber ring-shaped item that protects [[Cables|cables]] etc from the sharp edges of a h
  31 KB (4,494 words) - 09:57, 12 July 2019
• Vacuum Cleaner Review
  ...5 models with tools, tools are changed by squeezing the sides of the metal ring while pulling the tool out
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• Choosing a TV aerial
  A single metal ring. These are often supplied with portable [[TV]]s. They're somewhat direction
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• Strengthen a Wood Floor
  ** Ensure there's a ring shank nail in each floorboard at each joist crossing When nailing floorboards back, ring shanked nails are much less prone to pulling out later than plain round or
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• Electrical Testing
  ...ay round (neons show as 60.megohms? might be wrong on this). If you have a ring of sockets, break it half-way and check each half, then quarter it, go on u
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• Home owners instruction manual
  * RING doorbell, and associated accounts
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• DIY Web Sites
  ...EPL]Telephone related sites. How to wire up 'n' phones and still have them ring! And lots of other phone stuff too. ...g.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=wood&list Woodworking Webring] Woodworking web ring (Mostly US)
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• Chess Board
  The 40mm ring pull handles were from screwfix - about the only thing I could find that ma
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• Threaded fasteners FAQ
  The next best tool is a ring [[spanner]] (wrench) followed by a good quality open ended spanner. ...anners and socket drivers can be extended by the use of tubes and pipes. A ring spanner or socket extension can be pressed in to service to extend an Allen
  18 KB (3,192 words) - 02:19, 6 September 2017
• Wall Materials
  * Wall is plastered, the plaster attaches to the ring pulls
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• Overhead rail goods lift
  [[image:Hilka hoist stop ring 4260-4.jpg|right|250px]] # Modify the mounting of the autostop sensor ring so that the lifting [[iron wire|wire]] passes through it without fouling.
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• Neon
  * 4 neons with resistors built into a [[plastic]] square ring that mounts behind a light switch faceplate
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• Drain Heat Exchanger
  ...nsion and the strength of soldered joints. A compression joint with rubber ring is more able to handle slight diffferential thermal expansion.
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• Old electrical installations
  ...ilure to clear in some cases. This most commonly applies to spurs on older ring circuits that used a 1mm² cpc/earth conductor rather than the 1.5mm² in m
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• Doorbell
  ...ected to a pneumatic switch are used on some petrol station forecourts, to ring when a vehicle drives over it. These can be useful on the main property ent * To illuminate a small paper sign or a backlit plastic ring, choose an ultrabright LED. Superbrights arent bright enough.
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• Pressure washer FAQ
  fan by turning a ring on the nozzle that moves the plates. Vario nozzles
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• Make Things from PVC Pipe
  * [[Brackets#Ring Brackets|Shelf Brackets]]
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• Bitumen
  ...en's wanted, it's usually heated to at least 200C in a bucket on a [[gas]] ring. The high temperature plus its sticky nature makes it a serious burn risk,
  10 KB (1,689 words) - 23:16, 29 July 2020
• Bathroom electrics
  ...tegrated into light fittings, power will need to be taken from a radial or ring circuit via a [[fuse]]d spur or similar.
  12 KB (2,022 words) - 23:15, 23 August 2021
• Tiling FAQ
  ...s its possible to surround a window with whole tiles all round. Aligning a ring of tiles round a window is harder than doing a straight line, and typically
  10 KB (1,764 words) - 21:08, 24 January 2013
• Pattress
  ...by socket circuit. This works, but there's always the possibility of the [[Ring circuit|socket circuit]] being decommissioned later, leaving the [[lighting
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• Roofing felt
  ...sed by professional roofers. Bitumen is melted in a metal pot on a [[gas]] ring at over 200C, the bitumen is spread onto the deck and the felt applied, pre
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• Oscillating tools
  ...that is mains powered, and a blue "pro" range cordless tool. These have a ring of registration pins that match the Bosch blade patten:
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• Wacom tablet upgrade - serial to USB
  |Ring Indicator (RI)
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• BS7671 Wiring regs changes - 17th edition
  <span class="font0">'''Appendix 15 '''<span class="font3">Ring and radial final circuit arrangements, Regulation 433.1</span></span>
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• Plastering Beginner's Guide
  ...se areas quickly is to tap the walls all over. I found a 19mm (ie largish) ring spanner made a good sounding tool. Some people can do this, some can't. Wit
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• Hand tool
  * ring turn, eg Monument * Ring [[spanner]]
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• Drilling Techniques
  Chain drilling is also possible, but slow & messy. Simply drill a ring of small holes & chisel to finish. Then spend ages chiselling bits off to m
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• Recondition a Wood Floor
  * ring shanked [[nails]]
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• Telephones, analogue to digital conversion
  ...ides a surge arrestor, a line test resistor, and a capacitor to provide a "ring" circuit required for some older phone types, and neatly presented the conn
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• Washing machine repairs - theory
  ...lder carbon brush) motors can be adjusted by turning the brass calibrating ring on the tacho assembly attached to the back of the motor. Otherwise you need
  14 KB (2,610 words) - 18:51, 16 May 2013
• Split-type Room Air Conditioner
  ...e mine come with a fitted 13 amp plug and run happily from a socket on the ring - the nominal load on the electrical supply is given as 800 watts (but see ...t. Let it suffice to say, the earth wire in the control cable has a fitted ring lug, and so you have to remove the screw from its terminal; the screw is cl
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• Timber basics
  ...wing than softwoods, but there are exceptions. Thus they have close growth ring spacing and fine grain. Hardwoods are mostly used for appearance, rot resis
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• The never ending patio rebuild
  ...nts and using draw bored loose tenons (i.e. like those I used on the outer ring of [[Large_Octagonal_garden_table#Draw_bore_clamping|this table]]) would ha ...This set the proper span. Lastly I used a framing nailer to fire some 90mm ring shank nails into the tops of each arch section so that it went right throu
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• Low voltage wiring
  ...uch greater number of point to point connections around the house than a [[ring]] shaped run
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• Adhesive
  * Heating the mix (in tinfoil on a low ring, or over boiling water) until runny makes it set very much faster. Don't ov
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• RCD
  ...In the case of a [[ring circuit]] remember to disconnect both legs of the ring. All tests are initially performed on the disconnected ends of the circuit.
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• Multimeter
  .... However it can be used to estimate the position of breaks in leads and [[ring circuit]]s, and to determine which end of a failed lead to cut off to repai
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• Built in office furniture
  ...retrieve the loop of cable I had [[Easy socket extensions|crimped into the ring circuit]] that fed the socket that was going to be obscured by the base uni
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• Lamp life
  ...o rise & fall by fixing the bulbholder to the flex only, attaching a small ring shaped metal weight to the flex at the holder, and using a long 1 piece fle
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• Taking electricity outside
  ...fore deciding to place additional demands on it. For example, many kitchen ring circuits often have existing loads that approach their full capacity. ...an insulated CU (i.e. plastic), and not fitting or connecting an earthing ring to the cable gland. (note that since the 3rd amendment of BS7671 17th editi
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• Stud wall
  ...g a [http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/powertools/nailer.htm framing nailer] a 90mm ring shank nail. Screws are also acceptable). Studs are spaced evenly along the
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• Calculating A Cable Size
  ''even go further by wiring a ring circuit instead of two radials.''
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• Cables
  |2.5||32A Ring final circuits, <br>20A Radial circuits
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• Central heating design
  ...rt of the tail pipe being connected into a push-fit fitting since the grab ring of the fitting may not bite securely into the chrome and the fitting may be
  25 KB (4,005 words) - 22:17, 4 November 2021
• Screws
  ...crews can be [[Hammers|hammered]] into wood and used somewhat like [[Nails|ring shanked nails]]. These give:
  34 KB (5,484 words) - 16:38, 8 June 2020
• Glossary
  : rubber ring-shaped item that protects [[cables]] etc from the sharp edges of a hole. Al : Solder ring plumbing accessories
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• Rewiring Tips
  You'll get 32A ring circuits supplying the sockets, or occasionally 20A radials. You'll get 6A
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• Electrical Installation
  ...n of cable - so as to achieve an unbroken wire connection to a socket in a ring circuit.
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• DIY Loft conversion
  ...ting house circuits from garden and outbuilding circuits. Then I ran a new ring circuit to the loft for power, and a new lighting circuit. We also installe
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