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Ring mains are parallel, not series. Which means that more than one thing going out is a clue to where the fault is, and an indicator that the job is definitel
by JdeBP 1y ago
Ring mains are parallel, not series. Which means that more than one thing going out is a clue to where the fault is, and an indicator that the job is definitely per the regs one for a qualified electrician. Conversely, only one device going out points the other way. Although IP-rated fittings inside one of the zones is still a qualified electrician job.
But bringing a mains powered non-IP-rated portable substitute into the room in the interim is a truly terrible idea. The regs also specify that there's a minimum distance that stuff should have from baths, sinks, showers, cisterns, and whatnot; and that they should not be reachable at all by a wet human being.
I'll wave this at you:
* https://electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guidance/safety-around-the-home/bathroom-safety/ https://electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guidance/safety-around-...
And you in turn wave this at your landlord:
* https://electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guidance/advice-for-you/landlords/ https://electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guidance/advice-for-you...