Ritherdon Online Shop Product Blog — FAQ

These quick disconnectors are available in 2/3/5/16 pin, 20-amp IP68 polarized plugs, connectors and sockets (male plug) and (female socket). The electrical connectors are designed and supplied as factory moulded cable and connector joint to provide dust and waterproof joint, submersible to 6 feet of water when capped or mated. The plug is supplied with a cable tie for fixing to back board with access through door aperture and the socket is supplied with a cable cleat for fixing cable access across duct entry within the access chamber pit. The Poleplug has a maximum rating of 20 Amp, 1000 volts and has a crush proof body.    The Ritherdon Poleplug is the...

All Standard Powder Coated Cabinets & Feeder Pillars are manufactured from 4003 Grade of Stainless Steel. While 4003 is highly resistant to atmospheric corrosion, it is not recommended for use as a decorative stainless steel (e.g. unpainted and polished). This is because in more aggressively corrosive environments it can discolour producing a tarnished look to its surface.  To avoid this staining in more corrosive environments, 4003 grade of stainless steel products are always powder coated for external use. For a Natural Finish we manufacture using higher grades of steel, using 304 and 316 grade. Unlike 4003, 304 and stainless steel...

The benefits of working with a safe unit but also an easy to fit CT Chamber: There is no need to isolate the complete Ritherdon CT Chamber. Work can be done on a single phase safely.  See the video demonstration:     Additional benefits of the Ritherdon CT Chamber:  Easy to use clamps and shear off bolts avoid the need to lug cables thus eliminating the need for lugging tools. Easy to fit CTs - you can clip the CTs onto the DIN Rail above the individual phases. Pre-wired meter installation ready for connecting the meter without any work on site. ...

All metal Ritherdon products are made on site at our factory on Lorne Street, Darwen, Lancashire. The building was originally the Darwen Corporation Tramsheds until Ritherdon moved here in 1947. All metalwork jobs, finishing, assembly and electrical installation are done all under one roof.    

In the event of a fire in a multi-occupancy building such as a block of flats it is essential that the fire is contained at source while it is extinguished and/or the building is evacuated. The Code of Practice for Fire Safety in Buildings (BS 9999: 2008) recommends that critical walls in a building should provide a minimum level of fire resistance. The Ritherdon range of passive fire protection products has grown from the need to provide fire-rated covers for new kinds of breach being discovered in fire risk assessments.  In many buildings walls and floors have been breached for example by in-set electricity meter boxes, dry...