On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:35:04 +0100 someone who may be "Jerry" wrote this:-
Fridges and freezers don't really "benefit" from dedicated supplies, in most circumstances. The one circumstance where there might be benefit is where an over-enthusiastic RCD disconnects the circuit they are on. However, I keep an eye on several houses with fridges and freezers on RCD protected circuits and this has yet to be a problem in any of them. The sort of telecom/data handling equipment one has in houses doesn't particularly benefit either, if it did then people would be advocating dedicated supplies for televisions and the like. I have no idea what you mean by "any RCD protected circuit".
So, is you objection actually an objection to individual fuses for equipment, rather then the final circuit wiring?
Provided the system is designed, installed and maintained properly such a fault will be very rare. ISTM that there is no reason to design electrical systems on the assumption that the design, installation or maintenance will be poor, especially when the UK approach has been shown to be safer.
Who is this "we" and what size of panel have they been used to?
Excellent, personal abuse. I disagree with you and so you accuse me of having a closed mind.
Ah, so you do now accept that there is at least one more advantage to ring wiring other than just cost.