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    Tripping issue with new installed 13 Way Dual Split Consumer Unit 2x100A RCDs (Type A) + 12 MCBs + SPD

    Unlucky for a DIYer to pick up a CU, wrongly pre-wired. I think an electrician would have said "what the *uck" when they opened the box and saw how the neutrals were wired, clearly incoming and outgoing neutral leads to the say bar was never going to work, i would hope a pro would have spotted...
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    New electric supply - ADMDs in kVA - kVA load required

    If it helps, anything up to 100A supply (23KVA) is bog standard. Anything over is not...eek. You may have some heat loss calcs from your building regs / architect. This will give you how much running current you need to keep it nice and warm. With modern builds you dont need a lot of KW to heat...
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    Intermittent mcb trip electric gate

    As it is happening at rest, i would suspect cable damage / water ingress to cable etc. The cable needs to be isolated both ends and IR tested, then you know where you stand.
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    Wetpants Trashed My Van

    I can only add that i reversed into a brand new VW transporter of a plumber working at the same client. He had put the old boiler outside and i was so keen to not hit the old boiler i totally missed the fact that his van was directly behind me... lol - No damage to the rear bumper of mine but...
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    Predicament do i ?

    I think there are two issues here, identifying the relevant breaker and then proving dead. I have circuit finder stuff but generally i grab either a radio or something that lights up which i can see. Once the device either goes quiet or goes out i then do normal checks. Hard part has been done...
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    POWER BILL SEEMS HIGH

    Start with the meter, take readings every day, also of course compare with the bill o make sure you are paying based on meter readings no estimates. When you are happy with your daily readings, you can start to say leave the a/c off for a few days etc, also of course you need to ensure your...
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    New control panel required or not?

    what central heating do you have?
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    New control panel required or not?

    mmmm, 12 years old , no RCD in sight, need a pic, PDQ to confirm there is in fact no RCD at all as it makes it a very different issue.
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    New control panel required or not?

    It is unlikely to be compliant to the latest regulations as they only came out this year, the good news is that regulations recognise that it would be rude to make all existing installations suddenly dangerous so they do not mandate that all existing installations are upgraded , in fact, us...
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    Am I liable to pay

    Only ever had one toaster fault, cannot remember the make but i think it had a tray at the bottom to collect crumbs, anyway, I gave the toaster a good old shake and turned it upside down, loads of crumbs came out and all good again.
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    Recommend me a network switch?

    The Netgear prosafe S3300 28X POE will fire up defaulted to an "unmanaged setup" all ports POE open - i have just installed 3. They have a 10G up/down link, nice. I also know the HP ones don't as i have just installed one (and i ended up with their tech support cos the web interface is *hit)
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    LED bulbs and price.

    dunno, but if they are both 470lumens , then the 5W is a no brainer
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    Recommend me a network switch?

    Managed switches offer much more control over the traffic to give a consistent service when all users are bashing away. For a house i cannot imagine any benefit, in fact un-managed switches can perform better as there is nothing for it to think about.. lol - HP also do a good range of managed...
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    RCD tripping under high load on 2 circuits

    what he said ^^^, should not be hard to find if its tripping consistently. Half hour with a tester, 2 hours without... lol
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    Recommend me a network switch?

    https://www.comms-express.com/products/netgear-jgs524-200eus-24-port-unmanaged-gigabit-switch/ One example, but have a look at their range, they have POE and some are part POE, part non POE. I would leave the router near the phone socket as they still do appear to need a reboot every now and...
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