Greetings from New Zealand

littlespark · Dec 18, 2017

Taking a long planned 5 week holiday to visit wife's family over here.
Its December, and the temperature here is expected to reach 22 degree Celsius. A small chance of rain today.

The shops are belting out "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow" when they have no idea what the stuff is.

So far, I haven't seen any "dodgy" looking electrical standards, but if I do, i'll post them up on here.

buzzlightyear · Dec 18, 2017

last time I was there loved it, jealous has F88K wish I was there .

telectrix · Dec 18, 2017

BAAAAAAH.

streamer · Dec 18, 2017

Enjoy yourself. Just to help you appreciate it you'll be glad to know it was -4 here in the Borders on Saturday night!

telectrix · Dec 18, 2017

streamer said:
Enjoy yourself. Just to help you appreciate it you'll be glad to know it was -4 here in the Borders on Saturday night!

here was about -1. no doubt in the south-east it was shirtsleeves and sun tan time.

opps.just realised, southern softies can't survive if it's below 30 degrees c.

buzzlightyear · Dec 18, 2017

streamer said:
you'll be glad to know it was -4 here in the Borders on Saturday night!

say he with is hand on his sporran bag playing with is jimmy cranky !

paul291277 · Dec 18, 2017

telectrix said:
opps.just realised, southern softies can't survive if it's below 30 degrees c.

Born in North London and I am the only guy on site wearing a T-shirt this time of year, must be due to my northern heritage, did my IPAF 3a 3b today and there was a scottish guy in full thermals whinging about the cold. My grandmother in Liverpool area, bless her, would put on the the heating to max whenever we visited and ask if it was warm enough and I'd sit there sweating my ---- off and thanking her and saying it was fine

buzzlightyear · Dec 18, 2017

paul291277 said:
there was a scottish guy in full thermals whinging about the cold.

them boys should be used to the cold because they live near the artic circle like f88king Eskimo.

Rpa07 · Dec 18, 2017

5 weeks littlespark - ennnjoyyyy!

7029 dave · Dec 18, 2017

Lovely

Taylortwocities · Dec 19, 2017

littlespark said:
So far, I haven't seen any "dodgy" looking electrical standards, but if I do, i'll post them up on here.

There's ELECTRICITY in New Zealand? Who'd have thought it?

littlespark · Dec 19, 2017

I know it was -4 in the Scottish borders;- my next door neighbours pipes burst. house is ruined. Spending xmas in a B&B.
Of course, I offered they could use my house while i'm away. Kinda glad I left my heating on as normal.
Based in Nelson, South island... but had a few days away at Hamner Springs. Natural sulphur pools. Water at around 40 degrees....
Took a jet boat trip down the river but stopped short of doing the bungee jump.

littlespark · Feb 2, 2018

Who'd have thunk it. Not only does New Zealand have electric.. they also have standards to which electricians out there adhere to.
So, no, there isn't anything overly dodgy out there that we can laugh at.
Saying that... I took photos.

Typical distribution board for domestic house. A mix of 40 year old fuses and MCBs. The switch on bottom left is the mainswitch. The smaller enclosed DB is for a kitchen rewire from a few years ago. This is located outside... so its a walk out in the elements to reset a breaker.

One of the original sockets that was kept from the kitchen rewire. Unswitched single socket. The 2 smaller holes below are for TV aerial of the past. They use co-ax now.
All back boxes are the same dimensions for double sockets, single sockets and light switches. Can be mounted horizontally or vertically. Modern double sockets can have a third switch which is used as an isolator for sockets behind appliances.

What to do with that spare refridgerator?

telectrix · Feb 2, 2018

littlespark said:
Who'd have thunk it. Not only does New Zealand have electric.. they also have standards to which electricians out there adhere to.
So, no, there isn't anything overly dodgy out there that we can laugh at.
Saying that... I took photos.

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Typical distribution board for domestic house. A mix of 40 year old fuses and MCBs. The switch on bottom left is the mainswitch. The smaller enclosed DB is for a kitchen rewire from a few years ago. This is located outside... so its a walk out in the elements to reset a breaker.
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One of the original sockets that was kept from the kitchen rewire. Unswitched single socket. The 2 smaller holes below are for TV aerial of the past. They use co-ax now.
All back boxes are the same dimensions for double sockets, single sockets and light switches. Can be mounted horizontally or vertically. Modern double sockets can have a third switch which is used as an isolator for sockets behind appliances.

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What to do with that spare refridgerator?

proper man fridge that.