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I would like to thank everyone for their help but it appears this can go no further.
I think the only way forward is either to leave it as it is...
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Thank you for another very helpful response. Just to assure you we are saying the same thing, I was referring to the 2.5 on 20A radial which I now...
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Do you know what percentage of scheme registered electricians are registered to sign off 3rd party work? Even better would be a poll of how many...
Yes, it was new from ebay
yes new from ebay, on the picture it looks right till it comes. Like you said, fake
Yeh fuseboxshop.delivery up here only takes 3 days
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Hi Gingerrubix,
The fact that your previous Tenant replaced a faulty socket plate which he used for an external EV, raises an eyebrow.
Also your...
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Thanks again, I’m sure I’ll be back with many more questions
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In the mind of someone lying there wide awake at 3AM, just about anything.
Do the occasional job with other self employed sparks but mainly work on my own now and have done for 15 or more years. Given how the employment...
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After fitting out the first room of downlights.... i expect him to get a bit speedier at fitting them
There is so many unknowns to price at this...
Sorry, yes they should be ok.
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If you are using Zdb you do not add on Ze as that is already incorporated into Zdb.
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Underground or overground supply, there may well be a TNC-S earthing terminal provided in the service head, but the DNO might not give permission...
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Mixing and matching is fine as long as the completed assembly is tested and certified to the relevant standards.
DIN rails and DIN standard...
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I may have been mistaken regarding TT I will look into that, thank you for the valued reply, but in general I stick to my post, a good topic for...
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Any metalwork connected to the MET could rise in voltage compared to true earth under an open supply neutral fault (on TN-C-S), and that would...
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I doubt we would be recommending them if they were not up to the job
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That's brilliant Dave, thanks again.
I had to raid my sons felt tips and pencils for any colours available!
Apologies for the strange and...
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Yep, that’s what I do. That spare RCD has always come in handy down the line.
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Odd that you were able to undertake the AM2 without first achieving one of the qualifications required for entry, but it seems you managed to do...
Unless the regulator is duff or the wiring is wrong, it should work.
The other way is to use the supplied rectifier and put a battery on it, at...
I find it weird that someone would check out your social media? Unless it is a work related on like LinkedIn.
My FB is just used for memes...
No worries.
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Thanks for all the help. It was nothing to do with the smoke detector. In this new hole (where there will be a light fitting) three white...
Some year back there was a case of a young girl killed by being sucked down to the bottom of a pool when being emptied through the power drain...
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I went out to a couple of the diy style AC units back in the day. One I remember the PCB was showing a fault code, the technical team had no idea...
Hi Mike,
Floating Neutral. I'm really over simplifying below, but using generators as an analogy is possibly easier to understand.
In a large 3...
Just came across this thread, FYI if not already posted this T&E with insulated earth has been available in Ireland for some years, also it...
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It looked like the live connection side ( internally) burned against the neutral of the main switch
Yes, it would give some measure of user protection but probably not in the case of a fire.
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