Bought a box of MK pull switches a few weeks back which proudly displayed the words "Made in China".
Is there anything made in this country any more?
Living in an area that relies on tourism we do not see many Chinese tourists and if the people who used to work in manufacturing have no jobs...
I have just leased a VW Crafter on a 4 year lease no mileage restrictions from my locaql VW van centre. As somebody said to me " you never own a van, by the time you borrow the money to buy it then pay it off it is time to change again." Just check the weight you are carrying, you do not want to...
Re: Self Build - Electrician refusing to certify due to ill health - Ruining my life
This seems odd to me, I am surprised that the electrician who did the work does not know anybody who could do the tests for him and if need be complete the cert and all he would have to do is sign it. If I was...
i would run in a thermostat cable for upstairs and downstairs even if one is left disconnected as you can virtually guarantee that once the property is occupied and lived in for a while the owners will want to control the two floors independently. Even if you leave the cable in a loft space or...
Voltage operated ELCB installed, regular practice to fit 2.5mm earth wire for them. Different principle to RCD's only needs a 40 volt leakage voltage to operate.
The current rating shown in old regs book is for coarse current protection [rewirable fuse] for an mcb close current protection would apply which has a rating factor which increases the rating of the cable [1.33 i think, but could be wrong].
First popular showers that I saw were 6.0 KW, vaguely...
If you want to keep your customer happy do the tests, get customer to send to kitchen installer to see if they are happy with results, kitchen installer would then be in a position to issue certificate and could give you written instructions to make kitchen circuit live.
make sure that on your...
4 inch hollow core bit with SDS Max drill driving it. Knock out core with chisel and cement boxes in. Been doing it this way for longer than I care to think about, works well for me.
If socket working ok, nothing to do with you. Just check voltage at socket and walk away. It pays sometimes not to get involved or you will find yourself replacing the drivers etc and doing it for nothing.
Work where you think you would be happiest, could a return to your old firm be considered a retrograde step? Lot to be said for being employed when you clock off at night you are finished for the day. No going home to write out quotes and invoices etc. No worrying about customers paying you and...
As defined by 14th edition of wiring regs it is a current operated earth leakage circuit breaker [now known as an rcd] as opposed to a voltage operated earth leakage circuit breaker which are no longer permitted since the 15th edition. It is rated at 500ma.
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