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    Heeeellpp!!!!

    ... not everyone ... some are quite cultured ... and not everyone was born with a 'silver spoon in their mouth'.
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    Better to be safe than sorry!

    ... but S, at least it won't leave a burning pile of melted plastic on the floor! ;-D
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    Building furniture....

    My Dad, around about the time my parents got married, got hold of a 18 " - 2 ' wide by 6 ' long by ~ 1 " thick piece of 'waney' edged yew. He sanded and polished it to a dull shine which has been enhanced by almost 48 years of hair 'oils'. The beauty of the head board that he made is the story...
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    Building furniture....

    That is really good work! I made a wooden 'Alaskan Mill' out of scraps of timber and have sawn some boards out of the dry rot affected beams that we replaced with my chainsaw; the 2 10 " square beams supported the front of our house over one of our bay windows. I look forward to turning this ~...
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    Better to be safe than sorry!

    Sadly, a litigious culture that believes that their 'servants' owe them perfect and 'hazard free' service means that not to recommend a 'better' or 'best' course of action could leave the 'servant' at risk of litigation. We have long since forgotten that life is risky and natural laws are 'red...
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    Did I Do Good?

    Thanks RB, I thought as much. I imagine that it was the same individual that wired a 'RFC' with each leg of the 'ring' in a separate OCPD! I worked that one out when I managed to do a partial EI prior to our bid for the property. However, when we finally took possession of the property some...
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    Did I Do Good?

    ... if we keep some kind of water 'feature' in the garden ... and I ever get around to dealing 'properly' with the electrics in this house then I will do it 'properly'! Until then ... the unsafe nature of this 'temporary' installation has meant that it has not been used since we arrived just...
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    Did I Do Good?

    I was thinking more about the acceptability of garden 'appliances' wired without an RCD! It was wired up to a BS 1363 13 A plug indoors. The 'funniest' bit was the plastic pattress box and 13 A socket with at best IP2X placed under 2 plastic flower pots for protection. My Dad 'uncovered' the...
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    TN-S with a BS951 clamp and black tar covering supply cable?

    ... well, a clamp is a ring ... therefore ... still way too small!
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    Did I Do Good?

    ... I was hoping for a bit more 'bite' than that ... should perhaps be in another thread! Our garden; supply to pond pump(s) in uPVC conduit < 2 " under the surface. Appalling repair with ~ kilohm insulation resistance! Probably installed in ~ '80s, rubber insulated cable ... no RCD in sight...
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    Metal consumer units

    I wholeheartedly agree with you that enclosure with non-combustible material is an acceptable solution ... the 'how' and 'how much' questions are every bit as valid for this course of action. I have not costed the alternative to installing a new metal enclosure where that is required, but I...
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    Metal consumer units

    I imagine that because most 'real' electricians are not in the business of fitting fire proof cupboards or cabinets around their handiwork ... that is mostly the job of a builder or plasterer!
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    Plastic amendment 3 CU's

    Unfortunately, existing boards can only claim fire retardency or self-extinguishing characteristics according to the standards; they are combustible according to the 960 °C glow wire test. It is only when the source of heat is removed that they self-extinguish and thus pass the standard by the...
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    NAPIT Certification Scheme An interesting exchange today with Contactum, IET & NAPIT

    ... depends how cold you make it and how hard you hit it ... though I have seen an experiment where a brass tube was put in liquid at room temperature and within a minute or so it was in 'shard' like pieces, looking like it had shattered. A combination of unrelieved stresses from manufacture...
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    using metrel mi3000 to do ring continuity test

    ... mind you, it has received 10,900 hits; it was clearly an important one for some!
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    Did I Do Good?

    Chopped through a cable with a spade ... did I do a good repair ... ?
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