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    Electric boilers - how is this going to work.

    Interesting conversation! An electric boiler is probably not would I would choose for heating an all electric dwelling myself. Storage heaters would seem to make more sense with an increase in renewables as they lend themselves to demand-side balancing. But, I've been working for a boiler...
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    Electric boilers - how is this going to work.

    ? Thinking ahead a wee bit here, it looks like lots of people will be switching from gas combi boilers to electric combi boilers over the coming years. Most of the electric boilers seem to be around 12kW, while most of the gas boilers I've seen even in flats and small houses seem to be 30kW...
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    E14 lamps, some working, some not.

    This does seem more likely; they did look slightly different and the neutral contact in the lampholders did look like it would only contact one small part of the lamp.
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    E14 lamps, some working, some not.

    Thanks all - this was my first thought about the contacts. Managed to bend them out a little with my long-nose pliers, but not much. Still a bit puzzled about why there is such a difference between the different lamps. There was no obvious difference between the lengths of the center contacts...
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    E14 lamps, some working, some not.

    This one's mostly just a matter of curiosity as the light in question is probably going to be replaced, but I attended an old-fassioned E14 3-spot fitting with one lamp broken off inside. Successfully extracted that with some long-nose pliers, but the new lamps the occupant had bought did not...
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    Are people moving away from rings

    I used to think rings would gradually be replaced by radials. My tutor for one was dead against rings. But I can't see it happening now - replacing one ring with probably several radials when each extra circuit means an extra £200+ on an AFDD. 32A radials? Maybe, if they start making sockets...
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    Funnyest scam email enquiry ever?

    As title, here it is: Hello, Myself and my family are in the process of moving in to the house we currently live in. The survey has flagged up few issues with some part of the building which they suggest needs urgent attention. We are sure you must be fully booked at this time of the...
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    Exactly, and Industville's is neither - the BS EN they keep quoting is for single insulated, unsheathed cable.
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    It needs to be sheathed as it will not be in a conduit or similar. I take that to mean the sheath has to be able to act as insulation if the inner insulation fails. I have bought some of the cable Vintage Lights as linked above. Each core has two distinct layers of PVC (or similar, I haven't...
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    Solution to high cost AFDDs?

    Seriously? And yet they are not exempted? So we are expected to recommend to customers a device costing over £200 in situations where it will achieve nothing?
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    Considering this Twisted Cable | Braided Lighting Cable & Flex | Factorylux - https://www.urbancottageindustries.com/twisted-fabric-lighting-cable-3-core# one, as it states it has 'double PVC' insulation. BS EN 60598 'when used for light fittings'. Or this fabric cables - lighting cable -...
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    Duplicate post, sorry!
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    Does anyone know which BS (EN) standard is applicable to such a cable (for use as part of a chandelier with chain to bear weight)? I've been looking at the titles for the BS EN 50525 series and think this one may be right: BS EN 50525-2-82:2011 Electric cables. Low voltage energy cables of...
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    Thanks for the link Westward! I will look at that and some others and choose one. It will be interesting to get a different one and compare to the questionable one I've already bought.
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    Not looking good. I spoke to someone at Industville yesterday who said the flex is certified as double insulated. So I asked for that in writing by email. What came was an email stating that "All of our flex is BS EN 50525 certified", with as attached copy of 50525-2-31-2011, which is for...
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    Good point, I might contact them about this. Of course there is nothing stamped or written on the outer cloth sheath.
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    Stripped in one go but looking at it again I see that the line & neutral actually have very thin coloured layers over thicker white layers, while earth is g/y right through. So I guess it is insulated and double sheathed!
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    Will give that a go.
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    This is what I assumed before I bought it. But looking at it, I can't distinguish two layers of PVC. It looks like just one. I may try stripping it with my CK auto stripper as that usually strips double insulated (insulated and sheathed?) singles in two separate layers.
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    Is this twisted cloth flex double or single insulated?

    For a chandelier, between the ceiling rose part and the lampholder part, running alongside the chain that supports the weight. Chain is being lengthened and existing flex is too short.

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