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    UK RCD Anomalies FYI

    Hi folks. I don't normally enter information on forums but here goes, in case it helps someone. Two RCD peculiarities solved: 1) RCD tripping randomly + Solar panels Feed in Tariff. After all usual checks and many frustration weeks eventually deduced tripping mostly coincided with dawn and...
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    ? 6mm = 2 x 2.5 mm cables

    Hi again. Westward10 - the solid path is the one taken to get safely through the mist and mire ;) Thank you Zdb for that link to the hybrid radial-ring article, it was really very informative, and the accompanying thread was also interesting. Thank you to all who took the time to look into...
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    ? 6mm = 2 x 2.5 mm cables

    Oh yes, thank you guys, great replies. Glad I know now what a Lollypop circuit is, inthe past I would've been tempted to give it a good ol' lick for a quick live test . ...only kidding. Thanks for your thoughts people, I'll stick to the solid path.
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    ? 6mm = 2 x 2.5 mm cables

    Hello peeps. Okay, I should read regs. instead of just ask those who might know, but it's easier :) Do you think it acceptable to use a short length of 6mm t&e in order to link a new consumer unit to a 'head' (the former CU position) of an existing final ring consisting of the normal two 2.5's...
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    Thank You Mr. Wetpants, You Inconsiderate Imbecile

    Remove boiler, do job, replace boiler. Simples. ;)
  6. Ohmless

    How not to install some outdoor lights!

    Looks more like a burglar deterrent - inspiration from a farmer's electric fence, but wanted a bit more va va voom :eyes:
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    Renewing consumer unit - no space

    Whow, thank you Vortigern for your swift reply and thank you all for your replies, love the photo Leesparky, helps a lot. Yep, no need to move the DNO because, unlike the photo the new CU will be at the same horizontal level as the old one, (or 'head' as it will become,) but on the adjacent...
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    Renewing consumer unit - no space

    Hi. An electrician isn't my day job but I qualified on one of those 'quickie' courses a couple of years ago, thus I am competent yet rusty on some aspects. My conundrum is that a consumer unit needs upgrading. However, the CU is situated in a low cupboard on a narrow (right hand) wall, it just...
  9. Ohmless

    Garden Lighting Install

    Sorry if I'm stating the obvious but: A lot depends upon the CU in the shed (usual preliminary checks on supply & earthing) - and whether circuits are RCD protected (should be). Check the current capacity of the existing lighting MCB. Then you will need to know the expected load of the new...
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    Is it legal/complient to not bury armoured cable, but to run under hedge instead?

    Just a late note - Got to agree with the safety first aspect, either bury, suspend, or stoutly protect cable. Black SWA is not easy to see along the bottom of a hedge, and over time becomes both covered with litter and gets pushed up off the ground by new growth. Last year I came upon a...
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    Downloadable Risk Assessment Form

    Thanks zsol

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