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  1. SparkyChick

    Burnt Washing machine plug and wall socket

    Whenever I see those tiles, takes me back to the family home of my childhood where they adorned the kitchen and bathroom. It also had (still does) a rewireable fusebox... maybe they were a package deal???
  2. SparkyChick

    UK Extending ring main with wago 222

    Ahhhh :) Can't even imagine trying to pull that off with a standard Wagobox :D
  3. SparkyChick

    UK Extending ring main with wago 222

    It's not in the video... I was commenting about the documentation by Connexbox....
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  5. SparkyChick

    UK Extending ring main with wago 222

    Interesting this actually shows a ring main extension in the use cases :)
  6. SparkyChick

    UK Extending ring main with wago 222

    I'm interested in where this nugget is too. The maintenance free instructions for Wagobox clearly instruct you to reduce the maximum current for the terminals and also the maximum aggregate current which they state is the number of phase conductors * OCPD rating but they also say there are some...
  7. SparkyChick

    Burnt Washing machine plug and wall socket

    No but I know the sort you mean and yes, I usually forgot to put the cap on the cable :)
  8. SparkyChick

    AFDD!? RCBO!? Any advice please

    For Merlin Gerin, talk to Schneider as I think they bought MG. Don't hold your breath on a speedy response though I found their technical team to be somewhat lack lustre when I was trying to source a bunch of replacements for MG gear.
  9. SparkyChick

    Panel and underlying damage.

    Based on the crazing in the glass, it's probably some form of tempered/hardened glass... the stresses in it can cause it to spontaneously shatter (happened to my parents patio doors one afternoon and to a double glazed unit in the bathroom in the middle of the night). After that it probably...
  10. SparkyChick

    Burnt Washing machine plug and wall socket

    I've used these plugs for heavy duty appliances with no problems... I wouldn't scrimp on the plug as these days many of them seem to be cheap as chips tat. https://www.screwfix.com/p/13a-fused-tough-plug-black/68744
  11. SparkyChick

    Dimmer to use with a LED pendant/chandelier that has 25 LED lights

    To be able to dim LED lamps two things need to align... the dimmer must be capable of modifying the mains in a way that is compatible with the LED driver and the driver itself must be capable of being dimmed. The driver is either built into the lamp or, as is the case of that lamp, built into...
  12. SparkyChick

    I am allowed to replace the 2.5mm wire from a radial circuit to 4mm and the 16Amp MCB for a 32Amp

    It's a tough one... if I was being super cautious I would suggest this is not maintenance due to the fact it's a new cable and a new protective device which would imply it's the installation of a new circuit which would require an electrical installation certificate and a building control...
  13. SparkyChick

    Newbie looking for help

    @Dan , @Lou , Can you assist please? @Peteredgar83 , This is something Dan or Lou (the owners of the forums) have to deal with. Hopefully Lou will get this sorted for you. Regards SC
  14. SparkyChick

    Extractor hood - Lights not working

    A lot of the smaller lighting transformers have ratings like 20-60w.... one halogen and one LED is likely to push it into the region where it will operate and regulate properly, but two LEDs are likely to be less than 10W so it won't play ball. Glad you've got it sorted :)
  15. SparkyChick

    Extractor hood - Lights not working

    Have they always been LED lamps? If not it's entirely possible the transformer supplying them isn't capable of properly regulating with such a small load. If you can't change the transformer, switch back to halogen capsules and see how things pan out.
  16. SparkyChick

    Cheap AFDD implementation in flats.

    Yet another thread that appears to be arguing for the sake of arguing. Closing.
  17. SparkyChick

    Cheap AFDD implementation in flats.

    My personal take is you'd need to consider the possibility that you would become the designer of a type tested enclosure/assembly. I have a feeling that you would be using the AFDDs outside the bounds of their specifications which could open up a whole world of hurt if something went wrong...
  18. SparkyChick

    Anyone else done this?

    I have done something similar... I have a client with a double row MK board (older metal casing with plastic front face) and I was just checking tightness on the major connections... not realising it wasn't physically attached to the busbar, I gave the line conductor terminal that fed the second...
  19. SparkyChick

    Anyone else done this?

    The RCD didn't activate because there was no fault it was capable of detecting... the absurdly high currents that were flowing during the fault flowed in the line and the neutral conductors, so it kept supplying power. An RCD will only trip when there is an imbalance between the current in the...
  20. SparkyChick

    Wire nut has black ring around it

    Some pictures may help clarify :) If the wirenut, is only used to connect the unit to it's supply, it may just need that connection remaking.

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