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  1. SparkyChick

    Back entry wiska box

    I usually just open the drain hole at the bottom of a 308 and then cut a 20mm hole in the back of the box... apply a liberal amount of sealant on the back face and then screw it to the wall. If you're really concerned, run a bead of sealer half way up each side and across the top. I've been...
  2. SparkyChick

    Scotland Ban Gas Fired Boilers

    In recent years I've found it quite refreshing how often politics comes up... I tend to not broach the subject because it can be so decisive, but overall the majority of people I speak to are broadly aligned with the sentiments express in this thread. The problem is that people are so scared to...
  3. SparkyChick

    Would it be ok to replace an earth nut on a ceiling light with a cable / cable and loop?

    I used to only use 1.5mm cable for lighting, but I've seen the light and now a days I only use 1.0mm. For Wagos, it really needs to be a solid core. You can get 7 strand cable into them but it is a bit of a pain.
  4. SparkyChick

    Would it be ok to replace an earth nut on a ceiling light with a cable / cable and loop?

    Absolutely, it's no different from using standard screw terminal blocks... it's just a much more reliable connection made in a different way.
  5. SparkyChick

    Is this a fused neutral cutout?

    Looks like it could have two fuses in it, but it could have a neutral link in it. You'd need to take a look at the fuse cartridge to establish the relevant standard for that.
  6. SparkyChick

    Scotland Ban Gas Fired Boilers

    Agreed, there are a lot of grifters in a lot of different lines of work these days... race relations, feminism, the gender thing... what ever would they do if we all just got along... which we could quite easily if instead of focusing on our differences we focused on what we have in common.
  7. SparkyChick

    Scotland Ban Gas Fired Boilers

    My feeling is that this change has been a long time coming and it is part of the problem with much of what is wrong with society today. We can no longer engage in reasonable discussion around sensitive topics because as you say, you're either right or you're a racist, xenophobe, sexist...
  8. SparkyChick

    Scotland Ban Gas Fired Boilers

    Why do I think it's a scam? Mostly because public consideration of alternative views is simply not allowed. If you don't parrot the accepted lines you're a denier and people will attempt to discredit or silence you. There is compelling evidence that what we are experiencing is largely due to...
  9. SparkyChick

    NAPIT Certification Scheme Fraudulent EICR, who to contact?

    @AlureofSugar , please redact all the personal details (including the electricians) before posting the EICR.
  10. SparkyChick

    Why would a regular breaker work where a afci breaker won’t?

    @davesparks ... nice to see you putting in an appearance again. Hope you're keeping well :)
  11. SparkyChick

    Scotland Ban Gas Fired Boilers

    What the green zealots don't mention is that CO2 levels had been declining for millennia... had they continued unabated, they would have reached the magic level at which there wasn't enough to sustain plant life and the planet would have died. If you go back to the most verdant period of earths...
  12. SparkyChick

    What is the best signal interface for PC ?

    For simple digital inputs, what I usually do is use a pullup resistor (something like 100Kohm - only needs to be a tiny current, just so the input isn't floating) to connect the input to +5v. Then you can connect one side of a single pole single throw switch to the input and the other side of...
  13. SparkyChick

    Would it be ok to replace an earth nut on a ceiling light with a cable / cable and loop?

    For most lighting applications, if you're not using them on the regular a box of 4 way push fit connectors will provide the maximum number of termination points you'll need (typically there are 3 cables... loop in, loop out and switch and the most conductors in a single connector will be 4...
  14. SparkyChick

    Would it be ok to replace an earth nut on a ceiling light with a cable / cable and loop?

    Be careful if you try and pull cable through. If it's 1mm, it can be incredibly easy to damage the outer sheath. I'd get a 4 or 5 way push fit Wago or a 5 way lever Wago and connect all the earths at the ceiling level where the cables come through the ceiling and then run a single sleeved...
  15. SparkyChick

    Would it be ok to replace an earth nut on a ceiling light with a cable / cable and loop?

    So this is where my view may differ from other peoples. The light is supplied as an assembly. That assembly was designed (I appreciate some lights are just thrown together) and theoretically it was approved/tested to certain standard, one of them being the quality of the earth connection...
  16. SparkyChick

    Would it be ok to replace an earth nut on a ceiling light with a cable / cable and loop?

    In my view you would be best advised against replacing it with a loop of wire. The wire could easily pop out from under there, be crushed to the point of failure and then the case will have no earth. The correct course of action is to extend the conductors coming from the ceiling. Possibly...
  17. SparkyChick

    Electric Meter Switch Isolator wiring orientation

    Don't buy into his delusion. Unless I'm messed in the head, what he's saying is complete rubbish. As you pointed out... if it required a specific way, it would be labelled as such or there would be a wiring diagram on them and the cases would only go together one way.
  18. SparkyChick

    Electric Meter Switch Isolator wiring orientation

    p.s. in short he's talking out of his.... you can guess the rest :)
  19. SparkyChick

    Electric Meter Switch Isolator wiring orientation

    If that were the case, you would only be able to assemble the case in one way to facilitate that. The Line/Neutral orientation is important because it could be opening/closing the line before/after the neutral. If it was a switch fuse it's obviously different because you don't want the fuse...
  20. SparkyChick

    Why would a regular breaker work where a afci breaker won’t?

    So... if I was investigating this fault for a client, I would be asking the following questions... Have you had any work done on the property in the vicinity of the cables/accessories it supplies? Have you hung any shelves or pictures immediately before the fault developed? What's connected to...

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