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    60s lamp overheating

    No it is a tapping on the transformer windings and is designed like that.
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    60s lamp overheating

    The regs don't require you to replace a plug with unsleeved pins. They are just not allowed to be reused on new installations. I would not replace it myself.
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    phone charger for use in a bathroom. Is there such a thing?

    Be careful using shaver sockets. They have very poor regulation and can go up to around 280v on very low load such as a phone charger. If your charger is rated 100 to 240v use the 110v socket which on low load is around 130v.
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    Electric Towel rail in Bathroom connection question

    Not true. The fuse/breaker is to protect the cable not what is on the end of it. The smallest cable allowed on such accessories is rated at more than 6 amps.
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    Interesting talk with DNO engineer

    But he actually lives in the UK. Place called Londonderry near the Irish border.
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    A good way to lower the grid voltage for economy purposes

    Lowering the voltage does not in general save money. Heating loads go down but need to run longer. Modern lighting loads use switch mode techniques and are constant watts. Motor loads could stall but most likely draw more current to maintain torque. The US uses half our voltage but their energy...
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    can someone please advise on this type of light?

    As it is flashing the starter is OK. Just need to replace the tube really.
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    DIY Advice - Bathroom lights

    The pictures are wrong, the manufacturer does not know what he is selling. They were almost originally installed for halogen lights.
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    Lighting ring issue

    No sarcasm, it's true. Many people assume (dangerously) a black or blue wire is neutral when they are in fact switched live. There are other examples.
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    Cooker and hob installation

    Why 6mm? 4mm cable is all that's required on a 32 a breaker.
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    Dimmable Light Issues

    They don't send wattage anywhere. It is the max/min load in watts they can take.
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    Lighting ring issue

    Are you assuming they are live from the wire colours? You can't. Electricity does not know what colour the wire is. What you have is a typical loop in at switch circuit. The 2 wires in COM are live in and live out to next switch. In L1 you have a switched wire to the light. If the light stays...
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    DIY Advice - Bathroom lights

    They are NOT transformers, they are switch mode supplies. They are NOT compatible with LEDs, they are for halogen lights. They have a minimum load of 20W, a single LED is less than this. They are NOT necessary, just replace your lamps and holders with 240v LED types and get rid of the switch...
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    Hi and thanks for having me. Can I wire an Au plug to this fan?

    Really? That strict. How come you can buy plugs in the shops? Do you need to show your licence to buy one?
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    LED don’t work

    Replace them with 240v LED downlighters and get rid of the drivers. There is no advantage in using 12v.
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    Hi and thanks for having me. Can I wire an Au plug to this fan?

    Its rated at 220v. Australia uses 240v.
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    UK Oven trip MCB

    When filament lamps blow they do tend to trip (6 amp) MCBs. I guess if the oven happens to be drawing full load when the lamp blew the additional lamp current added to the oven current could trip a 32 amp MCB.
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    Output Max Amps

    Read post 5.
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    Help replacing an old pendant to IKEA pendant with connector block

    NO. Live into the one with the red sleeved black, neutral to the one with the two blacks.
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    Replacing halogen GU5.3 with LEDs - tried twice and failed - help please.

    A typical example of manufacturers getting it wrong. That's right.

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