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  1. HandySparks

    Potential overload of ring mains

    How would we know?
  2. HandySparks

    Charging part of an hourly rate?

    As some above, I charge by the quarter hour (or part), minimum of one hour on site. Fixed price per hour, but I charge travel at the same rate on top, even if it's only a short distance. It means that, in effect, the first hour gets more expensive the further away the job is.
  3. HandySparks

    Led flood lights failure

    So, did you drill a drain hole? I would almost always drill one or more drain holes in an external junction box, irrespective of its claimed IP rating.
  4. HandySparks

    Must have tool for Xmas

    Yes, quite useful. Also available closer to home: https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/spirit-levels-inclinometers/7243829/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sola-R102-Small-Spirit-Level-Transparent/dp/B00WHQ9TD4
  5. HandySparks

    Must have tool for Xmas

    Yes, quite useful. Also available closer to home: https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/spirit-levels-inclinometers/7243829/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sola-R102-Small-Spirit-Level-Transparent/dp/B00WHQ9TD4
  6. HandySparks

    Need help wiring new wifi switch

    Speak for yourself. :D
  7. HandySparks

    Low voltage Leds for serial loop.

    Surely a ¼W resistor for each LED won't take up much space? The resistor doesn't need to be located near the LED.
  8. HandySparks

    HELLO! How to know how much you uk socket can take?

    OK, so a BS 1362 fuse won't provide close overload protection. Do you think that domestic power strips, supplied via a 13A fused plug, should be banned? What's your opinion on BS 3036 semi-enclosed fuses, widely used in distribution boards until recently? Do they not provide overload...
  9. HandySparks

    Abandonware relive your younger days.

    Nice one. Just had a quick blast at Doom. Must be about 20 years since I last played it. :)
  10. HandySparks

    Advise needed. Diesel generator loading issues

    Quite agree. Your neighbour is due an explanation from the original electrician as to why the generator is so grossly over specified. Was there an allowance for some future large item of equipment?
  11. HandySparks

    Fan isolator switch access

    How is the fan controlled, or is it running continuously? Is this a rented property?
  12. HandySparks

    HELLO! How to know how much you uk socket can take?

    I think you misunderstand. The 20A test current is the sum of the currents through both sides of a double socket.
  13. HandySparks

    Led flood lights failure

    I think the OP has lost interest. In which case, so have I.
  14. HandySparks

    Calibration Poll

    Well I have a Megger MIT401 IR/continuity meter, so if someone's desperate enough for my services I'll just have to work with that. Just no RCD or loop testing.
  15. HandySparks

    Calibration Poll

    And again this year. I don't plan to be using the MFT over the next week or so.
  16. HandySparks

    Domestic three phase? advice

    It'll be a power rating that's needed, not the efficiency rating. Usually stated in kW.
  17. HandySparks

    Led flood lights failure

    So, did you drill a drain hole in each box? Any photos of the installation?
  18. HandySparks

    This has me mystified!

    That's pretty mad, especially when there's a risk of a callback. I shy away from jobs more than a few miles away.
  19. HandySparks

    can i re-claim the cost of some of my essential power tools?

    'the pict' Why have you rated this 'old'?
  20. HandySparks

    Common story can someone sign off my extension for me

    Yes, exactly that.

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