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    How hungry have you been at work????????????????????/

    Now you're calling me Bubble? :oops:
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    How hungry have you been at work????????????????????/

    hair dryers.. not gonna waste anymore hot air on that one ;)
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    How hungry have you been at work????????????????????/

    All I do when working away is work, drink, eat. I have never denied myself of the latter two long enough to suffer from their absence :) Also there is normally some on-site catering or at very least a stocked snack room. Today I went into the welfare cabin to grab a coffee, and came out with 3...
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    Fixed installation back to a plug or fused spur

    I think the gates are considered a fixed installation irrespective of whether the final connection is via a plug. The test is still relevant and covers all bases, even though in theory they could be plugged into a power supply that differs from the one you test.. But then, all you can do is...
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    Microwave vs PIR sensor for light

    If in doubt, you could just install a secondary slave PIR. That way both ends of the garden are reliably covered.
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    Hairdryer in Bathroom

    Surely if the socket is only installed outside the bathroom as a result of the customer wanting to use the dryer in the bathroom, then it amounts to the same set of risks - she's blatantly going to use the dryer in the bathroom. I think some of the answers you disagree with were exploring the...
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    Hairdryer in Bathroom

    Just don't hook up power to the window of a bathroom ;) Yea it condenses on surfaces and can pool, but it won't condense inside a fitting and create a continuous path of moisture from the terminals to the outside parts. Obviously placement of fittings is a consideration as water does pool in...
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    Hairdryer in Bathroom

    I disagree it's 'very' different. At the end of the day a fingertip only holds so much water, and it's either a droplet in the right place to run down the side of the switch onto the contacts, or it's not. The reality is that with several drops of water and a very determined effort, none of us...
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    Hairdryer in Bathroom

    On another note, the air hose dryers are indeed a perfect solution. The problem is they're bloody ugly things and most people won't want them in their home. I'm not sure why no one seems to make more attractive versions.
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    Hairdryer in Bathroom

    I disagree with quite a few of the 'sensible' posts on this thread, as the fact of the matter is that across Europe and USA there are far more bathrooms with switches/sockets IN the bathroom than total number of all bathrooms in the UK. And it's not causing an issue. So the moral argument for...
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    Intriguing problem. Shower and Cooker tripping CB not RCD

    How come no feedback on the oven and shower appliance testing yet? That seems like the obvious thing to rule out. I had an isolator switch near a hob causing tripping of CB, when investigated it was due to grease that had found its way in and was arcing. Seems plausible this could be happening...
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    Lost or forgotten installation tips from the past!

    It's not! You try turning that f***** into a timber without drilling a hole first and then tell me its uni-directional! Anyway, I said I had time to argue this point as I had a day off. Well it's clocking off time now, so the day off is over. As such I have a steak to cook and some wine to...
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    Lost or forgotten installation tips from the past!

    A tenner on what? There being a product that is called a 'screw nail'? No way - I know there are! But it's still just a nail. There is no hybrid that works as both, in both directions.
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    Lost or forgotten installation tips from the past!

    Pretty sure that's just a different way of getting rings on the shank. I don't think they're designed to be used any differently. Still just a nail either way :p
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    Lost or forgotten installation tips from the past!

    Yes - but it's not true. I squeal and wimper :cool:
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    Lost or forgotten installation tips from the past!

    Especially after checking they're dead ;)
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    Lost or forgotten installation tips from the past!

    I've heard of this done in factories and asked the same question. The theory being that if you use your fingers/front of your hand you could inadvertently 'grab on'. Also 240v, you swipe your hand over and the momentum will ensure your hand travels over and past the power source. As a fleeting...
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    Lost or forgotten installation tips from the past!

    All seams fair enough, I mean... Relatively speaking it's not that dangerous. It's just modern sparks have grown soft and lost all sense of humour for a bit of current. You don't see plumbers worrying about touching the water in the pipes, or the bogs.. Nah, they slosh that sh*t all over the shop.
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    Lost or forgotten installation tips from the past!

    I've go the day off work by the way, I have time to argue this as long as the rest of you can be bothered :D
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    Lost or forgotten installation tips from the past!

    That's just another screw you can hammer. Try using it as a nail without a pre-drilled hole, and you will see that it fails to meet the definition.

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