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    Maximum demand exceeding main fuse.

    Thanks all. I'm tending to agree that if she won't upgrade the tails/fuse I'm better walking away - if she's paying thousands for a new kitchen a couple of hundred quid extra for a safe supply shouldn't be an issue for her, so that's an alarm bell there. Just for my interest what's the problem...
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    Maximum demand exceeding main fuse.

    Thanks folks. I think you're right that I'm trying to find a way to keep the customer happy without doing it the right way which is to upgrade the tails and the main fuse. I don't have any photos but it's a big old Victorian terrace with the consumer unit above head height half-way down the...
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    Maximum demand exceeding main fuse.

    I've got a customer who currently has a 60A main fuse running in 10mm tails to a board with breakers 32/32/20/6/6A which, doing the diversity calc at biggest breaker + 40% of the rest comes in at 57.6A, just about OK. She wants a new 32A cooker circuit, so I said she should get the tails...
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    Cooker circuit sanity check please.

    No, it only ever trips when the oven's been on for a long time and I've not been there then. I'm hoping changing the RCBOmight have worked but I'll let you know if it goes again and I find anything. Thanks for all your help.
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    Cooker circuit sanity check please.

    Thanks littlespark. The microwave's brand new too, so I'm guessing not the culprit, but it can be easily disconnected if it happens again. No moisture anywhere near any of them, and no smart meter (but out of interest have they been known to interfere?). Good call about the ramp test. That...
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    Cooker circuit sanity check please.

    Hi, Just been scratching my head about this one and wonder if I've missed anything. A few weeks ago I installed a new circuit for a 3kw oven and a 950W microwave. Ran the circuit in 6mm T&E clipped direct on a 40A RCBO. Customer has reported that on maybe three or four occasions the RCBO...
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    Shower on 4mm ring final circuit.

    Thanks Dave, thanks Dusty. I thought I said un-used, not unfused - sorry of there was a typo. They were run a while ago as future-proofing for a loft conversion that didn't happen (I've no idea why he ran two of them, but yes they run along exactly the same route). If i was to use them there's...
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    Shower on 4mm ring final circuit.

    Hi, I've got a customer who wants a 10.5 kW shower installed in his bathroom. As it happens he already has two unused 4mm T&E cables run from the CU cupboard to the loft. I know it's unconventional but is there any reason I can't use these cables to make a dedicated RFC for just the shower...
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    Can't get into a fitting!

    Thanks. I'll definitely give that a go.
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    Can't get into a fitting!

    Afraid not. Just a sticker showing the voltage with no name on it.
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    Can't get into a fitting!

    Thanks. It didn't seem to but I'll have another go when I go back. maybe I have to push the glass up harder.
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    Can't get into a fitting!

    Bit of an embarrassing one here but wondering if anyone can help. Was called to a doctor's surgery yesterday to replace the battery in an emergency light. For the life of me I can't open the thing up. The diffuser doesn't rotate or push upwards, neither does the bezel, there are no screws or...
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    Sources for SPD RCBO type A boards.

    Thanks everyone. I'm going to try Fusebox for my next change. I'll let you know how I get on.
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    Sources for SPD RCBO type A boards.

    Thanks both. I'll have a look at those two.
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    Sources for SPD RCBO type A boards.

    Hi all, With Amendment 2 here has anyone found any good suppliers for SPD and RCBO domestic boards? I've found online a BG SPD + 8 RCBOs for about £190 which is about £40 cheaper than the local wholesaler. Are there any better deals out there for decent boards (I've seen 'Live' offering online...
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    Main fuse blows before MCB.

    Thanks all. To be honest Paignton Pete you might be right, though he did say they were rummaging around in the cupboard with the main cut-out in it. Either way interested to read pc1966 and how it's not quite as cut and dried as MCB always trips first, main fuse second. Always something to...

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