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  1. Mickey

    Pete's Videos Anyone spot the mistake in this install?

    I can't see any bonding conductors or him doing any initial testing of the circuits.
  2. Mickey

    Three Way with Intermediate and Three Wire

    I believe in the on site guide it does show the black as common and brown as L1. I might be wrong, I know I've seen it in one of the regs books.
  3. Mickey

    Three Way with Intermediate and Three Wire

    Not a problem, you just connect it to L1 and L2 of the same cable, it makes no difference. Look at the diagram, follow the wires And you'll see what I mean.
  4. Mickey

    Three Way with Intermediate and Three Wire

    Try this. It's all on there You need a 2way switch at each end and a intermediate switch in between. You can add as many intermediate switches as you like providing you have a 2way switch at each end.
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  6. Mickey

    Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

    They probably haven't told you the whole story, someone's probably fiddled with the wiring in the switch for whatever reason. It seems impossible for the RCD to stay on as that is a permanent connection and is not switched providing its wired correctly. Main rule for me is "never trust a...
  7. Mickey

    Best quality electrican tools.....

    Knipex for me definitely! Bit more costly but worth every penny. Wiha screwdrivers, set for £21 from amazon. Top quality
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    Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

    You right about the RCBO's but that still want stop these COWBOYS from creating all this rubbish. Same job there was a N-E short, so to overcome the problem and to stop the RCD from tripping he disconnected the cpc from the consumer unit. Only "positive" or luck for the costumer was that there...
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    Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

    I couldn't isolate the outside lights , hmmm I wonder why???? Someone decided to pinch the Neutral, what a smart thing to do!
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  11. Mickey

    Fault on socket circuit

    How many circuits are controlled by that RCD. If it trips randomly it could be that the total leakage to earth is more than 30mA, that would explain why it trips when plugging into different sockets etc. I had exactly the same happening on a few occasions in domestic installations.
  12. Mickey

    Hello fellow sparks,

    Hi all, I joined the group yesterday, I've been doing this for 10 + years. Soon to start solo, hoping to get some good tips here in the future. Cheers,

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