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    Fuse Tripping

    Hello, I need some advice please. I am a landlord, and my tenant said there was a powercut and tripping in RCD when she tried to use her kitchen cutter. She called out emergency electrician who changed the fuse connected to the socket which solved the problem. Here I see the problem was caused...
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    Henley Block inside fuse box ...:)

    scroll forward to about the 10 min mark , genius.. :)
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    Fuse box replacement

    Hi all, I'm after a bit of an advice. We are buying an older property (1930s maisonette) and we had building survey done which pointed out old rewireable fuse board as in the Photo. It's seems only one fuse has been changed to a circuit breaker. The seller says they will have an electrician to...
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    (UK) Sanity Check Kitchen Oven wiring spur

    Hello, I'm hoping someone who knows more than me can sanity check this wiring diagram for my Electric Oven, Extractor Fan and Gas Hob. Background: I bought a new oven, I thought the old one was plugged in with normal plug but it was actually hard wired and the extractor/hob were plugged in...
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    Which is better BS1361 or BS88?

    Was wondering why was BS1361 replaced by BS88 even though BS1361 tends to have a larger breaking capacity according to the on-site guide if I'm reading it right, however, I maybe wrong. For example BS1361 breaking capacity can be 16.5kA to 33kA depending on what type you get, where BS88 is 16kA...
  6. Designmen90

    Fuse for surge arrester protection

    Hello everyone, Is there any rule how to determine the size of fuses which will protect surge arrester. I have 3P+N surge arrester, 20kA, and I need to protect him with fuses. But, how to determine the correct size (amper) of those fuses. tnx
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    Ceramic fuse?

    Seen a few of these lately, are they old ceramic fuses inside? Any idea when they date back to and what the common fuse size is in them?
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    UK 13A fuse kitchen grid switch, connection confusion

    Hello, I was about to replace the old tatty 8 gang grid switches in my kitchen with some new Varilight ones. The only problem I have is that the two old 13A fuse modules had 3 connections. There was a live wire going into the top terminal and then a single yellow into one of the bottom ones and...
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    Very strange car fault - Citroen C2 - fuse box? BSI? BSM? Please help

    Hello everyone. I'm getting a bit desperate, as my car has been at mechanics 3 times already and nothing really helped. Here is the problem: My 2009 Citroen C2 has an electrical/electronic fault which no one can find so far. The car sometimes starts with no issues whatsoever, and sometimes...
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    TT Submain and switch fuse

    Another question! I'm designing for a TT system, there's going to be one 10 way Rcbo consumer unit for the house, less than 3 metres away from the DNO cutout, I'm going to swap the main switch with a 100ma Stype rcd to provide fault protection ( I'll be fitting a tails clamp inside the CU and...
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    Fluke MFT1653 Fuse error

    Hi, my fluke mft1653 has started erroring FUSE when testing voltage or any 3 lead test, I’ve changed the fuse in the battery box although this tested fine but this hasn’t made a difference. Anyone had this before with their tester? Thanks
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    2008 toyota yaris headlights working sporadically. not caused by the fuse or the switch

    my car is having a problem with the headlights. i’m not a car person so i had my dad and my friend have a look at it, both of them work on cars a lot and know quite a bit. they had a look at the fuse box, saw the one for the headlights was missing, and used a spare to replace it. the lights...
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    Can I add a second fuse board for an electric car charger?

    Dear all, We want to install an electric car charger, but our existing fuse board is at the back of the house and running a cable through the house will make a big mess. The electricity enters the house from the front, where we want to put the charger and that's where the meter is too. Can we...
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    Pulling a main fuse

    Yes that old chestnut... It seems to invoke rage in some people but thats not what this is about... My question is has anyone tried to be sneaky about getting a DNO out? I find the people on the phone are jobsworths but the actual guys that come out are as good as gold (WPD) at over £200 to...
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    1amp Fuse

    Will a 1amp fuse allow enough current to power a 12v radiator fan
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    UK BS88 fuse board on a new installations

    I was wondering, are BS88 fuse boards still used on some new installations especially industrial and even commercial. And if so would that be ok with the regulations or not because its not retrospective. I know they are quite outdated and its hard to find a electrical wholesaler selling BS88...
  17. ETradesmen

    New build - DNO fuse size

    Good morning one and all, I have a new build coming up (Hertfordshire) and was wondering what size fuse the supplier install now? The reason why I’m asking is because a sub main is required due to the client not wanting the CU near the meter. thanks,
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    Trailer Electrics Question - Rear Tail Light Blow Fuse

    Hi all, Got a horse trailer, which seems to blow the fuse in my car for the 'Right Hand Tail Light'. When using the trailer, it will blow the fuse (not right away), knocking out the rear tail light on my car, and the rear tail light cluster (not indicators) on the trailer. I've followed the...
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    Condition of service head/cut out fuse etc. report to DNO?

    Hello Came across something like this.Is that something what i should report to DNO?.its supply to 2 flats.New cable on the left goes to first floor flat where electricity meter is.Its not SWA.All seals has been cut off. If i report it do they come on short notice and put new service head etc.?
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    Boiler tripping main fuse

    I have a grant vortex combi boiler and it has started tripping the main fuse when the programmer calls for heat. Any ideas. Regards

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