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Why is it always the neutral that overheats on shower pull switches? I've never seen a burnt live conductor.
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Ha! Glad you have seen the light, like me. Do you attend the same therapy session as me......
its a good question because I have also witnessed this strange phenomenononomon also.
Always the neutral.
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hmmm. they used to be OK with black. praps it's colours with a ue in them, anti european, like fagash farage.
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Perhaps they were covert and were just biding their time until the Europeans infiltrated fully. Still worse than Putin
Haven't you sorted out that problem with dyslexia ... that's the EU don't you know. << Banter! No disrespect or belittling of those who struggle with real dyslexia meant in any way shape or form. No dyslexics should be offended by this post ... please?
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Theory: people habitually wire the line first, and don't pay as much attention to torquing up the neutral screws.
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Jonspark
Thought as much, but it's happened to me twice on my own shower and I've been mindful when tightening them up. Thinking about it, I suppose it can't be any other reason.
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Silly Sausage
It's because the current is hotter after its been through the shower.
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SPARTYKUS
Cable manufacturers secretly make the return path cable a little bit smaller. They think no one will notice......
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Jonspark
That's it. I knew it all along.
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Ha! Glad you have seen the light, like me. Do you attend the same therapy session as me......
its a good question because I have also witnessed this strange phenomenononomon also.
Always the neutral.
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it's all down to electrons. they come all the way from the L supply, race through the installation, heat up your megawatt shower, then they knackered and so are slow on the return trip, spending longer at the N shower terminal for a rest, thereby overheating said N terminall. :smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:
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Or it could be aliens trying to contact us through burning wires
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Electrons are racist. They don't like any cable that starts with a "BL". More of an issue than Putin in my opinion.
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hmmm. they used to be OK with black. praps it's colours with a ue in them, anti european, like fagash farage.
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Jonspark
For members of the public who are reading this, all but post 5 are bollox.
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How dare you sir!! ^^^
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Perhaps they were covert and were just biding their time until the Europeans infiltrated fully. Still worse than Putin
Haven't you sorted out that problem with dyslexia ... that's the EU don't you know. << Banter! No disrespect or belittling of those who struggle with real dyslexia meant in any way shape or form. No dyslexics should be offended by this post ... please?
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Corpy76
I had a burnt live yesterday but I was expecting a neutral.
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