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  1. timhoward

    Any thoughts on this old thing?

    Quite old main switch RCD, it occasionally trips (every day or two), then won't turn on until all breakers are off. Ramp test at time of testing was 25ma, earth leakage meter said 5ma (so consistent). Is the RCD likely to simply be old?! Are they tetchy switching on under load? Haven't got into...
  2. M

    Check this weird thing out.

    Having trouble getting into the panel. Customer does Not want to cut it down.
  3. timhoward

    That MK Rapid Fix socket thing

    Just curious, is anyone routinely using these? CEF were complaining that no one was buying them. I had been obstinately in the "that's great but far too expensive to become my default socket" camp. Until this week. Faced with 2nd fixing kitchen sockets under cabinets and with my knees in a lot...
  4. fourtytwo

    Is this thing in my fusebox labelled RCD actually an RCD ?

    I have my suspicions it is not as it has neither a trip current rating nor test button, please see picture
  5. K

    How to bypass this thing?

    Someone made a mini breaker(?) using only light switch and wire, they hook(?) it to the only power socket in my room and can basically control the power in my room. Cutting the power at 8:30PM Sunday to Thursday, Friday at 6PM or 5PM and 10:30PM at Saturday. Behind the wooden board(?) in Picture...
  6. 1Justin

    EICR. Cu "armoured" 3Ph supply cable. Is this a thing?

    I've come across a DNO installed (SSEN) 3 Ph 3 core PNE supply cable from a private substation to a large Lucy domestic head. Cable 3 Ph is copper "armoured" (or is there a better name for it?). Entirely underground, entirely within a domestic single owner property. No obvious practical or...
  7. AJshep

    UK to EU box adapter, is there such a thing?

    Does anyone know if there is any kind of adapter that can be used on a standard 1gang UK square metal Knockout box, to convert it to a EU sized opening. Ive lost count at the amount of times I've recently had to fit a something for someone which was designed for a EU back box , the screw holes...
  8. T

    Old Campervan Aux Battery Charging components, what is this thing!?

    So I've been using a friends Toyota Hiace Campervan (1989, high roof) I've just upgraded to a 105Ah battery from a 65Ah Solar charging works as expected, but the charging from the main or alternator isn't doing enough to keep it topped up. When the ignition is on (before the engine has...
  9. Dan

    Pop-up thing keeps popping up?! - Why didn't you bloody tell me about it?!?!

    So I got told on the plumbers forum that there was an issue with some pop up popping up and making people consent to stuff. Now the pop-up, is genuine. It's made by Google, and is for Google tracking cookies. So no blocker will block it. Well, most blockers wont block it. I kept seeing it...
  10. Dan

    Playing fetch with a Beluga Whale - What a lovely thing to see

    Playing fetch with a beluga whale
  11. littlespark

    phone charger for use in a bathroom. Is there such a thing?

    Just thinking. I use a fitbit, and I got into the habit of charging it every few days when I had a shower. (charging it every few days, not having a shower every few days!:rolleyes:) Is there something i can use inside the bathroom to give me a standard 5v USB socket? Of course you can get a...
  12. N

    Wiring Clarification

    In Germany, but question is for home in UK :) So, been out of this for some time, I am putting in the wiring (approx 12 meters) for a 7Kw (28Amp not allowing for diversity) induction Hob. Every thing seems to indicate 6mm cable, however from the IEE Current ratings table 4E2A, for clipping...
  13. K

    Protection against open/loose neutral?

    Hello friends, is there such a thing as a "smart meter" that I can install on my backwoods house that will trip if it detects a loose/open neutral? If so, where can I get one? Thanks very much
  14. ThatMatt72

    Meter Tails in Galvanised Trunking...Is that a thing?

    Hey all, Excuse the ignorance here but I wonder if you lovely folk might have any opinions or better still be able to point in the right direction in the BBB. I am being asked to move a CU from its current position, behind a fitted kitchen, under the sink and totally inaccessible, except to the...
  15. buzzlightyear

    poor little thing ,no food .

    I have a great customer who asked me to install her new free standing cooker , now their was a family moving out next door and their was a lot of kids running wild while the family was moving the stuff in the garden it was like Steptoe's junk yard . has I just connected the oven and tested it...
  16. L

    Am2 next week, any thing worth knowing

    Sitting am2 next week, Which calculations do I need to know and what figures to keep in mind, Anything else that’s worth mentioning will be helpful Thanks
  17. A

    Temporarily raising ballasted solar racking on flat rooftop systems? Is it a thing?

    Does anyone know of any procedures and/or devices made specifically for temporarily raising solar panels and their associated ballasted racking systems in order to accommodate localized roof repairs on a flat rooftop of a commercial building. The idea is to minimize work needed to allow for a...
  18. littlespark

    Is there such a thing??? (Mini trunking)

    is there such a thing as a pre made bend for MT1 or MT2 size mini trunking at 45 degrees? I want to change around my living room but I’ll have to extend all the TV cables from one corner to another but there’s a tricky bay window to negotiate. It’s either that or I have to do some practice...
  19. M

    What do we thing is going on here.....

    just came across this whilst needing to change to a different light fitting. Gave up trying to what is what, and stripped it right back to work it all out, it was incoming feed, two out going feeds and a second switched feed to a wall light. The “Loop” was not Perm Live, this was in a...
  20. T

    No such thing as "IT CANT BE DONE". Dimmer not working as requires in my lighting controls :(

    Hi everyone, I've come here in frustration and would be so very grateful to who ever can help me.. The lighting controls are required to: Dim hallway lighting (9 x GU10 LED) after 10pm untill 6am to 50%. The rest of the time NO dimming is required. To complicate this, these lights are...

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