Recent content by Adam_151

Not great that it wasn't sleeved, Sleeve it when putting the new fitting up: https://www.wickes.co.uk/p/710807

Theres a labelled drawing on that side about 2/3 of the way down that has a label pointing to the back of the fitting with the label "Power supply - Stable and durable" So I would assume there is some kind of DC to DC converter in there, and as they are nomally self regulating then if the supply...

I think it would have probably been better to stick to just GMT, when you get agile prices on clock changing days, depending on the season you either get two extra (with repeats) or two fewer. On at least one of these occasion I had issues with my zappi not pulling in for a period after the...

Replace patress with a conduit entry one and fit 20mm white plastic conduit, two female adapaters, and saddles as required. If you want to keep the exposed twin (why?) then replace patress with the same type and take the knockout out properly - cut each side of the section you want to remove...

I've had some strange co-incidences,remember I once went to a housing association job (I think) once, and I'm struggling to remember the exact issue, but I think it was something like the living room lights smell of burning and they were some brass things with cloudly glass panels... only it...

Its frightening isn't it, remember that its two decades now since the new colours came in, I referred to a cirucit as something like '6-Yellow' the other day and got a WTF look from the final year apprentice, and had to explain about the old phase colours, and then I had the realisation that he...

No where as near as bad as the firex smokes though - now they really did yellow something chronic! I wonder if anyone has ever tried to convince an apprentice that the older Tan coloured Merlin Gerin boards (pre 2004 ish) were once the magnolia colour of the newer merlins and the current...

They are a resonable budget brand. Top money would be schneider acti-9 stuff , now it wouldn't be for me to say if the premium you pay would translate into better quality....

I thought it fed an EVSE? But how are you going to isolate it from the incomming electricity supply? Possibly - but err, not really; I've just looked more closely, they looked to be bigger than that, so I didnt look too closely, but now see that they are 4mm singles in pvc oversleeve, which...

RCD type symbols: https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/4946310-32a-double-pole-2-module-b-curve-10ka-30ma-type-a-mini-rcbo Do you have anyway to isolate it?

Type B RCD is a little misleading - Thats a double pole RCBO, the RCD part of which is type A, and the Overucrrent part is a Type B/B curve 32A. How have you proved that it is faulty?

Yes, and don't tell them you have had the cut out apart, and don't do it again, the supply cable upstream is likely fused at circa 400A at the transformer fuseboard. So f***ing up or slipping would result in a very big bang indeed!

If its quite a sizeable gap between plasterboard and brickwork then a few loops of all round band screwed and plugged to the wall is another solution https://www.toolstation.com/all-purpose-fixing-band/p24536

You mean its a 3core cable with an approx 10mm overall diameter? You can find specification tables on manufacturer websites https://www.doncastercables.com/cables/6/26/SWA-and-Mains-Distribution/XLPE-Insulated--PVC-Bedded-and-Sheathed--Steel-Wire-Armoured-Cables/ But even 1.5mm² 3core is shown...

Can the readings obtained through the home mini be used for billing then? I was never sure, I did wonder if the mini was only to provide data to the app as an alternative to the IHD (when I had my smart meters done last august, I was offered IHD or mini), I didn't know if there was some...