Recent content by caffreys

I thought about wedges, Problem with wooden wedges is the wet dry cycle and wind - I knew this was going to happen. I was going to build the fence myself as I've done in the past but this was a lot of work so I trusted the work to a contractor You should've seen their first attempt at the...

That's the way they did it - 3 rails and fence boards. The gaps between posts would've meant custom size panels too

I had a fence built before Christmas, it's closed board with concrete posts. The company I used, used wooden wedges to secure the rails in place and as predicted with drying out and high winds they have started falling out and some of the panels have dropped Now before I get the company back to...

DB is above the incomer - you can see the tails just behind the board

I've never found an earth rod, I'm wondering if it's connected to next door somehow via the conduit as the power is in series.

The 10mm G/Y is just connected to the clamp - it doesn't enter the conduit and goes to the CU, the old green earth (6mm?) comes from the conduit and is connected to the clamp

63 Amp should be okay as it'll be charged using the 3 pin granny charger on a 2.5mm radial with one socket and a 20amp rcbo (It's the single external socket on the property) Also charging will be done when there's almost zero load Might contact the DNO to see if I can get a 80 amp upgrade I'm...

Cheers, I'm just curious as I may be looking at getting an Electric Vehicle and they need good earths apparently. From what I know the houses in the street are connected serial and this one looks like the end property - There has been no history of issues Here's a pic of the setup , there is...

Just curious , it's a 1930s house - the main cable is inside steel conduit and the earth comes out of the conduit along with the main cable - the steel conduit then has a bonding strap attached to it. Main fuse is 63amp

I plan on using a Hepvo vertically with a McAlpine WMF3 Spigot fitted directly to it (with the running adapter) Does anyone see any issues with this ? The washing machine uses a separate waste pipe.

A friends house has been clad in polystyrene slabs for insulation (its a no fines house) not sure how thick (maybe 50mm) and rendered. Problem is I need to fix a hook for a washing line, not sure what fixing to use (was thinking of a long frame fixing)

nope, haven't had a bath in years, showers yes and daily ;p

The bend isn't that bad (about 2" to the bottom of the wall plate), silicone cable would be ideal - but most appliances don't come with that, just pvc - seriously it's not a huge issue as the sockets will get rarely used - I was merely asking if there was any alternatives to the standard entry...

Fair enough.

I don't see any problem with it, just a flaw with uk plug design.