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Pretty similar in my old house, 6mm feed with a 32a mcb (went all through the ceiling/insulation etc) feeding a dual fuel range cooker with about 7.2kw max load, cooker socket also had a socket which ended up having a toaster on. Diversity made things just fine, nothing ever got overloaded or...

You’d have to get in contact with the DNO really, there are plenty of places around with PME supplies that shouldn’t be. The problem is that there isn’t anything stopping someone using the PME earthing terminal on a cutout regardless whether it is permitted due to the building type etc...

I’m not sure if there is anything that ‘stops’ this, however TNCS (PME) supplies are not allowed in steel frame buildings for this reason, as in the case of the combined neutral/earth being lost, the metalwork would become live. There are places that have these sort of supplies though. Nowadays...

Dry rods are like snake oil…. Better off properly investigating the cause of damp and carrying out proper sympathetic remedial works using correct materials for the age of the property

To the DNO that meter box is fine, it is (I assume) a lockable, weatherproof and secure location for the cutout and is the homeowners responsibility to replace. The meter fitter could easily fit a meter board over the top of the metal one in there so get over it being metal. Sounds like it...

My supplier keeps sending letters stating the meter had reached the end of its life and needs to be replaced with a smart meter. Nope, it’s 12 years old and i regularly see meters pushing 40+ years in my line of work!

Would take 15 minutes to replace that, it’s concentric fed (and rough at that). Lazy sods!

It certainly does seem that whoever the DNO is are making what really is a quite a simple job very difficult! Is the cutout and old cast iron metal clad type? I’d understand the need for cutting the service outside for isolation then. As for mouse droppings in the cupboard? Really!? I know...

Seeing as a lot of homes are supplied by cabling and switchgear as old at the 1930’s, none of these ‘superior’ products do nothing!

The supply looks pretty standard, from the pole is twin (probably 35mm) ABC, then it is what is called lead ins going underneath the soffit and into the meter position. The ABC isn’t really that old, maybe 15/20 years? Before it would of been twin open wire from the pole. The cable going to the...

It ideally needs relocating to a new position, called a service alteration by the DNO. I’ve seen it before when someone’s had an extension build over the supply cable and it’s failed a few months down the line and is a big messy hassle to sort out to get the power back on. Best to move it

I can see exactly what’s happened here, that socket does indeed look new- albeit a cheap brand. The plug could not have been changed as when plugged into the new socket, still created a poor connection due to previous heat damage and thus caused it and the socket to overheat again. You can see...

Last time I looked at changing mums tariff a couple of months ago I just couldn’t find one that had a cheaper night rate, it used to be something like 14p day 9p night per unit but now it’s the same or very close for night and day rate and that’s 20p+ a unit. I’d check your tariff and now much...

It is a standard looped supply that feeds you and next door, their supply will be a maximum of 60a. If they want to have a car charger fitted then the installer will most likely insist on them having their own dedicated 100a supply and won’t fit the charger. If they get a charger fitted and run...

Ok, I’ll have to try and get a better look when I’m over there. Thanks.