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This: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/wiring-diagrams-for-lighting-circuits.37582/ is locked and pinned to the top of the forum and has been for years, but virtually all of the images in it are broken/deleted, making it totally useless. Suggest it is Unpinned so it can disappear into history...

The new 18th edition wiring regulations are already wrong before they are in force. 11 corrections that can be downloaded here: https://electrical.theiet.org/bs-7671/ The corrections contain an error.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41011008 According to that, the solution to charging millions of electric cars is simple. Just change the 60A or 80A fuses in peoples homes to 100A types. And when not at home, you can charge your car from lamp posts.

This is a list of the changes between the 17th edition and the new 18th DPC, numbered in the order that they appear in the document. The DPC is now available for download as a PDF file, which is much easier to use and can be searched through, unlike the online system. Download from the same...

The obsession with battery powered everything - why? Battery powered devices cost substantially more than a mains powered equivalent Compared to a mains powered equivalent they are feeble Batteries take longer to recharge than the use time - meaning you need multiple batteries. Batteries...

This mess will be removed and replaced shortly. Nothing has been changed yet other than removing most of the fuses. Despite the apparently large number of circuits, this is for a 2 bedroom flat.

Someone just sent a link to these genuine original Bussmann BS1362 fuses for sale. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370890905811

This article is in Connections magazine, but the text can be read here: http://www.voltimum.co.uk/articles/niceic-and-elecsa-opt-out-third-party-inspector-scheme-over-safety-fears TP inspection scheme is where householders could DIY some notifiable electrical work and then get an electrician...

A cable joint found under the floorboards. Part of a ring circuit, which someone has connected a piece of 1.5mm T&E into to supply another socket. What was under the black tape: Some other examples of sockets on the same circuit. The double box appears to be much newer than the...

For those that do gas, you may want to look at this discussion in the electrical forum: //www.diynot.com/forums/electrics/plugging-the-oven-in.369257/ where there are some pictures of a gas cooker connection allegedly done by a 'proper gas engineer'.

From the end of this thread, just what will be the point of the Part P schemes from April? The new list of notifiable work is in the new Approved Document, http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_AD_P_2013.pdf extract here: and only includes consumer units, new circuits and...

This is the cutout and meters for two flats. The white label next to the cutout states it is a PME supply.

While errors can occur in any written instructions, these are so bad, no one could possibly follow them even if they already knew what to do: http://www.ehow.com/how_8720662_spur-double-socket.html

This installation was still in service up to August 2010. Most of the wire is rubber insulated with fabric cover. As a guess, probably dates from the early 1950s. Should have been replaced decades ago. General view of the meter and assorted fuseboxes Someone has replaced the meter...

This machine has had minor problems for while, in that it sometimes missed the spin cycle at the end (although it would always spin properly on the spin/drain setting). Now it won't spin at all, it gets through the washing part of the program and at the point it is supposed to rinse and spin...

These items were removed from a house during a rewire. This mess was the main connection point for the 1st floor socket outlets in a house, supplied from a 16A MCB. The neutrals were all loose, and the earth wires twisted together outside the box. The supply cable is black rubber covered...