Recent content by alien2

This evening while I was visiting my parents, their elderly next door neighbours came round and asked for help changing a fuse wire because he couldn't see it properly. Fine, I went round and changed it no problem. I said to him it would be far easier if he renewed his old CU for a modern one...

The RCD is definitely 300mA. Very odd, why would someone fit a 300mA one? That will need changing to 30mA then. The other strange thing about this installation is that there is a very standard looking light switch marked 'garage power' at the back of the house that can be used to isolate...

Searching this great forum has given me some tips. I've found out the tub I'm looking at only uses 6 amps max, so the 4mm TC&E running from the house to the garage will be OK. Here what I'm thinking:- Replace the two way CU in the garage with a 3 way and a 10A MCB. Run some 2.5mm TC&E from...

I've got loads of moss on my flat garage roof which is steadily getting worse as time goes by. Something tells me I should deal with it, but is it really a problem??? Roof appears to be the standard gravelled type! A2

OK, a bit more investigation reveals the following:- Cable in the house is 4mm twin core + E. RCD 80A rated 300mA trip has Live & Neutral going in, live & neutral coming out and the out cable has the earth going back into the CU. Looks like its fed by a 20A wire fuse as there's only two...

I'm considering having a hot tub in my garden and i'm trying to cost it out roughly before I jump in(!). I already have a wired garage half-way down the garden, 15m away. Its wired for lights and power with its own CU, 6A MCB & 20A MCB. In the house next to the CU is an ELCB for the garage...