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Thanks .. the "they are type AC ... changing to type A is recommended improvement " is a C3 item on the inspection report . What is the advantage of type A.

Thanks for all the replies , so far.

Now I have a photo of the CU , it looks really simple. perhaps ? , the tin cover is pressing on the bottom edge of the 2 LVE RCDs , Is the solution to just cut the tin cover to fit ( see red) ?

The exact wording is " SWA Cables on circuits 13 & 14 not correctly glanded, compression glands used instead of SWA glands" . so ???.

a charity building i know had A/C professionally installed in 2022, but now had an' electrical installation condition report 'done which flags faults with that installation as "C2 potentially dangerous" ( wrong glands on swa cable, rcds too big for cu so you have to force the top shut). ...

What hazard are the known for ?

Thanks , the enclosure option sounds good ..

In a charity community centre.... our electrician has installed a fused spur light switch from a lighting circuit for some decorative low wattage LED. lights , which we had not bought, at that time. But then ....., the ones we bought have a plastic moulded transformer built into a 3pin...

Thanks ericmark .. although , what I am looking for is similar to the VB7 but with the extra connection .. " pin 6 active signal"

Hi, a local charity, community centre is having trouble with its bottle fridge which froze all the beer , cracking the bottles creating a stinking expensive swamp ! .. The, tall glass fronted fridge FKG 371 ( Vest frost) thermostat has 3 terminals ( + earths) .... They are power ...

Thanks that part is alot cheaper that c00055036 . both seem to fit the same machine . So I ordered your number

Hi, The Element has gone on my Indset Washing Machine wg1130tpg .. this is the one before the thermistor was added to the mounting plate. They are rare & pricy at £40 -£50 ( priced to make people scrap it ?) ... Most other heating elements are in the affordable £10-£20 price , but its...

The power relay on the PCB had burnt out one leg ... AJS1311 available from ebay & hongkong £4.. & damaged board repaired. Stuffing the heater current through the relay's tiny legs/ & solder joint seems a weak design by Bosch. Even tho the relay is built for it & rated at 10Amps it only lasted a...

but instead runs for hours. perhaps waiting to for the heat that will never come? I think I found the heating element just after the pump. ( bottom right back). The element seems low resistance ( labeled B - C in the photo) & the sensor open circuit ( between wires pints a & b) when it is...

Thanks, but when it came to the back was stuck fast so I settled for a good layer of sealer under the big circular clamp, and a piece of plastic bottle under the motor bolt to shield the electrical connection if it should ever leak.(but clear of the motor & connector incase of heat) The...