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    Found in a neighbour's home.

    Thanks. On side note, the previous owner's son is an Electrician, and works for a very long (1960's) Est. Firm,.... just saying......
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    Found in a neighbour's home.

    Fair enough. Just goes to show though how long things that are/ could be potentially dangerous, although not caused a problem to date, could be in place for many years.
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    Found in a neighbour's home.

    True, but was just thinking, what if it REALLY is the wrong rating? I didn't try turning off the CB to check.
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    Found in a neighbour's home.

    PME system, 1990's Installation, 2 boards used instead of a standard Split-Load. Amongst other things, look at the labelling and CB ratings on the grey CU.....
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    Pendant Lamp holder in upstairs toilet.

    Good Evening, A friend down the road from me wishes to replace his damaged and fancy light fitting in his upstairs toilet. He is quite happy to replace it with a normal light fitting. I suggested a Batten-Holder, but he has a newly packaged pendant set amongst a few pieces of junk. The...
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    Any information on these vintage items?

    That thought did cross my mind.....
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    Any information on these vintage items?

    I was thinking, could they be Service Fuse Cutouts? Although only 15 Amp, perhaps at a time when electricity was used only for lighting (5 Amp)?
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    Any information on these vintage items?

    I gathered they'd be no use Today, but yes, just going by the weight, you can tell they were built to last.
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    Any information on these vintage items?

    Age, use etc? Both brand new.
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    2 Gang 1 Way Light switch arcing and burning

    Sold in my MS Mobile repair shop, ElectriStar 2 gang 1 way light switch (Tried to post a photo but wouldn't work).
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    Do you turn off the circuit when changing a lightbulb?

    As promised: (The book even goes through the 'Step by step' process of "How to change a Fuseboard", stating "The fitting of a new Fuse board is simple!".........).
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    Do you turn off the circuit when changing a lightbulb?

    A 1930s crafts and home maintenance book I have at home states "When changing a lamp, always make sure the switch is off, otherwise if the filament of the new lamp is faulty, it may cause the lamp to explode". If I get a chance, I'll post a photo of the page (Having a few jars right now ....)...
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    Plugs already included with appliances

    My Mother bought a Philips Europa Washing Machine in January 1984 (Machine manufactured in 1983). It came with a moulded (Albeit pins un-sleeved) plug. The L & N plug pins were 'Hollow'. (Over time, the plug started to get warm, and eventually in 2006- yes, the machine was STILL in use then...
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    What tool is this?

    Happy Boxing Day! Could anybody identify this tool? Many thanks
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    7A fuses, thoughts? UPDATE, It gets better...

    Cheers, (As a person who has watched your YouTube videos) I thought it looked familiar.
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