Recent content by CharlieL

Don't trust a professional kitchen fitter, as I did. Each of our 5 under cupboard lights are wired directly into a 32amp spur feed without individual fuses. If a 11watt flourescent lamp fails, nearly 8kilowatts short circuit shuts the house down, or sets fire to the wiring! I have a HNC in...

Are there still test meters that are as low as 500ohms per volt? Can an electrician installing RCDs and CUs be trusted if he can't put his meter on the right range? Oh, yes, ee's got a stifficate, han ee!