Recent content by Chris.J

Thanks Tonto, that looks good. Anyone got any negatives on Smeg D/W before I order?

Am about to buy a full size free standing DW for the very first time. Have never used one!! Have both hot & cold water to hand. Dont want a cheap m/c, perhaps around £400. Wont be on full load very often. Have had a look on reviewcentre.com but there are so many out there its difficult to...

I had to replace a LP722 last week for a similar fault; found the CH relay had the common & normally open contacts welded together.

Caravan width limitation for towing is just about to be increased, this month I think.

Thanks for that. A 6mm leaves the shower to an isolator in a small "cupboard room" off the new shower room. The cable then dissapears into the floor above. A power shower in the bathroom above has been removed pending refitting that room, so I guess only a 2.5 or less was powering that pump...

My Daughter has just had a small WC enlarged and a new electric shower fitted (new downlights & fan also). What certification should she expect from the Electrician?

Thesedays it is possible to use a series regulator between the panel & the battery instead of a shunt type across the battery. Try the Sunsei CC-10000 from CPC, pt No. BT 04166. This will probably work in parallel to another charging method, only way to be sure is to try it?

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I have a similar installation, put in quite a few years ago, TT earthing. The Flat supply comes from a Henley block straight after the meter, but via a 100mA slow RCD & fuse, to protect the cable. At the Flat, a standard TT installation with it's own earth rod. My house earth is not exported...

That looks a good charger, but I would put it on a timer so that it is only on for, say, 2 hours a week. I used to have a similar unit float charging my generator battery, but I found it killed the battery after a year or so. I have been using a timer for 5 years with no problems.

This describes the fast charging method as needed for power tools etc, not quite what the OP needs.

You do not want a modern 12V battery charger, (www.cpc.co.uk ref. BT00011 for example), as these are expecting a lead acid battery, and do an initial fast charge, reducing to a trickle later, with a terminal voltage of 13.8. It might work, but might overcharge. You do want an ordinary 12 volt...

Ni-Cad & Ni-Mh cells are usually charged from a "constant current" charger (as against a Lead Acid battery that uses constant voltage). As your pack in 4.5V 1500mAH, you should push 150mA through it for about 14 hours (the "extra" 4 Hrs accounts for inefficiency) to recharge it. You could put...

Many years ago, a friend of mine had his gas meter on a post in the garden. In the winter it got condensation inside, which built up to the point that when it froze the hands could'nt turn!!!

If the circuit was derated by replacing the 32A MCB with a 20A one, this would make it safer. Could this be an option for this house & what would the regs. have to say on this?