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    ericmark replied to the thread RCD trip.
    There was a RCD with a built-in warning light to say when near the tripping limit, think it was called the X-pole, but google seems to...
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    Bosch do seem to copy and paste parts of their instructions, asking for things like Type A RCD protection on the supply. But also if you...
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    I like the idea of being able to simply unplug the central heating boiler in the event of a power cut, and plugging it into some other...
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    Looking at this, 9 and 10 seem to be from the thermostats. I would think you can trace the 2 black wires and see what else is from the...
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    If we look at the universal backplate with the likes of Hive and Drayton Wiser there are three options, with a combi-boiler the two...
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    36 volts, 12 watts, and lamps could be in 125 groups of 8 with a resistor which would be 12 watt so fixed voltage, or 150 groups of 10...
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    1) Location, Wales likely need to register the work, England no longer required I think. 2) Unless using a 10 mA RCD socket then...
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    Only DIY people can really answer, as an electrician I see no problem. I suspect there is a junction box somewhere, this is common...
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    When this thread was started, I had no knowledge of electronic TRV heads, but things have moved on. I had all my TRV's changed when I...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Outside lights..
    I have had a RCD trip, and tested OK, but changed anyway and no more problems, so now I do that early on, as the RCD tester does not...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Solar, battery, and tariff's.
    To work out which tariff is best, is near impossible, as our use goes up and down, the solar goes up and down, and I don't want to be a...
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    ericmark reacted to StephenStephen's post in the thread Solar, battery, and tariff's with Thanks Thanks.
    I've not tried either of these, but they may help: https://octopus.compare/ https://www.octopriceuk.app/compare Or you may find another...
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    ericmark replied to the thread Solar, battery, and tariff's.
    I did move to Octopus with their EV tariff, very little difference in cost of off-peak and peak to British Gas, 8.50p and 30.51p...
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    A MCB is two devices in one, the thermal trip will take time to work, and the magnet part is B (3 to 5 times thermal) C (5 - 10 times...
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    Waterproof IP68 is costly, in the main we go water resistance, which could be simply a plastic box over the plug and socket, done that...
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