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ericmark replied to the thread Bought a light - Does this look safe?.Unless things have changed so the dangling bit may be OK, but the part which is bolted to the wall, needs an earth cable even if the... -
ericmark replied to the thread Cabling for motorised valves.I have motorised valves in all rooms, all wireless, they are often called TRV's, but with electronic heads, they are motorised valves...
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ericmark replied to the thread wiring up a lighting photocell without a neutral wire?.The minimum lamp size is a problem. I had the same problem, and this smart switch cured it for me, but it needs a hub, so unless using...
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ericmark replied to the thread Xmas light snap fix.Thanks, I was about to dump some lamps, now I will remove and keep the fly lead in case any of my new lamps damaged.
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Hi all, Our Xmas lights deer hasn’t been working and the other day the plug completely detached from the wire, as shown in pic. Can...
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ericmark replied to the thread Lights flickering.From Wiki on this forum lights tend to be daisy-chained ceiling rose to ceiling rose, a tester like this may find which is last...
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ericmark replied to the thread Earth question - Shaver socket.If we have food which is bad, we can get ill as a result. If we know a freezer has failed, we will dump the food, or at least not...
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ericmark replied to the thread Earth question - Shaver socket.I would think there are many more times when the supply has tripped before anyone has had a shock than tripping while someone is getting...
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ericmark replied to the thread Tool recommendation for cutting 25mm cable entry.If the hole already exists as 20 mm, I use a cone cutter.
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ericmark replied to the thread Car battery jump starter recommendations.I was rather disappointed with the lithium jump start pack. It said how it could be damaged if cranked for too long etc. And I don't...
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ericmark replied to the thread Wiring thermostat hub with boiler.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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ericmark replied to the thread Wiring thermostat hub with boiler.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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