Recent content by flameport

Plenty of evidence, but only for those who actually look. Spoken as someone who has never owned, driven or even looked at an electric vehicle and never will. Carry on driving your diesel clunker 600 miles every day without stopping.

It's junk and will do nothing. Even the manufacturers of them can't explain how they work.

Energy supplier can replace the meter but nothing else. Only UKPN are supposed to make alterations to the incoming supply. 'tenby clip' or more probably BS951 clamps were permitted for metal sheathed cables several decades ago, and now are not. In theory UKPN should provide a new earth...

Any point was lost long ago.

They appear to be more of the same junk as is installed now.

Shoving 'LED tubes' into fittings designed for fluorescent will lead to disappointment.

40W at most. 1.5mm² is a useless cable that has no purpose in any domestic property. Buying it is simply throwing money away for no reason.

No need for double insulated items, you have L,N,E wiring there, and all of those must be connected to something even if you get lights which only need L&N. Don't buy electrical items on ebay. The likes of Screwfix, Toolstation and many other local outlets have plenty to choose from.

The words 'new build' explain everything. Cheap rubbish slung in by the 8th level subcontracted unskilled labour. Tested and inspected by no one.

Definitely. Contact the network operator to repair. Call 105.

Separate the shorted wires.

Disconnecting has probably shorted one or more wires together. Just removing wires would not result in a problem when calling in.

No and probably not. The metal backing is used to dissipate the heat from the LEDs. Without it they will run at a higher temperature.

Wrong in both cases, as installing a toilet is notifiable to building control regardless of the building size, and any new building containing sleeping accommodation requires planning permission.

Why and where are you installing new fluorescent lighting in 2024?