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    FrodoOne replied to the thread Plug Top 13A Fuse.
    This is the first time that I have seen the term "granny charging". I now see that it is associated with "Charging" an Electric Vehicle...
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    FrodoOne replied to the thread SPD's compulsory.
    It was a comment relating to attaching items to overhead "Service Cables". There has been a comment that this could be useful to deter...
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    FrodoOne replied to the thread SPD's compulsory.
    In Australia, it is "common practice" (to deter possums from traveling to ones roof ) to slit one or more thin plastic "water bottle(s)"...
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    FrodoOne reacted to SUNRAY's post in the thread SPD's compulsory with Like Like.
    Having worked on some American kit in an embassy I found the whole design to be absolutely appalling, a screw in the middle of a brass...
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    FrodoOne reacted to blup's post in the thread SPD's compulsory with Thanks Thanks.
    RCD’s were an option rather than a necessity when they emerged in domestic settings. The OP should go with the flow and have the SPD fitted.
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    FrodoOne replied to the thread SPD's compulsory.
    Arc Fault Detection Devices are now required in the US (and Canada [?]) on circuits which feed Socket Outlets in Bedrooms (among other...
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    FrodoOne reacted to ericmark's post in the thread SPD's compulsory with Thanks Thanks.
    One can be fed from overhead or underground cables, and be surrounded with houses, or next to an industrial estate. Because one person...
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    FrodoOne replied to the thread Bypassing lighting PIR.
    Technick21. You REALLY do need to understand that which is "going on" - with your PIR "Motion Detector". It is supplied with 230 V AC...
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    FrodoOne replied to the thread Fitting light switch question.
    Let's hope that the wiring is new switch is connected "appropriately". There are 24 possible combinations but only 12 will work...
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    FrodoOne reacted to pete01's post in the thread Fitting light switch question with Thanks Thanks.
    There must be a 3rd switch...probably
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    FrodoOne reacted to ETAF's post in the thread Fitting light switch question with Thanks Thanks.
    is it only 2 switches that control that light - or do you have 3 you have an intermediate switch in the picture a 2 way does not replace...
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    FrodoOne replied to the thread Flush fit ceiling light.
    From the specifications given, 50 W at 120 Lumens/Watt is 6000 Lumens. Please consider that an "Old Fashioned" 60 W incandescent "Bulb"...
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    FrodoOne reacted to Harry Bloomfield's post in the thread Flush fit ceiling light with Thanks Thanks.
    The brighter the light, from a single point, then the deeper, and darker the shadows. 50w LED is a ridiculous amount of light to have in...
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    FrodoOne replied to the thread Video door entry kit - cheap Amazon option.
    In spite of that which others have written, you might as well go to the "source" for such devices, which are unlikely to be...
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    FrodoOne reacted to morqthana's post in the thread Can anyone tell me what these tiny screws are called and what i need to remove them! with Thanks Thanks.
    I think it's more visible on the RH screw, but are they those 'hybrid' ones which can be turned either with a crosshead screwdriver or a...
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