Recent content by Gabriel12311

Hi, Thanks for those replies. They have cleared it up for me!

Hi all, I have moved in to a new house on a brand new estate (2021 it was built) I had a few questions about the electrical supply to the estate and who the DNO is. It isn’t quite what I thought, and I am just genuinely curious. I have included a drawing I made of how I assume the street is...

Interesting, thanks for the replies. It still sounds quite complex for wiring of that age, although it may have been more advanced than I thought!

Lifted my floorboards to find what I would imagine is the original wiring of my house (Built 1930) however, it has confused me. Can anyone shed any light on what the wiring colours would have been or what standards it would conform to. There appears to be one red and two black cables, which run...

I have not seen them before, and now after researching other people's 'Set-ups' they seem to be quite rare, The bit of black plastic which looks 'matte' is soft feeling, with two hard end caps. No idea what they do other than cover the wires Thanks for that, I won't worry about the main...

Which black covers?

I hope it is safe. I have no idea who modernised it to a poor standard. They do come out of our consumer unit, so id imagine that they would be connected together inside. It is RCD protected and is probably the most modern thing there. Looking at the thickness of the incoming supply cable, it...

Thanks for the replies. Could the certification year on the meter be the bit stamped on where out says 'C. 67.' as in 1967? I would rather not have a Smart Meter. Here is the main incoming supply which is probably original? House was built in 1930. I would expect the cable to be original...

Hi, While looking at my electric meter earlier, I noticed it says MAX 40 A on it. Is this something to worry about? Considering I have a 4 bedroom house, with two Ring Mains 32 A each. And two electric showers, both One 10.8 kW. This alone is a worry: 10800/230 V = 47 Amps so just one shower...