Recent content by mark1878

Looks like someones gone crazy with a brush and varnish to me

Sorting out your toolbox???? So you've been snowed in too? I hope you find Bertie soon, he can’t have got far. I once meet a lad who named all his tools. “Oh that’s Elisabeth my no 2 pozi, and that’s William the ratchet driver” he’d say. Looking at him you wouldn’t have thought he was...

If the shower circuit is on the RCD side of your consumer unit a 13A FCU is fine, if not use an RCD FCU.

Also, with your multimeter set to resistance, measure between the two lugs on your bulb, it should have a low reading. I know it is new but its not unknown for new bulbs to be faulty. Are you using CFL (energy saving) bulbs?

An RCBO acts as an MCB and RCD in one unit

Sorry forgot to ask, are either of the heaters in a bathroom?

Yes, you should be fine to replace the FCU to sockets in this case. you can get FCU's with a timer incorporated. Here: http://www.gil-lec.co.uk/products/Controllers/Timers/Fused+Spur+Timers/7+Day+Fused+Spur+Timer/1699704833

Found fittings here: http://www.lightsupplier.co.uk/epages/Store2_Shop2114.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Store2.Shop2114/Products/%22LIGHTSY8611/A%22 It may also be the transformer / transformers that are broke, can you measure a voltage at the light fitting?

Its hard to tell from the pics but are you sure it is a fuse that has blown. Most fuses have there breaking capacity written or engraved on them

Whoops, sorry about that. As prev post you would need a 60A junction box. Mark PS. 6mm can carry 51A (just to prove myself more wrong in my prev post)

You can use a junction box if it remains accessible http://www.screwfix.com/prods/17018/Electrical-Supplies/Cable-Accessories/Junction-Boxes/Heavy-Duty-Junction-Box-30A-3-Terminal

That appears to be how fast the fuse will blow, table 7.2 A of the OSG gives the short circuit capacity of BS3036 fuses as: Type ---- Rated short circuit capacity S1A ---- 1 kA S2A ---- 2 kA S4A ---- 4 kA

I had to pick a brick up from the bottom of pool and i was wearing my PJ's, honestly when is a brick likely to need rescuing. :D

Most of the governing bodies e.g. NICEIC, JIB, CORGI will accept equivalent qualifications. Usually these are older qualifications that have been replaced, however it would be up to them to decide what qualifications they would accept. The only difficulty would be obtaining the City and...

Thanks for getting back so quickly, I’m glad I don’t have to install an RCD at the house end. Although I will be getting a house rewire in the next year, so do you think I should put the garage circuit into the RCD (I will be installing a split load, so the RCD will already be there) or are...