Recent content by misterlister

Dead right - there are ten spots on the landing and there is no insulation above them at all. At least its kept the pipes from freezing... Good advice re potentially splitting the circuit - I will have to take some time to trace where it goes after it dissapears under the bathroom floor...

Based on your helpful info I think there is no risk with changing to a 10 amp MCB - should I still down rate the load on the circuit anyway Thanks again mate

I am unfamiliar with what a Wylex board is - the CU is made by Hager and looks like the MCBs clip on to a rail and the screw on to the live bar. Both cable coming out of the MCB are deffo 1.5mm - can't see where it goes after that under the bathroom floor... all cable I can see in the loft...

What is currently on the system (actual) is 2.9 kW - if I multiply each fitting by 100 watts it is truly massive!! - we have several chandaliers with low wattage bulbs in eight fittings so these would add up to a lot! At the current 2.9 kW multiplied by 0.66 for diversity the current would be...

Just had a look in the CU - there are two feeds from the 6 amp MCB so it does look like further lighting has been added to the circuit at some point - there is deffo no room for any further MCBs in the current CU so that is probably why they stuck another radial on the existing MCB? I also...

House built in 1935 What I can see of the wiring is 1.5 mm T&E some is run in plaster down to switches none in thermal insluation to my knowledge. Looking at my lights again, the kitchen and stairs account for over 1200 watts of the total with all being 50 w halogens spots

Thanks for the comments I have tried nagging - it doesn't work :o Good point about the CU - haven't checked inside so I don't know how the additional loops have been added (there are a hell of a lot of junction boxes in the loft though....) - I'll have a look - not sure there is any room...

Hi I have just moved in to a new house that has been extended subtanatiialy over many years. The existing consumer unit only has a single 6 amp type B MCB for the lighting circuit. This has tripped out a few times since moving in and whilst it is not a nuisance it did make me work out...