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Pplugwash replied to the thread Plug in solar, what do you think?.With a DP/SP+N RCD or RCBO it's not so bad, because the device tripping will interrupt the path to earth, even if there is generation on...
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Pplugwash replied to the thread Imigrants wishing to stay..The devil as-always is in the detail. The UK already has english language requirements for many Visas, as well as for settlement and...
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Pplugwash replied to the thread Plug in solar, what do you think?.It's not exactly a "widow maker" in the conventional sense, because grid-tie solar inverters are designed to shut down on loss of grid...
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Pplugwash replied to the thread One circuit 2 switches?.It looks like all the switches are already being used as two way. You could swap one of the modules for an intermediate, but if you are...
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Pplugwash replied to the thread Are these wire connectors right for the job?.Yeah, they are fine as long as they are in a suitable enclosure and are accessible for inspection. If they are not accessible for...
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Pplugwash replied to the thread Is this 6mm or 10mm cable?.For domestic cooking equipment the diversitiy guidelines say first 10 amps + 30% of the remainder + 5A if there is a socket. We can...
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Pplugwash replied to the thread One circuit 2 switches?.Looking back at your first picture, I see a logo in the middle of the switch modules, I think it says scholmore in curved text, but I...
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Pplugwash replied to the thread One circuit 2 switches?.That looks like Scholmore Click stuff, if so it's possible to replace one of the switches with a blank, or possiblly to transfer all the...
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Pplugwash replied to the thread Lighting Junction Box Advice.Maybe some would have done it when earths first came in, old habbits die hard and all that, but earths have been required for decades...
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Pplugwash replied to the thread Blond moments, missing the simple..I used to know someone who owned a vintage military truck which was apparently very tolerant of what fuel you ran in it. Apparently he...
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Pplugwash replied to the thread Accidental nick to socket cable.The problem is spring clamp connectors covered in heatshrink tubing are NOT on the list of acceptable methods for inaccesible joints in...