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I think for "euro spec" mains cables numbered cores are the norm once you go over 5 core. I suspect the cable TLC are selling is "as good as any" for the task you have in mind.

As long as there are no signs of thermal damage and it passes basic electrical checks I don't see any reason not to keep using it. There are still companies making similar products, for example the "intersoc-r" system from legrand (aka electrak)...

Second fuseboxes/CUs get installed for a bunch of reasons. Sometimes running out of slots, sometimes lack of parts availability, sometimes lack of provision for RCD protection (or conversely, not wanting to put something like a fire alarm or lift supply on a RCD). Now the installer of the...

Propane (aka R290) is quite common in commercial fridges/freezers and now seems to also be seeing use in air conditioning, while Isobutane (aka R600A) is the norm in domestic refridgeration. CO2 has also been used for air conditioning and commercial refridgeration, it has the distinct advantage...

Britans infrastructure was just not built for these temps :(

Even with ideal insulators, in an AC system, a sufficiently large system of interconnected metal is effectively an earth reference, even if there is no conductive path to earth.

We haven't no, but one assumes a 32A socket will probably be fed from a 32A protective device and suitable cabling. Therin lies the problem the 32A socket should be fine to supply 26A but the adapter posted in the ebay listed is constructed using a 2 gang "portable socket outlet" (aka extension...

I have never seen any relavent standard for adapter cords like this. I don't think one could reasonably consider an adapter cord to be an "installation", and afaict the BS EN 60309 and BS 1363 standards limit themselves to talking about the connectors themselves with little to nothing stated how...

Be aware that trailing sockets are normally only rated for 13A total. For this reason, personally if making up such a lead I would use either a single gang trailing socket, or a fused 4 gang.

You can get small enclosures into which you can fit din-rail mounted RCDs.

I would be very wary of turning anything back on until it's been looked at by a competent electrican with appropriate experiance. Most likely I suspect you will want to set up a temporary supply with a small amount of fixed equipment in the mains room. supplying extension cables running round...

Which products exactly did you buy? BG have two series of white plastic accessories, IIRC 8xx has rounded corners while 9xx has squarer corners.

There is no regulation prohibiting putting a 13A socket on a lighting circuit. However, * you should be aware of the risk that someone overloading said socket could take out the lights. To mitigate this, you may want to install the socket inside an enclosure that requires a tool or key to...

Afaict the main impacts of plug in solar will be a marginal increase in the risk of overloading and a reduction in the effectiveness of RCDs but, in TN installations at least, RCDs are already the third line of defense against electric shock, behind basic insulation and EEBADs. Even in TT...

That's true, if you are going to take the "squash them in" approach to wiring".