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I suspect it's extremely hard to definitively answer a question like that. I suspect you would have to go through a huge pile of prosecutions with vauge titles to determine the facts of each case.

The "MF" junction boxes thing is pretty new, but how long have the crimped, soldered, resin encapsulated etc options been there? I'm sure they have been there at least since the 16th but I don't know about before that.

It's a jolly good question. Perhaps the thinking is if something is not accessible for inspection, it will never be inspected, and that is true, but the reality is that most electrical installations practically never see a "thorough" inspection. With say a 10% sample inspection every 10 years...

You can also get LED tubes designed to go in flourescent fittings. There are some compromises in such units, but also the distinct advantage that they can be easily replaced when they die. Integrated LED fittings turn what should be a quick bulb swap into a much more time-consuming fitting...

Lighting 101 Light switches work by disconnecting the live wire from the light, so permanant live goes to switches, switched live goes from the switch to the light. Then neutral as a return. But we want to wire things up with cables, not single wires. So the permanent live wires are often...

https://customer.nationalgrid.co.uk/advice-and-guidance/key-performance-targets claims they should attend within 3 hours on weekdays and 4 hours at weekends.

No, the wago 221 and 222 series don't support push-in use. Some other brands of similar connectors (and some of Wago's din-rail mount products) do.

Yeah, you can drill out a Euromodule blank and fit some sort of cable restraint in the hole, but you are still left with no room for switches because Euro modules only fit 4 modules on a double plate :(

2 gang FCU with switches and flex outlets can be done with click minigrid. 2xMD017PW 2xMD018PW 2xMD047PW 1xCMA426 One caveat, the terminals on the minigrid modules are quite small, those on the swtich and fuse modules can take 2x2.5mm but only barely. I'm not sure about the ones on the flex...

The levers on the 221s are quite fragile, I've had one break when figiting with it. The 222s have much more robust levers, but are substantially bulkier.

There do exist "clean earth" sockets which have the earth connection for the outlet intentionally seperated from that for the backbox/faceplate. There also exist modular sockets which have them seperated as a consequence of the modularity. But both are unusual,.

Yeah, the 1x6's on Wicks have an average 2 star review.

Many are r*tards or fraudsters.

I'd like to buy some softwood, specifically I'd like a length of planed "1x6"s but this is a more general question and depending on the answers I may actually want to buy a mix of wood. I don't drive. I can cut wood to length. Previously most of my wood has either come from my dad or from...

I do wonder with fake rewires. Is it DIYers doing it? is it dodgy tradesmen working in collusion with their customers? or is it dodgy tradesmen ripping off their customers?