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I just found out why I am having some electrical issues. The UV bulb in the pond filter unit was full of water. No wonder it wouldn’t work!

Looking at the pic of your mini consumer unit with 3 mcbs. Look at the 2 black wires coming out of the trip switch. These are lives...

They do not, it is entirely up to the installer, which number they use for what. Usually, the installer would add coloured sleeving, on...

Good morning Adam, please see photo showing the four black wires in the pond enclosure with identification marks. How do you read the...

The consumer unit is connected to the exterior sockets (IP66) next to the pond and the pond pump/UV unit. May I ask why you ask? PS I...

Most interesting and concerning……I just removed the cover to the consumer unit in the garage and please see photo. I can’t say that I...

SY cable is widely mis-used, it doesn't actually meet any standard for either the Uk or the EU as a whole, its made to some german only...

You may well be right. I am examining the cable as a layman who would have hoped that such a cable would have some degree of resistance...

You need to look at the other end and see how they are joined to the house wiring

Most enlightening, thank you. The wagos are in the enclosure and the photo was taken with the door open. It’s 230 volts. I suppose I...

That rather depends on the installer and how they used the numbered cables. Fingers crossed they used 1 + 2 for live and 3+4 for...

Thank you and that is very interesting. How do the numbers relate to live and neutral. Presumably, since there are four black cables...

That type of cable the black cores will be numbered. You can just make out a zero and a one on the cores in the photo.

Good evening all, I have an exterior pond which has an armoured cable running from inside the garage which is connected to a separate...