Recent content by securespark

As long as the cable run is not hugely long, 2.5 should be OK. I would not bother with a CU. You are limited to 13A anyway, so I would put a DP switched fused connection unit in the shed, feeding your sockets and another SFCU at 3/5A for lighting. But everything will be limited by the 13A fuse...

Maybe black is the colour when the red is extinguished? Here's another sRCD in a bathroom. And a shower/pump arrangement: Not sure what the screw is for, it doesn't stop the temperature dial from rotating. In fact, that dial seems to do nothing. But if you rotate the power control, the...

Yeah, it doesn't make much sense to me! This is a good idea: a double socket with a third switch for a nearby appliance, in this case a waste disposal unit.

Didn't Leyland sell a Marina in Aus/ NZ? with a straight 6?

North Island, NZ. That piccy was taken on the road out of Coromandel. There are roadworks everywhere we go. Much of them are to do with rain washing away road surfaces and land slips onto the road.

IME, plastic cable clips started to appear between 1970-1974. But many used the buckle clips until much later. I personally prefer the plastic ones. They can look neat if you take your time and plan the routes. plug: Yes, I think you're right. I did see a larger outlet at the previous...

If I had reacted in time I'd have said Holden, but I didn't know the model.

This would be banned by the DVLA!

Posting in Electrics UK, as I think the way Kiwi electrics are done will make an interesting comparison with ours. This is one option the Kiwis have for doing sockets on cooker circuits: One 10A socket on either side of the cooker. In this case, the left hand one is powering the fridge...

Went up a hillside on a little train yesterday. Driving Creek Railway. https://drivingcreek.nz Then we went to Matarangi Beach, where Rowan and Matt did a bit of surfing. I went for a swim and forgot sun cream. Ended up sunburnt, with mild sunstroke, brain fog and a bad temper...

Not a private plate, but this made the 11 year old inside of me giggle. Our hire car. I call it the Poomobile. To be fair, it's not bad. But the CVT gearbox is poo....

Wow.

Thanks! We had the day in Auckland sorting out the hire car and the missing baggage and me and Mrs S got an NZ SIM each from Spark in the airport. The price I had seen online was NZ$78 each, with one month of as much yacky and tappy as you like and 50 GB of data. I figured that was a pretty...

Been back to the airport and they have our bags. They just have to x-ray them for Biosecurity then we can crack on!

The DNOs have a duty to maintain an existing earth connection, but not to provide one where none exists. Although IME, they were very helpful and always obliged, unless there was a safety reason not to. Edited for grammar.