Recent content by Stuartpaulpeters

Cant I just get a certified electrican out to check it all and give me a certificate?

Nice one, Cheers :lol:

So, do I just call them up now and get them to come round and check it?

Nope, had no idea about it. So, yes, I guess it was/is.

Hi, Thanks everyone. I took the switch off and found that the supply blue neutral cable had melted at the end and the copper had gone off color. So I stripped it back and replaced the switch (which had also melted slightly around the neutral terminal). Its now fine and not getting hot at...

Hi, We have a 9.5kw Triton shower. I have run a 10mm cable from the CU to an isolation switch outside the bathroom (12 meters) and a 16mm cable from isolation switch to the shower (further 3 meters). Using shower for 10 minutes then no problem, but longer than that and the 10mm cable gets...

It doesn't trip the switch once the light bulb has been taken out.

Yes, this has happened from day one. All the lights in the flat are from the same fuse on the CU, but only the hall and bathroom light is affected. As soon as I switch them on, bang the rcd trips.

Hi, Just had a new RCD switch fitted to our fuse box. Everything is working but if I turn the hall light on or the bathroom light on the RCD trips. The wiring looks fine in the switches and ligths. Can anyone help? Stu

Hi, Its max load is 2075 Watts. It says in the manual that it needs a cooker control circuit with a 20amp fuse. Extending the ring is going to be a pain for the washing machine, especially since it has been working fine for over a year off the normal socket, the real trouble is to...

Hi, We want to install an electric oven and gas hob in replace of the gas oven that was already there. There is only 1 socket under the work top (on the ring main). How am I going to run a washing machine + electric oven + gas hob ignition off this one socket? Shall I use a extension cable...