Recent content by WhydidIstart

Maybe devil’s advocate, but people have also been known to be able to hack into the smart meters, especially Gen 1 meters and remotely turn off the supply. Not the end of the world if you’re an average person, but if you work from home or it’s the supply to a business, no power could cost you...

This is a diagram of the data flow. I'm not sue if 'snoop' is the right word, but a number of companies including Capita, O2 (Telefonica) the DNOs, energy suppliers and "other authroised parties" have some access to your energy and or smart appliance usage profile. There is also a level of...

That sounds like a lot of candle bulbs, at least they weren't 60W each! I agree, it's too many down lights. They are connected in 3 circuits, so I think the idea was to be able to light different areas.

Good example, looks like you have done a fair amount of research. Based on that research, what's your view on how many of the regulations actually require a BS standard?

The original MR16 12V halogens were already there. It's a fair sized room but I think whoever put them in went over the top. It works well with 4W - 5W GU10 LEDs though as they are not quite as bright as the 50W halogens, so it worked out quite well.

True, perhaps it's better to say the OP needs to satisfy themselves that a fire rated downlight is not required by the Building Regs Part B before choosing to buy a non-fire rated one.

I don't have BS1363 but it's on BSOL if needed, although they are funny about you stockpiling them for the sake of it. The discussion was more around Regulations such as The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 which I do have.

I second this, I had a set of 22 old MR16 12V halogen lamps in a kitchen/dining room and was replacing a bulb or socket or transformer about every 1.5 weeks. Eventually changed them all for GU10 LEDs and never had a problem since. That also reduced the energy consumption from 1.1kW to 110W...

I haven't contacted the guy who did the EICR yet, I think I will email him to say there are some issues with what he has put on the EICR and I have raised the issue generally with the NICEIC who gave the response at the start of this thread and see what he comes back with. That may give an...

It makes sense that could happen. Sorry I may have confused things by talking about 2 different things in the same post. The gate motor and flooded industrial 415V equipment were separate events. In this case the gate motor was a small 270W motor and not direct on line, but fed through a...

The IET have specifically clarified this point here: https://electrical.theiet.org/wiring-matters/issues/59/consumer-units-a-brief-overview/ stating that additional circuits can be added to a plastic CU, as many others have already said.

Just my 2p's worth - I've come across a damp connection causing a 13A fuse in a FCU to blow before. It was powering a gate motor in a box in the ground. I would not have expected it either and it caused me to replace a motor stator at over £130, assuming it had gone short circuit before I...

I agree, you're probably going to end up with something that has the ability to pass BS 1363 tests. The actual requirement is BS 1363, or "an alternative method of construction which provides an equivalent level of safety in respect of any risk of death or personal injury to plugs which conform...

It looked like the guy had some software where he enters the values and it generates the form automatically, so maybe the vendor of this software has put that logo on the forms?

The title on each page is DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION CONDITION REPORT. Indeed, NICEIC don't seem to be very helpful but yet appear to provide the forms.