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Isn't it a backward step to use a 30mA RCD on ALL of the lights as you'll be left in darkness if something on the ring trips. I thought they'd maybe recommend a time delay for the lighting circuit - discrimination and all that! Isn't supplementary bonding in bathrooms being scrapped...

How will this work in practice with bathroom lights? Will the whole lighting circuit be put on a time delay RCD?

Yes, I agree. I think the customer is going to contact the NICEIC. She's just showed me a MWC for some socket fronts that she had changed by the same company (about a month after they installed the new CU.) In the Column for R1 + R2 the installer has written "LIM" - is this allowed?? He...

Hi Been to look at wiring a house extension today. It didn't take long to realise that the original part of the house has metal light fittings but no cpc. I told customer of the consequences of this and she told me that all the electrics had been checked a year ago when a new CU was installed...

Thanks Lectrician, that's really helpful. Cheers

Thanks Breezer and Coljack. Sorry about the new thread Coljack, the last time I looked no one had replied so I thought it had died a death but I should have checked again before the starting a new thread. Cheers

Hi Folks, I need to move a consumer unit and extend the cable by about 2 metres. I was planning to crimp and heat shrink but as there are about 14 cables this could be a bit time consuming. Does anyone know if there's a suitable terminal box available for this kind of job - rather than using...

Hi, I need to move a consumer unit and so extend all the cables by about 2 metres. Is crimping and heat shrinking the acceptable way to do this rather than using junction boxes? I'm assuming I need to heat shrink over the crimp and inner insulation and then heat shrink the outer insulation as...

Thanks for your replies folks. :D

I've just been browsing the site (day off - nothing better to do) and following a question about earthing someones reply included the line "The problem with earth rods is that most people just bang them in the ground and don't install them properly" (or something like that) My question is...

Found the problem!! Several cables in the loft looked like they've been gnawed through; carried on investigating only to find a pile of Rat S**t!

Thanks Spark123. Yes I know how to use an IR Tester, (just about!) and no there isn't an outside light on the circuit. I haven't had a proper chance to poke around yet to see what's going on. Is the fact that it will reset for a couple of minutes and then trip significant? I'd have thought...

Thanks Breezer. As it's just started doing this 'out of the blue' i.e the circuit's not been added to or altered any ideas what the most likely cause would be? We've been in the house for about 2 years and it was rewired about 10 years ago. We've still got the original mettallic fittings and...

I’ve got an old (10-15yrs) CU and all circuits are protected by a 32ma RCD. My upstairs lighting circuit is tripping the RCD. If I switch off the 6amp MCB that protects the lights the RCD resets. I can then switch the MCB on and everything is OK but then the RCD trips again after a couple of...

Thanks. As soon as I hit the SUBMIT button I realised what it must mean!! :oops: :oops: