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    How far from the ring can an FCU be

    More likely is that they will install a tiny extra consumer unit just for the EV, and leave all of the rest exactly as it is. Waiting for some future event where a new CU might be needed will not result in one being installed. Your 'new CU' should have been installed 25+ years ago. RCDs for...
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    Dimplex Quantum storage heaters - I’m tearing my hair out

    Don't underestimate how lacking some 'electricians' are in understanding how things actually work and how to identify and fix problems. Plenty are little more than fitters who can connect wires to known items and anything beyond that is a mystery.
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    Dimplex Quantum storage heaters - I’m tearing my hair out

    From those, the meter is switching the off peak supply, and that Niglon unit supplies the off peak circuits only. The fact they are 16A and some are 230/240 is of no relevance, the maximum load of Quantum heaters is 3300W, or about 14 amps. The problem will be someone has mixed up a neutral...
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    Sink Waste Pipe Connectors Needed

    32mm P trap to attach to the basin: https://www.screwfix.com/p/mcalpine-adjustable-inlet-tubular-p-trap-white-32mm/89677 If that doesn't reach to the pipe in the wall, then you also need a short length of 32mm pipe and a straight connector...
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    Dimplex Quantum storage heaters - I’m tearing my hair out

    Please add photos of the other consumer unit(s), the meter and any other equipment in that area.
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    Unstoppable Mold

    No idea where most of that came from or what it has to do with your house being full of mould. There are many choices you can make. You have chosen the mould.
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    Unstoppable Mold

    All that does is increase the surface temperature of that particular wall slightly. Any condensation will be more likely to occur somewhere else. At best, this shifts the problem to some other wall. Total waste of time and money, those things will take weeks to extract what a powered...
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    Thermostat cut-out with a twist

    Temperatures lower should not be required, these thermostats are factory set to an appropriate value and should never need any adjustment. The fail where people turn them up is because they break the thermostat part by cranking it to the max. Usually the same people that believe turning...
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    Set TV to watch Freeview (& Other Free Channels) Only

    If you are watching Freeview you need a TV licence. Whether it's BBC channels or not changes nothing.
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    Thermostat cut-out with a twist

    Is the tenant opening it and twisting the temperature adjustment?
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    As regular contributors, are we a form of let me google that for you?

    Every google search result is unique, specifically tailored to the user based on a vast array of different factors. What is searched for will also be used in multiple ways for various purposes including future search results. This is why all of theses 'SEO' companies claiming they can get your...
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    Oil radiator down

    What do you imagine will happen when you heat a 110C thermal fuse to 180C?
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    surface wiring for light switch

    Documents here: https://www.thpg.com/en/vde-certificates
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    Sockets on acoustic wall panel

    Either a new galvanised box fitted flush with the face of the panels, or if you have already installed the panels, an extender box of suitable size: https://www.yesss.co.uk/galvanised-steel-extension-box-2-gang-25mm on top of the existing one. Suggest you spray paint the box black before...
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    KITCHEN SOCKETS tripping RCD

    Yes, they can fail. That isn't the problem here.
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    Grid switch multiply feeds ???

    The only time that will be happening is when the appliance is broken - which will mean pulling it out to replace it regardless of the presence of any switches. Might happen perhaps once in 5 years maybe.
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    Electric gate is catching the track at one end, gate gets stuck

    Those are only of use for detecting large items such as vehicles constructing the gate. The absolute bare minimum. Sliding gates need sensors that cover the full height of the gate and posts at both ends, so that they don't crush objects/animals/people that are in the way, including where...
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    Is this article a Red Haddock ???

    Edison promoted DC as that is what he supposedly 'invented' and was therefore financially invested in having it used. At the time, DC was very far from efficient, as it was next to impossible to convert to different voltages, with the result that voltage dropped significantly as you moved away...
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    Amp speaker connection problem

    The terminals themselves Where those terminals connect to the circuit board inside The switch(es) that select between speakers A and B. The protection relay which switches the speakers on after a short delay.
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    Electric gate is catching the track at one end, gate gets stuck

    It needs way more than 1mm. Gap between gate and track should be the same across the whole width of the gate in all positions between fully open and fully closed. Either that gate is distorted or the track is not level. The gate company information is correct - there is only one solution which...
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