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    Main fuse irregularly blows, why?

    ECIR was 5 months ago, and a lot of the components there got revamped and upgraded when it was switched from three phase to single. That was in the last 10 years or so. But it gets regularly inspected. Consumer unit for the office and the flat was all upgraded in the last 5 years I think.
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    Main fuse irregularly blows, why?

    I can't answer that I'm afraid. All I know is that it used to be a three phase supply due to the previous commercial occupancy. But when the network realised it no longer needed that kind of supply, they converted it to a single phase supply. How that has been carried out I'm not sure but I...
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    Main fuse irregularly blows, why?

    OK, photos! Some of the info I have given above may have been slightly incorrect, but I was only going by memory. Location: Cellar This is the overall set-up As you can see it has some historic commercial grade isolators from yesteryear. It used to be a 3 phase supply to the commercial...
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    Main fuse irregularly blows, why?

    I could see it potentially being the first. But I would think the second is very unlikely. What kind of checks outside those of the ECIR should I focus on to isolate any issue (again I appreciate I have given you all limited information). Edit: A bit more info The flat has always had it's own...
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    Main fuse irregularly blows, why?

    Thanks for the replies, I appreciate I have limited information at the moment, it's not something I am directly involved in, but thought this forum might be the best place to at least get an idea where the problem may lie for further investigations. The spark seemed to occur as the main...
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    Main fuse irregularly blows, why?

    Bit of a curious one. A flat above a commercial property where, every so often, the main fuse blows. Maybe once every year or so. Property has had a full ECIR multiple times in that period, the last one being a few months ago, along with new appliances. Has always checked out fine. This time...
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    Fuel Price Shoots Up, what a surprise.

    It's not the fact that they have gone up. It's how quickly increases are passed on. When the price goes down, it's often long drawn out slow decrease. The price goes up, it's passed on very quickly. I mean, I didn't expect anything less, and it's not a surprise, the title was being ironic...
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    Fuel Price Shoots Up, what a surprise.

    Anyone else notice that on the mere whisper of an issue internationally, the fuel stations have wasted no time in reacting to "market conditions". Even though it takes months for those same prices to come down when there are no issues with the markets. My local has gone from 1.34 to 1.42 on...
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    Mobility Scooter battery, which one...

    Wonder if the weight will reveal anything about the quality of the battery. It seems that the cheaper batteries may have much less robust innards. More susceptible to damage to vibration, thinner lead plates, less cycles and so on. Just trying to work out how much of an impact that has in...
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    Mobility Scooter battery, which one...

    Would you just go for the far cheaper powerline rather than the more expensive (and assumed better quality) Yuasa? One thing I think people also overlook with the AGM lead acid, is that the weight of those batteries do provide a nice low centre of gravity counterweight against someone sitting...
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    Mobility Scooter battery, which one...

    Actually, there is no issue in that regard as far as I understand. A lot of the mobility scooter lithium batteries are the safer Li-Po type. But I still do not think the benefits work out.
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    Mobility Scooter battery, which one...

    Deciding on some new AGM Lead acid batteries for a mobility scooter. I'm going for 2x36Ah (approx) lead acid type. I looked in to the lithium option...but I'm not convinced of the benefit (unless someone can convince me otherwise). I using the sizing options on the tanya website, these are...
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    Smith and allan, Westway or major brand oil?

    This should work, I found the analysis saved in the wayback archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20240819085644/https://ato24.de/en/blog/comparison-0w-30-engine-oils/ It's an interesting analysis. The total oil was the orange bar.
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    Smith and allan, Westway or major brand oil?

    I have the same engine as the OP. These modern diesels really do require oil that is to manufacturer spec and the correct weight. That is the first key thing. My garage, which is a Citroen garage, switched to Millers oil (of the correct spec/weight) once the warrantee period ran out. In the...
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    Roundabout signage?

    Funnily enough, I thought of this thread when I came across a terrible....what turned out to be....mini roundabout, a few days ago. It was a new area to me, so that did not help. But, leading up to the actual roundabout, there were no signs at all regarding it on approach, and when you...
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    Flat roof - short/medium term repair

    Thanks for the replies! On the initial inspection and clean, I actually found a hole/crack which is probably the suspect. It's on the section where the felt rises to meet the flashing. Which probably corresponds to why it has being oddly intermittent. I have a small can of highly fibrous roof...
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    Flat roof - short/medium term repair

    So the liquid and the membrane solution as per that video?
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    Flat roof - short/medium term repair

    I have a flat roof on a attached outhouse. It is about 2.5m x 2.5m. So not a large area. It is a felt roof, in ok condition. Has had some patch repairs in the past. However in some type of rain (I guess certain directional rain) I seem to get a drip from somewhere. I don't want a whole roof...
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    Stop/Start Technology

    Ahh, interesting! Thanks for the test. Maybe it's just movement of the steering wheel then.
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    Stop/Start Technology

    I remember reading it somewhere when I went through a phase of being bothered about it not working. If it is the case, I imagine that it pertains to a certain degree of lock rather than just being slightly off centre. I would assume, and this is only just a guess, that it's just a safety...
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