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    removing main fuse for changing consumer unit

    The person at College who taught me the 16th Ed regs, had two fingers burnt away through a accident with pulling the company fuse.
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    Henry HVR200-22 Hi-Lo Speed Problem

    Bound to be the PCB, I have had some weird faults with them at times, best to by pass it, the slow speed is of little use any way.
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    Logik cooker LDOC60W and its clones.

    Need a answer to this one please. I maintain about 25 of this Currys cooker model or its clones, and often have to replace the Elements because they have gone O/C, but on the odd occasion, after replacing the Element, and the oven is selected they just violently trip the MCB protecting the...
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    MK 1 Honda CRV. Sun Roof

    Any one know which Fuse feeds the Electric Sun Roof, on a Mk 1 Honda CRV, been looking on line at CRV fuse boxes, no mention of a Sun Roof , any info appreciated.
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    2001 HONDA CRV

    Thanks, John, I was hoping it was a chain, but two and a half hours, could be worse. Newton Meters ?? "I am still in old Money".
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    2001 HONDA CRV

    2001 Y Reg Honda CRV, 2 Ltr Petrol, has it got a Cam belt, or is it chain driven ? If its a belt, how difficult to replace? Information appreciated.
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    Emergency Lighting Test, in a Hostel.

    Can some one inform me if the Emergency Lighting Battery stress test needs to be done every 3 months or once a year. In a building that is used as a Hostel.
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    Time to retire my old hobby

    Wonderful model, keep the Railway, dump er in doors...Sorted
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    Step over Damp Course

    Thanks Woody.
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    Step over Damp Course

    I need to higher my front Door step, as the wife is slightly disabled and cant cope with the step down, the present step at the moment is only about a inch lower than the damp course, therefor the new step will bridge the damp course. Is this a problem ? the front door is inside a porch and...
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    Voltage Optimiser adjustment

    Thanks Bernard, I get the principle now, I did wonder how they got the thing that small. I have only previously seen an enormous industrial types, that I assume was just a Autotransformer. And what a tale of woe that caused.
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    Voltage Optimiser adjustment

    That's my opinion as well.
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    Voltage Optimiser adjustment

    Incidentally, has any one seen their sales pitch you tube Video using the Hair dryer ? You can smell the BS.
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    Voltage Optimiser adjustment

    So if its putting out 230.7 Volts, we can assume its on the lowest 6% setting. According to what I've read it uses a Toroidal transformer of some sort. Thanks for that info. No problems encountered with Switch Mode power supplies, its her Oven, its obviously taking a longer to get up to temp, I...
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    Voltage Optimiser adjustment

    That's what I was wondering, I was contacted by the Company who sold the thing to a gullible elderly Lady, and was asked to visit the home check the Voltage and adjust as required, Out Put from the Eco Max is 230.7 Volts on my calibrated Fluke Meter, so acceptable, but I could not see any...
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    Voltage Optimiser adjustment

    ECO -Max RMH63 or EMH100 does any one know if or how you can adjust the out put Voltage on one of these......er bits of equipment. (Being diplomatic) .
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    PAXTON DOOR ENTRY

    Can any one give me any information about a 10 year old Paxton door entry system. First question, the 12 Volt lead Acid battery, I assumed was to keep the system running or open the latch in the event of power failure. I am told not, but not what it is for. next question, the internal 12...
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    Washing machine in Bathroom ?

    Yes I remember Zone 3, I believe that was brought in because of the trend for Bathroom on Suites, so to recap then, you can instal a IPX4 Appliance in a bathroom as long as the FCU is over 600 mm from Zone 0, and the supply for it will not require any Earth leakage protection, to be retro...
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    Washing machine in Bathroom ?

    So, if the electrical installation complies with the 17th or 18th and the FCU is more than 600mm from Zone 0, (which it was) its ok. If on the other hand, the installation complies with earlier wiring regs its a no go ? Is that the general synopsis. Thanks for the quick response.
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    Washing machine in Bathroom ?

    Just spent a few days renting a Holiday apartment (in England), and was surprised to see a WM installed in a very small Bathroom, further inspection reviled it was wired directly to a switched FCU, and I would also suggest it was located only about 18 inches or 450mm away from the bath. ie Zone...
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