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Ahh, so you're the reason that BGB keeps talking about live conductors only being accessible by means of a key or tool? :-)

I've heard the reference to one per socket and one from the MCB. So the general formula would be s = n + 1, where s is the number of spurs and n is the number of sockets. That said, Appendix 15 give examples a ring with spurs taken from a junction box. I haven't found an authoritative...

I think if your dishwasher catches fire, you've got bigger problems than the TV going off. Unless of course they're showing that episode of Itchy and Scratchy where Scratchy finally gets Itchy. I don't see why not, as long as you can securely fix the socket to the chipboard. Chipboard...

I do hate to be pedantic but I think it might more accurately be described as fraud rather than theft. As it's a criminal, rather than civil matter, a call to the local constabulary might be a better place to start than the scheme operator.

I think the best course of action is to ask an electrician to sort it out. As you can tell from the discussion that's come about, it's quite a complex topic and there's a lot of variables to take into consideration. One can't simply say "use this cable and this MCB". If you still have a...

I don't think he was referring to the amount of electrical energy used to illuminate the room. I think he was referring to the fuel used to heat the air in the room, which then rises through the "Swiss cheese" between the room and the loft and out into the big, bad world. It's not often that...

The great thing about a time machine is that you can build one now or in the future.

1) I'm not sure either. It's subjective, it depends on what level of light output you want, what colour the room it, how it's layed out, the spectrum of light output from the lamp, etc, etc. It's largely trial and error. A good yard stick would be to think about what you had previously and if...

Sounds like you need to plug it in behind the freezer. If I understand correctly, there's a free socket there already? You don't need a seperate spur [read: FCU], since the 13A protection is provided by the fuse in the plug. Depends what that load is and what the loading of the rest of the...

Well, yes, I was wondering if such a product existed without having to resort to making one?

I was hoping to tidy them up a bit :-)

I have a single story extension out the back, housing the kitchen. It has a flat roof. Earlier I had the ceiling changed and took the opportunity to install a couple of runs of trunking, the idea being that if ever should I need to run a cable from front to back, I could just rod it through...

Thanks for the info. Always interesting to put something to the test!

Brick dust is offensive. It will clog a vacuum cleaner in a nano second. Once the dust settles, sweep up what you can and maybe even get the next lot with a damp cloth. Don't get a Dyson on it, the filter clogs almost at once and then needs washing and drying for 12 hours. Henry lasts a...

I confess that I have not read the Act in question however, my understanding of the SoGA is that like most UK law, there's a lot of use of the word "reasonable". In particular, the goods have to last for a "reasonable" amount of time. In assessing that, the court would look at how much you...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_gap#Visual_entertainment. You could think of the two wires of the Jacobs Ladder as representing the position of the switch contacts over time... I have my own theory on the phenomenon, I think what you're seeing is Cherenkov Radiation* * I jest

I Googled and I Googled and I found an answer not. This leads me to suspect that it's not really that important, so I'd probably order that starter and see what happens. My guess is that your lamp will start.

Whichever way you go about it, chasing will always be a pita. You have three main options: 1) the old fashioned way, with hammer and chisel. It's really, really, really slow and really, really boring too. You can try drilling holes but you'll get bored of that even more quickly than...

I think you have to be a strong contender too.

I was just thinking the same thing.