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LOL - yes I can imagine (and yes there might be a few places where it could be OK but plenty not OK. LOL.

RCD to fridge and/or freezer yes but as an RCBO would limit the chance of one faulty appliance/circuit causing a big problem at other vital points (similarly boilers etc) , sort as a form of damage limitation. I am not really entusiastic about switches or points such as sockets hidden in...

I sure it was not to you and yours but to us mere bystanders it could be thus viewed my friend. I have a few times where a situation might anger or upset me but give great amusement to others at the same time, I do try not to bcome one of those folks but I will admit not always easy. ;)

Wasn`t there some rule with a Ring Final that no more spurs than points on the ring? for some reason, my guess was more of a case of considered good housekeeping as you could spur one twin or single from any point on the ring and/or from any junction box on the ring plus one such from the...

I think you have a point Mike, One junction box in most rooms and easy to get to to extend a ring or run a spur say in the near or distant future whilst a job is progressing - I would alternatively leave a bit of slack on a cable or two if I felt it might be an option, I have have known a few...

Sometimes you can sort of guess why junction boxes abound an certain methods of wiring are emplyed and sometimes not. Sometimes they do make a bit of sense in one respect yet sometimes hard to find any sense at all, maybe the difference between the experienced having an idea with some merit...

Well Eric, with the purely resistive elements on the majority of things it would be a simple ohms law thing dependant on volts and ohms present altering the watts as you`ve said but with a few of the more "new fangled stuff" incorporating some electronics it would alter the current used to keep...

In my experience (which might or might not be an indication of common practices in my local area) I have very rarely seen junction boxes installed other than an afterthought for an additional socket or as a later addition. I think that most (including me) would usually avoid junction boxes if...

Yesterday at 11:42 PM How many appliances can you buy which are 3kW at 230V? Morqthana - I was Quoting someone else`s statement, Trying to point out that 3KW at 240v was 12.5 amps therefore just under the 13 amp of standard UK plugs (of course we still had a tolerance allowed on voltage...

Yes indeed we were all taught that electricity is dangerous, hence things not needed were unplugged, especially at night or away from home - perhaps this might have offered some mitigation and modifying a little to some of the very questionable ideas that some ordinary folks with little or no...

"The man from UNCLE" and those amazing little pens they could use to talk to another agent somewhere else in the world, what next? we thought at the time! We have surpassed it

"Plugs & sockets can often get warm & hot at 3kw = 13.4A at 230v." 3KW at the "real voltage of 240 v" is 12.5 amps. Off course when that was quoted our our 240 v was allowed a little tolerance so our 12.5 amps could be plus or minus that. Most heaters etc were purely resistive therefore that...

Wow - that is scraping the bottom of the barrel lad!

Hah - I did wonder which one of you would spot that one !

Indeed, some might say that "Any conductor/part that (normally) carries current as part of its intended function is considered "Live" such as switched L or perm L or such as N (by convention only a shared E & N such as a PEN (CNE) is not considered Live! " I am not convinced that exception...

Well we get to the point of any equipment of any size and any price might have its merits to some degree but each man should know his limitations as Clint might say. Each man should know his equipment limitations too. Proper test gear used in a properly trained way is a good (the best) way to...

Yes I like that one Eric - S W M B O opens the curtains first thing in the morning to "Let the Day in" and last thing at night closes them to "Shut the Dark Out". I told S W M B O eric and she thinks it is a brill statement by your dad, well done

DITTO that yes indeed. do not use cheapo carp , use reputable goods.

A point of utilisation. There a socket (twin a single was one point). A lampholder (or a lamp = luminaire ) with any number of lamphoders on one unit) = one point. Is what we were taught. some thought a twin socket was two points but we were taught no it was one point. I suppose a silly example...

Can you clarify that a bit please Eric?