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Wow, that is high! Ever seen it above 253v?

So to set the scene, my elderly grandparents live in the rural Kent countryside and have had a APC UPS for a while as they live out in the country and get a fair few power cuts, and not only their internet/router but also there landline phone depends on the mains power being it's a VoIP landline...

So growing up, it was common to see alarm bell/siren boxes like the photo below. They are not so common today as far as I can tell. What caused them in the style below to go out of fashion and why?

Rebooting the panel fixed it (shame you can't do this from the engineers menu and have to instead physically power down the panel). I may still upgrade to the V11 panel with built in Wi-Fi and save the £72 a year I pay for the sim in the panel.

Hi all, since yesterday, my Pyronix Enforcer 32-WE alarm at home (which uses the Digi GPRS SIM module) has not been polling according to the Pyronix cloud, yet I can still send and receive SMS messages associated with the GiffGaff mobile number associated with the panel. Has anyone seen or...

So many would likley have seen you can buy shaver sockets that include built in USB charging sockets. Question is, when such a shaver socket is certified to EN 61558, does that certification apply to the whole unit with USB sockets (and thus suitable for use in zone 2 in a bathroom) or only the...

Anyone know what may be causing this fault and how to fix it? I have a Whirlpool Generation 2000+ G2P DWI Dishwasher that was in the house when we moved in in 2012 (i.e. Don't know how old it is), and it has recently started beeping at the end/mid way through the cycle and ends up on the rinse...

The three non RCD protected circuits in theory can have their MCB's replaced with RCBO's, the bigger problem is where the plastic nature of the consumer unit is going to meet any potential legal requirements imposed on landlord (such as the result of a EICR for example) or if the whole consumer...

Went to fix a 70W HPS fixture (ignitor internal to lamp) at a neighbors the other day after he mentioned it had stopped working. Said it had recently gone out and put a new new-old stock lamp in himself, but that did not last long until it went out again, so I went over and swapped the bulb over...

I have have a Vailant EcoTec Plus 937 boiler that is about 10 years old. During it's first few years, I had the VRC700f control with the wireless outdoor temperature sensor, that modulates the flow temperature based on the outside temperature. Unfortunately the outside weather temperature...

Did anyone else see this on the socials a couple of weeks ago? TLC, A UK electrical wholesaler, advertising with a picture of US/American electrics? I'm sure it was a genuine mistake, but who else (if anyone) noticed? Kind regards: Elliott.

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UK Advert showing US electrics!?

Yes, if there's one thing you learn in life, it's people will find a way to do the most stupid and silly things, despite our best efforts to prevent otherwise. Engineer your design like one is trying to exploit it's shortcomings and make it fail in the most dangerous way possible.

Not technically a disaster, but felt this was the most appropriate section of the forum. Just a story from a now retired plumber in my family. A long time ago, a plumber in my extended family (now retired) got a call from someone saying they could smell gas in their home. When he got there, he...

Or install a pump to circulate the water from the top of the tank to the bottom of the tank. (Or circulate from bottom to top.)

Even the BG Nexus range?

I have always liked Schneider's Ultimate slim range. Also never had a problem with LAP and have used them quiet a few times before. Brands I tend to avoid personally for switches and sockets are Telco, some lower end BG stuff and Contactum. Most important thing is to not get no-name brands of...