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Sorry for the late reply. Firstly I am not surprised that despite the official 2A rating of the plug, that the design can likely handle way more current than 2 amps. Would be interesting if someone could put this to the test and see how much current a 2 amp plug can handle before it reaches 70c...

That is correct, however you could still end up with a load greater than 2 amps on the round pin plug it's self (plug rating) but under 5/6 amps (circuit rating), so what's your take on that.

Curious how one would react to/code to a 2 amp round pin plug wired to a normal UK single trailing socket, So client can use normal light fixtures fitted with a BS1363 plug connected to a 2 amp round pin socket, to allow flexibility and easy hot-swapping of light fixtures without having to wire...

I should also add the outdoor unit stopped working after a few years, thus the Kw output of the boiler stopped getting modulated.

I replaced the VR470 because I wanted smart control of my heating from my phone and wider automation platform tieing into my Z-Wave and Zigbee stuff.

My understanding has all ways been (whether correct or incorrect) is that unless you are working on or opening components that involve gas or combustion, then you don’t need to be gas safe certified. At no point have I ever opened the combustion chamber (which I guess may need a new seal if one...

Update 2: Discovered now that the heating was constantly on after the engineers had left, despite the thermostat not calling for heat. TLDR, After a bit of investigation, I discovered the engineers had left the jumper link in place on the new PCB for the 24V thermostat option ("24V RT"...

Update, it was the main PCB, with that replaced, all is now all ok again. Power cut the other day was only for a few minutes, but I knew something was wrong when the LCD screen had no back light or anything displayed on it. Error codes are utterly useless when the LCD is not lit up. I am aware...

Don't know, it was a unplanned power cut according to the text message I got from UKPN. I am semi rural, so get a few short power cuts a year. My consumer unit is from the era before house wide surge suppression was common place and thus I am wondering if I had a surge protection device...

Tried that already. When turning the switched FCU back on, the flu fan instantly starts straight away at full speed and stays like that, LCD does not light up and I do not hear any of the other components like the diverter valve move like I usually do when turning the boiler on. This is just me...

Had a short power cut earlier and when the power came back on, it looks like my Vaillant Ecotec 937 plus boiler died. My educated guess is either when the power went out or when the power came back on, the PCB on my boiler died, as now it is completely unresponsive (LCD dead, no heating or hot...

Sorted it...sorta. One of the 4 led's in the series chain had died, so just removed and bypassed that LED. Will see how long it lasts with the 3 LED's. Not sure if the driver is constant current or constant voltage, but either way, the 3 reaming LED's may be being pushed more now if it is a...

I have 5 of these (see below) in my bathroom with the 90° lenses, and one has now failed and needs replacing. https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/LTFRD12DL.html I am having difficulty in finding a integrated fire rated LED down light that is both 90° beam angle and 5500K in colour...

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My voltage (under low/normal loads) tends to hover around 242v within a volt or so.

Quick question, for those who have a SMA solar inverter and use the related Sunny Portal to monitor and export the data from your system, does the web portal cost anything to use? I have also heard there is a professional version of the Sunny portal, does that cost anything? Side question: How...

It's ok, I sorted the issue. The socket what I thought was fed from the DB, was in fact the 2nd or 3rd socket inline and the socket what I thought was second in line by my computer, was in fact fed directly from the DB. I made the wrong assumption initially based on the socket being closest to...

Hi all, woke up this morning to a buzzing and crackling sound coming from one of the sockets in my bedroom when I turned it on, which also caused the lights to flicker at the same time, what is the 2nd socket inline on the 20A radial socket circuit. Stuff was not working/powering up on this...

Tbh, I think it is a bit of a gimmick that won't take on. Who's not going to boil their kettle because the light is red at night when renewable sources overall will be at their lowest output. As for cutting off standby power, what happens when the devices total power is lower than the standby...

But can a socket detect (or any device connected to the mains alone without any sort of Wi-Fi/internet connection) if the national grid is running more on renewable vs non-renewable sources?