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Yee Gods. Jokes are fun, but at the end of the day what do you do? Serious posters are right, but I'd suggest working from end to start;i.e. what do you want (kW) at the various points, maintenance free, easy to use and cost effective. As said you don't need a CU, but it is a really cheap and...

Are there any clues at the CU end - redundant breakers, wires disconnected and made safe or live attached to the earth bar? There may be old markings which show the history.

What aspects of the light fitting will inform the size of the box and how do these aspects translate into the size of box required? It is the heat output from the transformer and heat loss via ceiling and upper floor which will determine the space necessary around the transformer. This in...

The transformer does need ventilation to keep the electronics cool, , so any protective box would need to be very large and not just a fire protection flowerpot. If you put the whole ceiling cup in the void, how would you fix it? Might it be easier to cut off the top spikes? Sorry, but unless...

Neallew's description may, I think have been a bit ambiguous, but his point is sound and he is supporting earlier posts on sensible ways of dealing with situations. To go back to the OP - couple of points Never trust a drawing of services; they are usually produced before the work commences...

It's a guess without the pics, but your description suggests that the 2 core strapper from the 3 gang (which is C connected to permanent live) has been misconnected at the two gang end (where C goes to the lamp). If one of the strapper wires has been connected to the porch switch it would give...

My grandfather worked for YEB before WW2 and I remember him telling me about a colleague who kept saying that he felt an urge to get hold of the live cable. He was glad to move to work with somebody else, but he always thought that the day would come when the guy gave into temptation.

PBoD has got to be right. Why change one fuse to MCB? - Because the fuse kept blowing.

This change will give you the same protection as you have at present, although with the benefit of quicker reaction to a large overload/short circuit. If the test button enabled switch (a RCCD) is before the fuse box then you will have all circuits protected by that unit. This one does not give...

The load is the light. How have you connected the neutrals?

I assumed the OP meant the door would be blocked up, rather than left as an archway or doorless doorway. Hence the suggestion of conversion to a serving hatch Obviously your spot on - why didn't I see it that way? Please, don't answer that - my village is still looking for me.

A full kitchen floor plan would help with ideas. The suggestion of putting it where you suggest is asking for an accident. Removing the door wouldn't help as the problem is that of moving people past the cooker. It would also remove the first line of protection in the event of a kitchen fire at...

Pity, another neurone and he could have been a geranium.

Is there anything nearer in the room above?

Sub mains each protected by a switch fuse rather than RCD would be simpler and cheaper. No need to worry about discrimination in RCDs. Cost benefit of a separate supply to distant garage / park home has to be based on site measurements, need for excavation etc so cable cost would be one (though...

You'll be amazed how much you can enjoy now you have time and a release of work stresses, but it takes a while for you to "change gear" so don't panic if you keep being drawn into seeing work as the only way to live. Best wishes.

Trapped a bit of the plastic insulation in one of the terminals?

Ah, yes I was thinking that a fault producing a current in the CPC on a submain of TT system would not trip a RCD on another sub main as the neutrals would be separated from the earth back to the transformer. Any one RCDs would not "notice" a change in the L-N currents for the others as they...

Wouldn't it be easier to go meter - Henley - 3 switch fuses - protection in each CU? As N & E are not connected, the RCDs shouldn't trip if one detects a problem. Have I missed something?

but I don't drink tea, I boil kale. FGS tew1 are you suicidal? Just Google Kale and toxicity and take heed. Sorry, but the thing which has over the years has killed adoption of sound, environmentally based improvements for people, animals and the world has been the enthusiastic...