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Everyone has seemingly missed the obvious here, the OP wants to use two of the fuse modules for his two 13A Ovens, Where would the isolation switch for these ovens be located as i am fairly sure the manafacturers instructions (which for information overrule the wiring regulations) will state...

Just been given a heads up B+Q are giving away a Dulux paint pod compact with the purchase of any dulux product and i mean ANY , even matchpots, so go in buy a matchpot for £1.48 and get a free paintpod compact machine worth £29.99, it runs on batteries and even comes with the duracell batteries...

You can take them through seperate knock outs in your metal consumer unit but only if you cut a slot in the enclosure betwen the holes but then that defies the IP rating so not a good idea Nick

Where abouts in Staffs are you ?

It looks to me like the right hand busbar on your faulty RCD is definiteley not installed correctly. if you look closely in the picture it is discoloured , a sure indication that it has overheated at some time. As long as you have a means of proving the supply to the rcd is dead then with the...

A 40A RCD in a domestic consumer unit is not right, should be a minimum of 63A or preferably 80A. Can you post us a pic of your consumer unit as something does not sound right to me. Nick

Do you have a multimeter or means of testing voltage ???? (not a neon screwdriver !!!) If so you need to prove that the MCB is working correctly and you...

Does the RCD have a test button ? Does it trip when pressed ? does the RCD control any other MCBs apart from the ground floor ring main ? if so are they working ? Nick

Not an MEM RCD by any chance is it ????? Some RCDs need to have their switch pushed right down before being pushed right up to reset them. If you push it down you should hear a click , the up and voila all power should be restored. Nick :D :D

As said before you have most of the correct components present, but installed very badly. There is no way i would accept a junction box outsideof the weatherproof enclosure, joing a load of brown single insulated live cables together. Where abouts are you ? I am sure one of us could make a...

BAS everyone who has been around here for a while knows just what your like and so treats you with kid gloves so as to not start you off on one of your rants. New posters who simply come here for some genuine helpful advice do not want to be flamed and given a reply in a sarcastic...

Hi Rob, Ignore BAS he has a habit of being a c*** You can get other manafacturers of PIR that do NOT require a neutral. They simply connect betwen the live and switched live and will do exactly what you want it to do. Even though the work is in a special location you are simply changing a...

Nope, no way mate , it is not designed for the job and would cause stress on the cable possibly leading to a pressure fault developing. You can buy something called a constant velocity spring which you could use to obtain an earth which basically goes around the armouring and you clamp a...

Your sparks is completely correct. the armouring must be earthed at least at one end of a run as he stated , if you hit it with a spade there is no guarantee you would hit the earth core aswell as the live is there. You need to replace the stuffing glands with appropriate CW glands which...

You need to know 1. How have your current electricians wired it. 2. which dimming system you are proposing to use 3. how the dimming system you want to use is wired Every dimming system is different, without knowing what your going to use you cannot make any decisions on the...

A lot depends upon how you have told them to wire it, if they were made aware there was to be a dimmer rack somewhere and they took all cables back to that location then all good. However lutrons normally have a single supply and then outputs coming from them. If your sparks have wired it...

I think you will find the cables are double clipped ie two cables in one clip, this is a definite No No as it can cause the cables insulation to become deformed and put pressure on the cores which may lead to a fault developing. Nick

As already asked ,what feeds the grey twin and earth? Is it from an existing circuit,or a radial from consumer unit ??? The flexes joined to it are rough to say the least and as they have been proven to be feeding both lighting and power from the same point with no local fusing it needs further...

My apologies, it was late in the evening and i obviuosly was not looking clearly at the tails, however the submain definitely does look a bit red to me, but that must be a trick of the light.. Sorry again for being a T**T Nick

several thousand of them ??? thats one big house LoL where they for buckingham palace??? Nick