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    Hi all, bit of an introduction and a rant! (soz lol)

    hehe you'll be amased. There even exists some electricians who do not fully appreciate the reason of a neutral conductor being .... neutral (or as close to 0 volts as poss) gave me a headache explaining to one of them the probs of floating neutrals on older systems. Pen, paper, big diagrams...
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    Hi all, bit of an introduction and a rant! (soz lol)

    Yeah I get what youre saying, I was just generaslising as if to say bigger loads can cause big probs. Just that now the can of red bull has kicked in i can think clearer lol. Its ohms law at the end of the day, if you have resistance, you have heat, its the volt drop across the loose joint...
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    Cable routing round a kitchen

    It is ok, but for good practice I would run the cable inside some mini-trunking as it will make it a bit more tidier than tacking.
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    Absolute classic plumbing disaster!

    Was a little while back, but made me crease up nevertheless. A friend bought a new washing machine. Needed plumbing in, which meant fitting a hot and cold feed. Not too difficult but in order to make things easier for access he decided to move the gas cooker out of the way. So to be extra...
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    Hi all, bit of an introduction and a rant! (soz lol)

    Sorry i should have clarified that bit, its by the ESI - Electricity Supply Industry. Long winded one but basically I can make decisions and take the rap as usually its to do with decisions made on an emergency/contingency basis
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    Hi all, bit of an introduction and a rant! (soz lol)

    Hi all, Yep this is my 1st post so thought i'd introduce myself before ranting on about something of a safety issue. I am a fully qualified electrical engineer, trained by the electricity board where I started my 5 year apprenticeship as an electrical fitter in 1990, finished that and went on...
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