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Afternoon All I understand that if a fire has occurred somewhere and there is no obvious cause, the Fire Brigade often use this as a convenient idea/excuse, but there are one ore two other things I have wondered about regarding the above definition. In August 1995, the local Post Office...

HI I don't as such have a personal preference myself, what I meant was I know that some people (electricians included) have a preference for 1.0mm and some for 1.5mm. , but for those who do use 1mm cable how they would terminate it. Regards.

Afternoon all, When terminating the above size cable in fittings (light switches, ceiling roses, junction boxes etc) how would you normally terminate it into the terminal screws? Do you double it over (which I would imagine would give better contact) or would you just shove it straight in...

Afternoon All I thought I would like to share some photos (if anything for your amusement) of some typical pub wiring I have come across. In the image Wiring by Seat is a cable terminated in a connector block right next to a seat within dead easy reach (although I don't know if the cable is...

Yes the spindle does tick out. (As can be seen on the left in the first photo) Someone else had suggested that. Regards

HI I haven't noticed any form of timer in it, certainly no digital display. Regards

The following photos show some form of item which came with a load of junk given to me 25+ years ago. It looks as though it quite possibly comes from an electrical appliance (although I could well be wrong). *Note to Moderators, I have posted this thread in the appliances section due to what I...

There is an Earth Block (4 way) now near the Consumer Unit, with 3 connections to it : a conductor going to an electrode rod in the garden, Equipotential Bonding to the water and the Earth from the CU (connected to the Earth Bar within the CU) connected to it. This was all installed when the CU...

Afternoon All, Thanks again for your replies. In this near surrounding area, there are a fair few of these transformers around with the wire link between the middle and bottom cable - if I can get a chance to photo another one, I will. The cottage has always been in the family and apparently...

Hello, I decided to add a few extra pictures (although I acknowledge the quality isn't great, like the previous photographs, since they were taken with my phone). If you look at the image 'House Pole' and look carefully you can see a red cable (although fairly faded) at the top, a black cable...

Hi, thanks for your reply. If you go and look closer at the transformer, (couldn't get too close, area now private land lol) there is a link between the middle and bottom ( thinner) cable. Also, if I look up to the pole supplying the cable drop with binoculars I can see three 'cables' red top...

Second thread of the day!! I have often been puzzled regarding the earthing of my parents cottage. It is supplied by an overhead supply from a transformer serving three properties (including my parents) It is a very long overhead line and my parents home alone is supplied by six poles, the...

That must be why it says 'any' That I have always been fully aware of. The reason for me posting this topic is because I have heard lately a few times lately people saying a 2.5 20 amp radial is not permitted to be protected by a 20 amp 3036, but that's not what the on-site guide I was...

Good Afternoon All, Although I don't recall ever coming across the above situation myself, I have heard/read lately about the above not been permitted. I was reading an old On-Site Guide (probably about 20 years old) where in a table covering Final Circuits for BS 1363 socket outlets it states...

Good Afternoon, I wish to install an outdoor twin socket on the outside wall of my parents stone cottage. I have considered using Hi-Tuff cable (grey in colour if possibly available) as I consider this to be the neatest looking solution. My intention is to spur off a nearby indoor socket...

Many Thanks. I was just a bit astonished at the quoted price, but prepared to pay the price if necessary to do it properly. Regarding the opposite Neutral current flow (which I am fully aware of) are genuine DP breakers marked for polarity? I don't think I can actually recall previously coming...

Evening All My cousin has a caravan (quite a lot of years old) with a plain plastic enclosure (no manufacturing marking) containing an RCD main switch and two DP MCBs, 10A and 6A. Inside the enclosure there is no bus bar, RCD and MCBs being linked via flexible cords (as is normally the case in...

I am just curious to hear of any electricians views on what I am asking. For example, you are in the wholesalers and there is a DIY person there purchasing electrical materials and you suspect they don't know what they are doing and/or have not notified notifiable work. Do you say anything or...

Cheers, I would also like to point out I could not find the name of any manufacturer on the fitting itself.

Evening everybody, A person who I know is having trouble with his hallway light. It is a round enclosed fitting, and the same type of fitting is installed in the bedroom and bathroom. A new lamp put into the fitting failed to work, so we tried the new lamp in the bedroom fitting and it...