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No because you may not be disconnecting the ring main neutral, it may simply be on the wrong neutral bar , does it trip if connected to the other side, It sounds like they may have mixed up neutrals while testing, The best thing you could do is get a proper electrician in who will be...

Yes it will if anything is plugged in, what you need to do is identify the neutrals, if you have one neutral on the wrong side of the neutral bar, there may be one the other way round, you musnt just disconnect the neutral, it has to be connected which is why its there, When checking the...

You more than likely have the ring main neutrals mixed up any time you plug some thing in is it tripping ? but not tripping with nothing plugged in ?

I had to disconnect a fuseboard and fit a temp with 2no TSO's, RCD protected, The earth was poor condition TNS so I advised the house owner have a PME done before the old board was reconnected as there is no RCD protection to the old board, when the PME was fitted a new 100 amp fuse was...

I have an old trimmer phone, its the type that was hard wired into the wall, it has a white, red, green and blue cable, does anyone know how to connect it ?, ive messed around a bit and could get a dialing tone but no ring from it, TIA

Have you tried this website ? www.whatprice.co.uk. It may not be any use for this job but could be useful in the future Generally I charge £30 an hour and add 20% on materials, I ended up running around like an idiot and not making any money so thought sod it !! If people wont pay my price...

Dear all, Thank you all for your help I have now got Lewdens designing one for me to my required spec. While I appreciate I could make such an item this is not what my customer asked for, they want a ready made unit as they had seen elsewhere, why am I to argue ? if it makes my life...

Hi Does anyone know a supplier/manufacturer for a panel that has 110v, 230v and 415v outlets ?? Is there such a thing ? I want just a wall/floor mountable unit to be fed in SWA TIA

Hi, Can anyone tell me where to get an BS3871 maximum earth fault loop table from ? I cant seem to find one anywhere !! Many thanks

Yep, im turning off the main switch as im never trusting things out of my control, I probably am a bit confused as Ive never tested heaters before, I didnt disconnect any neutrals, but by turning the thermostats to low Im surely testing the wiring up to the thermostat ? There is a dead short...

N-L Readings were 0000

I IR'd them from the fuseboard, firstly with the switch off and they were all clear as a whistle, then switches on but thermostats on low, if I turned them up readings were 0000mohms, Its a wylex RCD, When I took the heater in the kitchen to bits ( dimplex D83 ) there were scorch marks on...

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Sorry not sure why theres a smiley face, L - E were, 1) 75.7, 2) 75.8, 3) 75.8, 4) 736, 5)76.8, 6) 75.8 big difference on number 4 !

Today I went and IR tested the heaters there is 6 in total the readings were , N-L, 1) 1000, 2) 0.36, 3) 0.37, 4) 999 5) 796, 8) 000, I have never had a lot to do with storage heaters before, altough there doesnt seem to be much to them, what part would be most likely to be causing the poor...

What do I need to do ? if anything ?

Id like to make my dining room bigger by stealing half the garage, the wall i would need to knock down is not a supporting wall and the garage is fully fireproofed at present, with a bedroom above it, do I need to apply for planning permission to do a small job like this ?

Can I PAT test a storage heater ? A customer has called with a tripping storage heater problem, however it takes out the main rcd switch every time, and im not sure how to find which one is faulty except turn one off at a time. Trouble is its only tripping once every two weeks

Have you tried google fan control switches ? what amp is needed ? whats it for ?

Have you tried doncaster cables, cable calculator ?