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Would a washer stop the fuses wire from breaking? i.e the washer doesn't rotate. Just a thought.

Philipa, The reason that the red wires show signs of heating is this: Wires and terminals vary in thickness, depending on the current that is designed to pass through them. A lighting circuit carries a relatively low current. Therefore, most terminal blocks in light fittings use only small...

Hardbasta: Your paragraph describing the background to the problem probably took you no more than a minute to type. I suggest that you should have provided that info in your very first post, because not only would I have been interested in helping you, I guess many more people would have...

Hardbasta, there is a huge difference between spending a few minutes writing a few lines of advice about wiring a lamp (or a consumer unit) versus studying a dodgy CH/DHW diagram, identifying wires and working out where they should go. You had a fire. You should have insurance to pay for an...

I believe you can buy tamperproof switch boxes, whereby the back of the box is sandwiched between the pattress and the wall. Once the switch is set as required, the box is locked by padlock and the cable(s) comes out of hole(s) in the bottom. I imagine most electrical trade distributors...

Hi Guys, I'm renovating an old house for sale. Currently, in the bathroom there is an old Dimplex electrically heated towel rail. It is oil-filled with a 150W load which is switched by a fused (3A) DP switch, with a neon light. The problem is that the flat twin and earth cable into the...

The self-regulation concept is fine, except that the OP could read the first answer, act on it and never come back for any further advice. So, if the first answer is wrong, or dangerous, the damage is done. However, anyone who does anything solely based on anonymous advice in a forum on the...

Thats got to be a composite photo, surely.

Hi Daniel, I edited the post, a few minutes and changed the item No, to a wireless (simple) system. However, if you want a programmable wireless one, try this item: 200194291080 Kev

Buy this from Ebay: item 200207337707 . It is a digital wireless room thermostat and receiver. I fitted the system a few months ago and it works a treat. The instructions could be better. The stat is battery operated. The receiver needs a constant 230V power supply, ideally direct from...

I understood MW's post, but I'm not sure that I agree with him. IMHO sentences for new offences while in prison should run consecutively. If the 35 year sentence ends ahead of time, the 4 years will kick in upon the early release date, so it will be a case of, "where the ferk do you think...

On the issue of legal road signs, I seem to remember a driver who escaped a ban (last 3 points on the licence to take it to 12) when she admitted, in court, speeding through a roadworks set up well above the clearly signposted 50 mph limits. Her lawyer then stood up and proved that the signs...

In theory, yes. But, how would you be able to respond to a crooked buyer who then claims, with negative feedback from nowhere, that you never sent him the item. You've given the buyer good feedback (ergo, you have received his money), you've sent him the item and he now has evidence (your...

It looks like Edwardo will need to get a life.....off the football pitch. I doubt that his ankle will recover to the degree that he will need to continue playing at the highest level. Sure, he will walk and maybe run, but the flexibility of the ankle needed to control a football might well be...

Yesterday, in the first few minutes of the match between Birmingham and Arsenal, Edwardo (Arsenal) was subjected to a brutal assault by Taylor (Birmingham), which resulted in Edwardo's ankle breaking. The incident was later shown on Match of the Day and the TV pundits (Hanson and Lawrenson)...

Its official name, as shown on the roadside signposts is, "Magic Roundabout". As you can see, you can legally go around it in an anti-clockwise direction.....

Of course. These photos of obvious errors are so useful.... good one. :)

Hey Softus, The fault with that building is that, while there are TV aerials on top, there are no TVs inside. Its obvious..... haha

A FCU is a fused connection unit. It can be switched (often double pole), it might have a LED, but it must have a fuse. There's no reason why you couldn't create a ring, from one FCU, but there is no point. The max fuse you will be able to fit in the FCU will be 13A, so a single 2.5mm cable...

The max load on a spur is dictated by the size of the fuse in the fcu. The fuse should be rated such that it will rupture before the spur cable overloads or overheats. Therefore, you can have quite a few double sockets on the same spur, provided that you use a 13A fuse in the fcu and use...