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Not yet, but will do this after work today or tomorrow. Was just hoping I could investigate w/out taking out all the sockets, but I guess it is not actually that much effort and a more secure way of excluding a few sources of faults. I will check all accessible sockets and FCU and provided...

This sound doable, but I don't have any wander lead. For plain continuity I suppose I can just use some spare TE cable I have flying around to bring cables together from across the rooms? Here is a quick n dirty sketch of what I believe the circuit looks like. Bedroom2 was one of the projects...

you mean temporarily effectively making two radials out of it, putting power back on and then use a standard socket tester and see if all three have signals?

Thanks for your response. Never worked at the CU directly, so ideally I was looking at "indirect" methods of confirming for a start... hence my attempt to measure resistance at socket, but that just lead me to conclude that the EICR is wrong and it's actually CPC not N lacking continuity, but...

Hello Everyone, further working down the list of my recent EICR findings...(last item actually) This item reads: No end to End continuity of the Rn conductor CCT No:3 (Marked as FI) CCT 3 is obviously a ring main, serving 3 rooms and two UFHs with FCU. The values from the EICR are r1 = 0.43...

Amazing, yes I wish I had that roof space. I have 9 x 430w panels spread across south and south east sloping roofs. This is my roof. N.b. I did not move any velux windows. 3 on top roof and 6 on the lower roof. It's slightly south east so I get most in the early part of the day and then once...

It's all done now. Installed a new socket, went with the Inkbird-308, a simple DC transformer (with different speed settings) and this gpu fan, which perfectly fit over the fins. Setup and applicability of the Inkbird is super easy, great recommendation! Looks like a fairly sunny day ahead, so...

Ok thanks that’s very helpful.

Mhm really? My lighting circuit is rcbo protected at 6 amps. I plan to retire in my house, but if some future owner sees a socket there and plugs in a 13a rated heater, it will trip the entire lighting circuit, no? And they will wonder why. If I wire via JB then its quite clear that there is no...

yup, mine is in the loft of the rear extension of my victorian terrace. I had no other options and was struggling to find an installer who would even take a look at it. In the end it all worked out and I am quite happy with everything. Whilst I understand the new recommendation, it will make it...

Hello everyone, in these warm sunny days I noticed that my solar inverter reached an internal temperature of 50 degrees celsius. This is when running full whack with about 26 degrees outside temperature. Whilst the inverter is rated at an operating temperature up to 60 degrees, the inverter...

Thanks very good idea, I actually have double socket on the other side, so perhaps I could just widen that hole and then the bulk of the box will beheld in place. And then the other side could fix a lath or so and the rest becomes a more manageable hole to fix.

Hello all, I was looking to install a new socket into plasterboard and in a moment of distraction (while marking the wall) I actually held the pattress box with the front side against wall instead of the recess area. Now the hole I cut is obviously too large, by exactly the amount of the...

Opted for the twist/insulate/label method… done the same on the other side and it just pushed inside the wall out of the way

Thanks both, that has given me enough options to do this correctly. (Maybe) last question on this... regarding the socket that is running off this, I plan to just run a fresh wire from the FCU down to the lower shelf where I plan to install the socket (Blue). There is obviously an existing...

Not sure I follow. I would need the white JB to manage the lightswitch, so that would need to stay. The black JB has one incoming and the other one is serving a double socket. I would continue to have a socket there in the lower part of the shelf. Are suggesting just to twin the two 2.5mm...

Update: So I decided to cut a hole in the plasterboard to see the wiring. It's quite simple, the spur comes in with a 2.5mm^2 wire and enters the black 30a JB. From there it splits down to serve the socket in the middle (in 2.5mm^2) and another 1.5mm^2 cable goes from the black JB into the...

Some updates, as I finally had time to take another closer look at this... Following a "tug of war" resulting in a few scratches on my hands, I managed to remove all the old pushfits without cutting any cables and reconnected with Wago221s for now, as this made testing a bit easier. For a...

Thanks I might try this. I actually still have half a can of sandtex masonry paint from painting another window . The sill is fairly level, so water does not run off easily, hence my idea to put a layer of exterior filler with a slight slope, but maybe a thick coat of paint will do. I will need...

Hello, I've just noticed these white spots/areas in my cellar. It's an old victorian coal cellar, which is generally quite damp. This is under the hallway just below the main entrance door. The white (possibly) fungi is not directly on the floor boards, but there is another supporting board in...