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  1. DetlefSchmitz

    NEW BUILD SOCKETS HAVE EARTH WiRE BUT light SWITCHES don't (Ed.)

    Then they would all be connected to the switch!
  2. DetlefSchmitz

    Portable power packs or inverters

    John, my name is on the contributors list for the USB Power Delivery specification. What RandomGrinch says is perfectly correct. I have a 140W Apple Phone Adapter (so 28V/5A) which was actually one of the first on the market. Since then many others have become available, but I haven't been...
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    Sparks, is this an electrical danger?

    To my mind, after having pulled it out that far, we have no idea if a partially loose wire is now getting hot, so the only safe advice anyone can, with a clear conscience, give to anyone else is to fix it straight away. If it's actually off, then a few days may be fine, but it could get turned...
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    Sparks, is this an electrical danger?

    Probably cross 'cos he had to go out?
  5. DetlefSchmitz

    Q about a commercial induction hob

    Well, the circuit diagram doesn't show a neutral. It's a bit vague though. (I think it said 380-400V, and shows 3 wires A, B and C.)
  6. DetlefSchmitz

    The great thing about standards...

    Actually Humpty Dumpty...
  7. DetlefSchmitz

    Q about a commercial induction hob

    I think you are making unjustified assumptions. Here is a Swedish cooker plug. 3 phases, neutral plus earth.
  8. DetlefSchmitz

    Q about a commercial induction hob

    I mean 3 phases, 120º apart. (Germany and Sweden). Cookers have a three phase plug.
  9. DetlefSchmitz

    Live zero line: √

    That's what I was suggesting would happen to Sunray. I have been buying from AliExpress a fair bit recently and have learnt where to click so as not to get caught out. (They call it Color: )
  10. DetlefSchmitz

    Q about a commercial induction hob

    The only 2 European countries I am familiar with have 3-phase 400V to each house as the norm.
  11. DetlefSchmitz

    Tariffs, batteries, solar panels, and what is worth while?

    It seems to me that lack of payments for export is your first priority. You should be able to get a guaranteed 15p a unit for export. You already have the smart meter required. At this stage this would cost you nothing. (Except patience - it cost me five months of frustration to persuade Octopus...
  12. DetlefSchmitz

    EV Charger Safety

    I was wondering how England were expected to remove the requirement for Wales, but maybe it was just that the wording was 'ambiguous'.
  13. DetlefSchmitz

    Fault Finding A Lighting Circuit

    " could've, would've " might be more accurate, as it reflects the pronunciation.
  14. DetlefSchmitz

    EV Charger Safety

    What?
  15. DetlefSchmitz

    it seems that he's gone :-)

    Glad it wasn't just me...
  16. DetlefSchmitz

    Live zero line: √

    Do you have a link?
  17. DetlefSchmitz

    Live zero line: √

    To be fair I think you were taken in by their interesting pricing display. That was probably if you just select the leads. It is rarely less than around £5 on Ali-express, if you select the meter and leads.
  18. DetlefSchmitz

    Live zero line: √

    What's the difference between this and a neon screwdriver?
  19. DetlefSchmitz

    Use of immersion heater in summer v central heating for DHW?

    I guess we have to agree to disagree.
  20. DetlefSchmitz

    Use of immersion heater in summer v central heating for DHW?

    I imagine that your heating coil is also near the bottom of the tank, so moving the thermostat would have very little effect.
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