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Serveral is probably an understatment....thinking back, I can remember stumbling on it about the time I was doing my A levels ... so and that (and I'm still struggling a little to beleive it myself) was about 20 years ago! :O When all the lamps are good the voltage across each of the 5 levels...

Will the RCD set with all the MCBs it feeds switched off? What about if all the cirucits are turned off (even ones not supplied by it)? With the MCB in question and the RCD both on. Does the test button on the RCD work?

I am reminded of this: https://www.bigclive.com/halogen.htm

You'll need some sort of switchgear, but as always there is more than one way to skin a cat. Cheapest way would probably be a bog standard type B TPN Board, however you'll be limited to 63A per supply and you'll have to cope with the lack of discrimination between MCBs. Or you could upgrade to...

If you have pulled the cable back to the centre of the loft where there is space to stand, then fit the JB on it there? So don't put it above the front door then, put it where there is plenty of space

The meter fitter will not and cannot disconnect and re-fit the cutout. You would need to contact your DNO about having the supply removed from the old box and fitted into the new box. Sometimes this will require your supplier's selected meter fitting company to be on site at the same time to...

It was any class 1 fitting that could be reached while standing on the ground wasn't it? I imagine a big metal chandelier on a standard 8 foot domestic ceiling would have required a CPC even back then.... its just that pendant sets were all that generally got installed so it was never an issue...

I'd go with the MK one for now. Remember to cut back any head damaged copper and ensure you nip the terminals up properly Longer term / If you have problems with it overheating still then it might be an idea to put it on its own 16A cirucit, with either a rotary isolator or 20A DP switch as...

Though one should not worry too much about that, theres a lot of things in this world which cannot be "designed properly" however a competant designer will seek to produce an acceptable solution while minimising risk. Perhaps an sobering concept to think about as you board an airliner or visit...

I personally would not use the round phenolic plastic type joint boxes anymore, they have had their day ands theres better options These are my go to most of the time...

Its going to come down to what you can actually fit in there, you are not really meant to have any customer's gear in the meter cabinet but given we are trying to make the best of a bad situation then what you can do is largely going to driven by what you can fit and you don't supply any...

If it is, or you suspect it is this: Then he should not do this:

Have you got a retractive switch module for that grid arrangement? A retractive switch is like a push button, it only mades when pressed, Have you got two of the dimmer modules, or are you only wanting dimming on one of the lights controlled by this switch?

No, you need an intermediate switch

Yes, You want to connect all the three reds together, but to nothing on your light fitting. So you'll need a piece of connector block, or a wago, etc The Black on its own to left side of the image, is the switch wire and wants identifying with red or brown sleeve and goes to live on your...

I've never come across anything that suggests that white vs. grey pvc twin has different lifespans from one another. Since colours were harmonised with the EU (2004), white twin is always LSF and grey PVC, before then, there was no scheme to it and PVC was available in both colours. Up here in...

Nothing wrong with your plan to use a metal clad accessory, however I'm not so sure that the standard unswitched spur, ideally something like this would be better https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/507112-13a-dp-key-operated-fused-spur-with-neon-metal-clad The problem with standard spurs...

Sometimes its not perfect but as long as cables are not in danger of being crushed against metal parts and creating a fault then its fine :) SOmetimes if you are struggling one handed with connecting the fitting and dressing eveyrthing into it, you can use a scrap bit of cable through one of...

There ins't really anyway to create more room, other than to either as suggested put the connections in a joint box in the ceiling (which can be a little bit of a nuisence if you need to fault find at some point and someone has put half a lorry load of rockwool on top) or cutting a circular...