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A problem I've seen once with floor boxes in a multi-use space was careless use leading to damaged flexible cords. The room had a supply of "socket posts" which were plugged into the floor boxes and frequently moved around, but people did not take the time to properly route the flex and close up...

At least the ones I've seen for sale, the accessories sold specifically to fit the floor box are metal, but some brands also offer adapter plates on which a standard UK accessory can be fitted.

I suspect it depends on the room size. In normal size domestic rooms, the furniture normally goes round the edge, but if I lived in a mansion with much large rooms I would probablly want to put furniture in a location that was not alongside a wall. At which point I would want to get power to...

It appears to be a kingfisher group house brand, with at least some products sold through both screwfix and B&Q.

Similar concept different implementation. Unlike most grid systems, "Euro" modules do seem to be compatible between brands (though I've never seen a formal standard for them). The modules also have a larger front area and have no gaps between them, which makes modules possible in "Euro" format...

I don't think I've ever seen an accessory vendor rate an accessory for more than three conductor in the same terminal. Even when there would appear to be space for such. For example MK rate most of the the terminals on their FCUs* for 3x2.5mm² 2x4mm² or 2x6mm², with the additional stipulation...

It looks more like split con to me. The cutout end also looks to me like it has a heatshrink boot, which afaict is an item that was used commonly in the past by electricity companies but would be unheard of for a DIYer and rare for an electrican. And the meter inside has intact seals.

Germany and italy have unpolarised plugs with an earth connection. French plugs are physically polarised, but my understanding is that in practice the countries that use them are not consistent on polarity.

"Flex outlet" can refer to a hole with a cord grip, or an accessory incorportating such a hole. A "Flex outlet plate" is a plate with a "flex outlet" and terminals for connecting the flex to the fixed wiring. In addition to standalone flex outlet plates, most brands also offer FCUs and 20A DP...

Afaict generators on a domestic scale aren't great. Small generators often have trouble handling load surges and/or produce poor quality power. Larger generators have less of those problems but suffer from significant fuel consumption when idle. I think if I was looking to improve my power...

It seems the short answer is that an unmetered supply or group of such supplies is assigned a MPAN even though there is no actual meter, then usage is calculated from connected equipment details and billed by a "supplier" in the usual way.

https://connections.nationalgrid.co.uk/get-connected/unmetered-supply/ https://www.umso.co.uk/

Until the central heating fails and the portable heaters come out.

IMO there are really two seperate questions 1. 20A or 32A circuits? If you move down from 32A to 20A then IMO you want *significantly* more circuits. a 32A circuit can support two full size loads plus smalls, a 20A circuit can only support one full size load plus smalls, so I wouldn't be...

Thats the rub, those in charge at the bbc likely see long wave radio, (and AM radio more generally) as something they would like to get rid of but there are various pressure groups who disagree. The BBC bosses would very much preffer to say "can't" rather than "won't" to those pressure groups as...

It's not mandatory, but if your family is anything like ours and there are 174 miles between granny and niece then even with a big battery EV you are most likely going to want to charge up during the trip (especially as the trip is unlikely to be just there and back). You could use public...

I have seen it claimed elsewhere that there are companies who can "rebuild" these large vacuum tubes when they wear out/fail.

There still appear to be three phase conductors leaving the "shop" meter and going to the big isolator, whether they go anywhere beyond that one can't tell from the pics.

That is true to some extent, but even BS7671s "authority" comes more from "custom and practice" than from anything legal. Though it is mentioned in some official government guidance, and now in the recent "electrical standards in the private rented sector" law. And "guides" are another step...

The bottom row of the old switch maps to the top row of the new one and vice-versa. It also looks like your new switch is metal and has an earth terminal, that terminal needs to be connected to the installation earth, there should be an earth terminal and/or wires in the backbox that you can...