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I find it hard to see how a very tiny variation in net demand, which averaged over the whole country it will be, (except during a solar eclipse) could be described as 'dangerous' or resulting in 'low volts/wobbling frequency due the the amount of feed in power without a frequency reference'.

Should be 4.8mm (the 2-pin German ones are 4mm but designed to mate with the earthed sockets by leaning the pins towards each other).

I've heard it before - from Eric.

Huh? Feed-in power is synchronised to the grid frequency - as it clearly has to be.

Maybe that solar power switches off when there's a power cut - whereas generators tend to be turned on?

Can't be bothered - just stop quoting partial truths when you don't know the facts.

The legal position is dealt with in the first 20 min of the C&G course . It sounds as thought Winnie didn't even make the first 20 minutes.

You need to buy a new ring.

to$$er...

It doesn't really matter whether it's L or N. The plug and socket still need replacing. And by the way, we don't twist the wires these days, as it make future testing harder.

What he said.

Anything except a fan or IR will heat the room from the ceiling downwards. So you won't feel much within the first hour.

I really don't think that diagnosing by swapping things is a safe and sensible way to go. A very quick set of measurements with readily available test equipment would find out what was at fault; MCB, or wiring from there to garage. If you aren't able to do that then I would call an electrician...

In my experience they are cr*p. I tried them once (somewhere where it wouldn't matter) and am always shocked by the gloomy result.

Do this, and ignore the forum jester when he objects.

My god, what a waste of space you are.

I thought they were illegal now!

Gosh!

I would agree with W here. When you measured this voltage it was presumably across the metal of the contacts in the junction box. At this point I would be checking that the cable coming out of the connections going to the extractor were made correctly. In other words I would take the wires out...

Certainly - if only he had stopped there.