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    Abuse of language

    Cobblers. And I suppose you claim that his should be hi's? There is no difference
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    Abuse of language

    I once wrote a program that converted any text file, in any world language, into a Gameboy cartridge book reader. During the development research I got fed up with seeing I18n, and yes, it is of course a major exception. You just reminded me with 'such as " Int'l " for "International".'
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    Abuse of language

    One exception is I18n for 'Internationalisation'.
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    Failed PAT

    All of these, and similar monstrosities are available in USA diy stores. I have some shocking photos somewhere on my phone.
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    honeywell t40 + sonoff basic wiring

    "bednim was last seen: 5 Nov 201"
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    Warranty on Electrical works contracted to a builder

    I think that people who encourage others to take legal action should first describe their own experiences in the field and what degree of success they had in each case and what the cost in money and time turned out to be.
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    UK Wind-Generated Electricity on a fairly windy night

    I think the internet is full of dubious stories saying that most wind turbines have built in diesel generators so they can continue to make money even when the wind is not blowing. I believe the origin of this lie is that there are some wind turbines used by off-grid communities that do indeed...
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    Dodgy Wiring

    Obviously ownership of the fence is a crucial factor. Having said that, that wiring looks very vulnerable to accidental damage.
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    Old TV remote control needs some attention

    As long as there is no plastic involved in the remote.
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    RCD tripping in Consumer Unit

    As has been mentioned many times before, a 30mA RCD is designed to a specification which says it must trip somewhere between 15mA and 30mA.
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    Garage Fuse Box and Spur

    Unless the wire from house to garage is not surface run, and not of a suitable type.
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    Normally open or closed?

    I think you should expect whatever it turns out to measure. The chances of a new one being broken are extremely low.
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    Idiot cut into microwave cable

    Yuck!
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    13amp sockets on lighting circuits.

    Well, some people will find fault with anything anyone else says or does. It so happens we wanted the freedom to plug in floor-standing lamps at flexible locations around the room, and use a single light switch to turn them all on at once when entering the room. We have not had cause to regret it.
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    13amp sockets on lighting circuits.

    Untitled by BS3036 posted 5 Jun 2009 at 9:12 PM
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    13amp sockets on lighting circuits.

    You presumably meant the last phrase. I think I found the requirement a few days ago, but I have a migraine at the moment and can't go searching. I could of course be wrong, but I have to say that logically it's the minimum requirement to do this (or using you method which is equally satisfactory).
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    13amp sockets on lighting circuits.

    "Require"" (it was a typo). What you say is not relevant. A socket on a lighting circuit is permitted, if it makes design sense to do that, provided it is labeled.
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    13amp sockets on lighting circuits.

    The regulations required such sockets to be labeled. If you ignore the label you deserve what you get.
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    Could you/would you run a plug socket off this?

    I suspect the only reason that the powers that be of this forum have not carried out the threat to ban him, is because he excites an increase in traffic which equates to more advertising hits. But it's making the forum much less useful.
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    Light switch, just two red wires

    All a switch does is to join two wires together. If there are two contacts labeled L1 and COM then just connect one wire to L1 and the other to COM.
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