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Anyone seen one of these before? Its in the kitchen of a house I'm quoting on. If you can't tell from the picture, its a standard fluorescent fitting which is then plugged into the bayonet light fitting. My initial thought was that it would no longer comply as I understood plug in...

I recently investigated a malfunctioning downlighter. Replacement bulb didn't work and meter only showed 7.5V across the terminals so I pulled the transformer down through the ceiling and found this on the connection from transformer to light fitting. Any of you experts spot the...

Not a bad idea Plug, although that would require a neutral at the switch too, as I would assume using a FCU just to break the phase would be considered bad practise? Just done some more searching and Spark123 is right.... Reg 553-03-01 states that lampholders with SES os SBS cannot be used...

According to the client, they have tripped when they turn the switch OFF, generally at night, when the lights have all been on for some time. Naturally I can't get it to repeat the feat whatever I try. I have suggested osram bulbs and they are gradually replacing them all. I've also told them...

Just trying to sign off a nightmare job, and one or two little quibbles are still being raised by the owner. One is that on occasions the mcb trips when switching lights off at the switch. Since I have not been there they are not too clear but it would appear that at the same time a bulb...

Is that the wife/girlfriend of a Manchester footballer? :shock:

For a fit and able adult maybe, but for a child? or a pensioner? I'm guessing that controlled trials have never been carried out :shock: I wasn't saying that an rcd might not be a good idea to improve safety (although there is the argument about the lights tripping while up a ladder...

I think it means 'we pretend that we are listening to you but do what we want anyway' :? stakeholders are presumably the large queue of people holding stakes to drive through the hearts of the people who write this sort of rubbish :lol:

something a few of you might be interested in... I was watching the original Part P tv advert on the NICEIC site earlier (yes I know, I was bored and should get out more :D ) when I ended up at the following link: http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1509043 which lets you...

If you google the make you will probably find the makers web page and/or manual, but in my experience the password for these things is almost always set at 0000, or 1234 so try both. You will only need to input it once to pair the device. Gavin

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The fuse company claim they can get hold of anything if its still made, so worth a try. From my recent experience though, it may well cost more than the cost of a replacement split load board, including all MCBs! (This was a MEM RCD at £80) Gavin

I can't believe the rude word filter doesn't allow s-o-d - what happens in the gardening forum? :lol:

Sorry Norv, but while a RCBO might be a good idea (step forward JohnD :D ) They don't give a circuit 'some earth protection'. They are useful in places where the earth fault path is not good enough to trip a breaker/fuse quickly enough to satisfy the regs. But they are not a replacement for...

sounds like a typical jumped up jobsworth who likes wielding power. Of course there is nothing preventing you making a private arrangement with the householder to return after the inspection and move the sockets down, for a small fee :wink: It does seem to show the problem with all the...

As Davy says it is common for old houses not to have an earth on the lighting circuit. It is probably a sign that a rewire of at least that circuit may be due. However, if there really is an earth at the backboxes (and not just a short length between backbox and switch) then it may be worth...

Thanks for the replies, From what I can see, the NIC guy must have tested Ze with MEB in place, because the mains water is the only link with a low ohmic value. The fact that he gave test values for the ELCB 'protecting' the system, which was clearly not working when I started looking at...

Today's conundrum, Supply is TT, new 100ma time delayed RCD, then split via henley blocks to two CU in the kitchen, and one in the garage/office. The two kitchen CU have their main earth in the MET along with the cable to the earth rod. The cable to the garage DB has its earth terminated in...

Hi Jen, Dingbat is correct and there is plenty of information in the wiki. but here's some simple thoughts to get you started. There is nothing wrong with your father in law doing the work as long as he feels he is competent to install and (more importantly) test the work. He will need...

another day, another query... Obviously Cooker control units are the norm, but is a 2.7kw cooker running from a 32A radial with cooker plugged into a double socket compliant? I've checked the regs but can't find anything that rules it out. Reg 476-03-04 says means of isolation must be...