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Recently my shower stopped heating up, was only getting warmish water from it, assumed the thermostat had gone and decided just to replace it so purchased a gainsborough 10.5 deluxe which was pretty much a like for like replacement and now if you turn it up full the water is piping hot however...

board just changed, no testing prior to change and although partp registered certainly not very competent which sort of proves how bad the competent persons scheme is. anyways kitchen appears to be on a ring (new kitchen and apparently kitchen firm did some electrical work) living room and...

to be honest think i would never be able to sort this one, friend rang said he had ran into trouble so i called in and had a quick look. basically ring a is not a ring only one cable in sockets downstairs but 2x 2.5 in 32a mcb at board possibly two radials run from one breaker? i...

neutrals are correctly wired at the board

can anyone help to put the answer to the following into words? on a dual rcd board with sockets up and down on different sides one rcd will trip however if moved so both socket circuits are on one side of rcd the rcd will function correctly explain the reason why the rcd trips?

large demand for meter installers at moment and will get bigger in a couple of years when smart meters start to be installed, ok maybe a bit boring but clean, easy work and can make decent money.

will get a photo tonight, she is ringing dno for more imformation, but think it may turn into a nightmare for her, no signs of main bonding, no rcd etc etc. There is no rod at property, but a main earth at db 4-6mm which appears to disappear along with supply lines through wall in loft to...

darn yes never thought of that, but how from what i can tell there is no sign of earthing rod etc at property, think they are staked at pylons at bottom of streets

getting dno to check ze and put 100ma rcd into replace of elcb

all test readings came out fine, except there is a d type voltage operated rcd that are outdated now i believe, and its a overhead supply with a ze reading of 229 ohms

cant see the size of fuse worn away just said bs88, back of socket was blown checked all fuse wire was right size no tin foil or nails etc.. thought age was a consideration, has to been there since house was built about 70 year ish cant think of anyother reason.

what would cause the main bs88 fuse to blow? whilst plugging in a tv there was a bang and electric went off and would not reset. old rewireable fuse type and all fuses were ok but the main service fuse had gone.

no light is about half bright , then out, then on but flickering. think RF is correct, took dimmer off and replaced with a switch, light was fine, put dimmer in other room with standard bulb, and although not as severe a flicker the bulb does not light fully only dim

large screw in type, do they come in energy saving type, if so can you tell by looking at them anyway?

just installed a dimmer switch in bedroom for walllight and although it works, something is not right.. turn on its fine turn up about half way its fine but about half turn and light goes off completely, then as you continue to turn light comes back on but flickers ? help please..........

there is a plan for them to be installed everywhere by 2020 so im told. recruitment companys like rig, vital etc are handling the contracts for uu they just had a recruitment drive for new installers covering the country.

thanks for input, finding it confusing :)

so i can alter or add to a circ in bathroom without providing an rcd but must ensure supp and main bond is ok but if i introduce a new circuit then it must be rcd - is that correct :)

so in that case if i add sockets to a circuit then they dont need rcd, is that right? just found this: If an existing circuit of a location containing a bath or shower is extended, at least the extended part of the existing circuit must be provided with RCD protection. Supplementary bonding...

thanks