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While trying another quick search, I did come across a reference which reminded me of another very worrying aspect of the way the EU is headed. RUIZ-JARABO COLOMER the Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice gave a legal opinion (in case C-274/99) in 19 October 2000 that criticism...

We have a SmartMeter for gas from PG&E, as it was already installed when we moved into our present home last year. PG&E also has SmartMeters for electricity in the areas it serves throughout the state, which includes most of this county. There is a mandated opt-out available for anyone who...

Especially given the poor quality of most of the plug-in timers available today. If the load is small enough to consider this sort of option, it would be better to replace the socket with an FCU and hardwire through a good quality timer.

We could start with the things Vladimir Bukovsky outlined here: And communism. I did a quick search, but I can't remember the name of the Commissioner now. Sorry, I'm not going to spend an hour trying to locate it. It was several years ago, maybe up to 10. I've already mentioned one...

Give it a rest with your 500-ft. tall moral pedestal. We're not talking about a "bodge it & scarper" job, but about the pragmatic approach to improving an installation though it might not comply with one or two rules in BS7671 - Rules which are changing frequently anyway and which you...

Be grateful that the AFCI hasn't yet appeared there!

And?

Interference in things which were no business of the EU. Were they overcharging? The cost of calls and the basic subscription for mobile phone service had been falling for years. Look at how much mobile telephones cost to use 20 years ago, then say 30 years ago. I don't think they were...

The worst of the bodgers have no idea about them and blunder on regardless anyway. As has been noted already, the "Wiring Regulations" in BS7671 are not mandatory anyway, the only legal requirements being the rather ill-defined requirement to make "Reasonable provision for safety."

I think that probably applies the world over. The home inspections carried out here are supposed to cover electrics along with everything else, but it's the same story. The inspection on our current home (only done because of financing) noted one obvious issue of a non-weatherproof...

Good, isn't it? But to some people. not falling foul of the holy grail of BS7671 takes precedence over making an immediate improvement by whatever means is practical at the time.

Unless you're remote from other users and have a transformer all to yourself, there will always some part of the neutral in the distribution network which is shared.

I think the U.K. (and Ireland) will gradually move closer to European methods because they're dominant in the EU. Just look at how much debate has taken place in recent years about removing the right to a jury trial for certain cases. I'm not saying it was perfect, because I don't think...

It's definitely an RCD - Apart from the absence of earth connections already mentioned, the design is much too modern for it to be a voltage-operated ELCB. Looks like a Crabtree RCCB to me. I'd say the rewire was probably carried out late 1970's or early 1980's based upon the particular...

Is it every time? When your RCD trips put, does his lawnmower immediately stop, or does it not affect him?

It's possible that by now a separate main fuse has been installed in the neighboring house and the original fitted with a solid link.

PVC-sheathed cable could date back as far as the 1950's. If it's metric cable (solid core 2.5 sq. mm to sockets etc.) then it won't be before circa 1970. A picture of the fuse board would be a big help. The RCD could be a later replacement for an earlier current-operated or...

Remanded in custody is only where bail can't be posted or there's a strong expectation of flight. I agree with your points about one's name being plastered over the media (assuming it's a high enough profile case) though, but surely that would happen either way? The whole point of the...

None at all - It's done regularly. Obviously the two lights will be on the same circuit with the common feed, and you need to make sure that you pick up the neutral from that same circuit for the new light (not a "borrowed" neutral from a different circuit). Why? If you're thinking about the...

Have they?