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1kW lighting for a domestic property! are you serious Tut Tut! http://www.need-less.org.uk/ Plenty of socket outlets for the TV area, and a single switch to knock the lot off at bedtime Emergency lighting capability, great if you live in a rural area with frequent power cuts...

The fault here lies with the kettle, or more the fact that it had no water in it The circuits were only doing what they are designed for, eg to carry the 13 or so amps to the 3kw kettle, and boil the water, it will happily run at higher currents all day long if it was required to do so, so no...

Good point, never thought of that But in general, the twin circuit in the MCB in this situation is acceptable is it?

They are integral with the standard units, every 4th one has the extra unswitched live to an emergency unit to charge the batteries, and activate if power fails, there is no test facility, other than switching the circuit off at the breaker to see if they remain on

Thanks, I will have a chat to the tester, maybe he didnt realise there were Em units in the instalation

Hi not really a DIY question, but have recently had a PIR done where I work and the tester has picked up on us having more than one circuit in a MCB, quoting ref 314.4 as the non compliant The actual circuit is a lighting ciruit which has intermittent (one in every 4)maintained emergency...

I just fitted these in my bathroom, and the start up is quite slow, the other thing is the light output is a dreadfull colour, so I changed the single spot above the shower for a 50w halogen, so I now get instant brightness and the warmth of the halogen colour has removed the ghastly butchers...

Well, it isnt very straight, but it's a round mirror, so I got away with it 8)

Thanks for the reply, I went out and bought the mirror adhesive just in case and stuck it up with that, supported at the bottom with some timber, and it seems stuck fast this morning Thanks

Is it OK to use normal silicone to stick a mirror onto a tiled surface, or is there a good reason I should use the Mirror Mate adhesive which is 3x the price? Does silicone attack the mirror rear surface or something? Thankyou

Go and have a look at the cable in one of the DIY sheds and compare it to what you have

150mm of standard loft insulation in the loft above the old ceiling I'm guessing the logical answer will be yes, if just to preserve the heating in the bathroom from leaking away into the void?

I am lowering the ceiling in my bathroom by 8 inches, using timber battens and plasterboard, above it is the existing ceiling and the loft which is already insulated, so would it be advised to also lag the false ceiling too? many thanks

D'oh! :oops:

I like them, where do you get them from?

This is the situation I often get. I work as an electician in a commercial environment, and often get colleagues ask me to do work on their properties, usually because they have been quoted high prices from domestic sparks for relatively small jobs (I'm not knocking this BTW, I realise what is...

The steel fittings need to be connected to the existing earth (or CPC) so that in the event of a fault it wont become live

I would suspect a L-N reverse here, you will need to check out the polarity at your CU first, if that is OK then you need to investigate the circuits, best check em all now you have found one dodgy one you should be getting L-N 230v L-E 230v N-E 0v

Shock! How ever did that post rise to the top of my list, never noticed the date! :oops:

Yup, this is a dissapointing read, scouts having to sit around a pile of wood with a few coloured lamps inside it, they will be putting the tents up inside the scout hut next, or is that what they do now already? :cry: