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.....basically swerved to avoid patch of mud doing bout 45mph, on a country lane, slightly downhill, pitch black (apart from headlights), slippery but not wet conditions; over-cooked it several times in each direction (ie lost control!) , hit the bank and flipped it, rolled 3 times and landed...

thanks for all the advice people, i have just been involved in a massive crash in my car (only rolled it 3 times) so have to rest up for a while, no electrical fiddling for me it would seem!!

sorry guys, i was tired, the 4th one (blue) is the immersion heater, rarely used, then lights, then spare. ;-) all the cables i have come across, whether under floor, in loft or in walls are in good condition, all sockets i have checked (90% of all in house) are part of ring (well they do at...

it is a 3 bedroom house i live in, in farnham, surrey (up country?), as far as i know (if it's relevant) the 1st red is cooker, 2nd is whole house ring main (both floors), 3rd (scorched) was another blue 15A which was an electric fire in the living room which i have now totally removed, 4th is...

...okay, i admit my understairs cupboard is messy, hence flat eric camping next to the electrics; also stored in here is boxes of tools and other junk and those are not 2 rolls of fuse wire they are in fact solder (and no, i wouldn't dream of using it as a fuse). here's a better pic (including...

yes guys, it IS flat eric.

here you go, pretty old but the same as my friend who lives in another area, does it's job but would prefer switched breakers..

.... i suppose it would be a really bad idea to buy some other make of converter and try to convert it to fit my MEM's... having examined them closely and a make of converter it looks feasible, but probably not legal

I have a 1973 house with a MEM consumer unit with space for 6 fuses. The existing fuses are the old ceramic type with a little patch of gauze which the wire goes across. They have 'memcert' written at the bottom on the front. I would like to replace these with mcb switches, preferably by simply...