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    Shaver and toothbrush sockets

    If a bathroom doesn’t have a bath in it, I don’t know what would
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    Consumer configuration query

    The RCD protects all the 'breakers'/MCB directly to the left of it
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    What Do You Make Of This?

    Not great if the links are getting too hot, they either aren’t up for the Job or a fault The link shouldn’t be carrying the full current anyway
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    Out door light recommendations help/advise

    car reversing lights aren't what they were. Many have down graded 21W bulbs to 16W bulbs and with small windows in the lens. They do sell plug is replacement capless bulbs in the 21W version, which maybe an easy option. As for the house, well you could fit one of those fashionable up and down...
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    Bathroom fan switch

    Is that brown and red wire in the same terminal hole ? Take one out. To me a timer fan has been replaced with a normal fan
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    Shaver and toothbrush sockets

    That’s certainly what the regulations say.
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    45 amp oven and hob connection

    A chox block was prob used As Cable so short !
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    Bathroom fan switch

    didn't know that rule. But that's not an intermediate switch. probably a wiring error at the switch. Start by seeing what colours are present at the fan if easy.
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    Shaver and toothbrush sockets

    Modern ones and maybe even old ones too, have switches activated off the shutters, to prevent the transformer running
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    Shaver and toothbrush sockets

    30mA RCD protection on all circuits. Toothbrushes being left plugged in for a long time
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    Shaver and toothbrush sockets

    The reset of the world manages without (big, heavy, humming, hot) isolation transformers. So common sense would say they are no longer required. In was a cleaver idea in its day. And as for the regulation being all about Baths, as long as you aren't fitting a 13A socket, then you aren't going...
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    Small euro/shaver socket

    Bttt
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    Shaver and toothbrush sockets

    That copy thread link didn’t work too well. Look a few posts away
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    Shaver and toothbrush sockets

    https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/small-euro-shaver-socket.656330/
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    Earth - neutral fault on ring final, any ideas on how to find with ease.

    If you know the cable route, and cable type. I remember dave savo using resistance measurements to find a short to calculate the cable length were the short was. From 10 mins
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    Cost of electric?

    and increase in house insurance due to the large batteries
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    13amp? cooker socket

    you can get just an oven with a 13A plug. If you want a cooker (4 plates, oven, grill), then you would wire that into the "blank" cooker outlet
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    Small euro/shaver socket

    The other consideration is to find the wattage of said item. And will it run off a 6A light circuit if that is what you were planning on That didn’t stop me fitting a 16A euro socket (in a standard uk sized box) , but I knew heating elements weren’t going to be used
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    Small euro/shaver socket

    Depends if you want to use for shaver and toothbrush as well. If yes, stick to two pin.
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    Small euro/shaver socket

    I think this is a full sized plate. https://ebay.us/m/bN21n0 Probably wont take the full sized older shaver plugs though. It may do if it does have the flats near the middle
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