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Is it me or is it us (Me and SWMBO) or (Quite a few of us)? anyway, the problem:- Modern appliances have to or usually come fitted with a 13A plug (plugtop). Why oh why are so many of them made with less of a curve/notch to readily grab hold off to pull out of the socket, more diificult for...

Looks to me like there might be some truth in this article then the remainder of it ?? I wonder. what do you think. Obviously an advert when alls said and done...

Why is this modern incorrect use of this term (" I refute that") when they have not refutted it at all? To refute is to prove that an accusation is wrong and not purely to deny it! I think it could be poloticians that deliberately use this word so wrongly. might have even been a certain Mr...

Hello, a concept I heard stated (actually two concepts stated by 1/ person A/ and 2/ person B/. Whether person A/ and person B/ are two different people or actually the same one person or two people who are related in some way or indeed the gender of the person(s) I shall not mention until I...

I thought it might be interesting for us to make a list of silly things we have heard said in the way electrics is used and safety etc, primarily. Skewed or False Logic, sometimes makes a sentence even funnier than a comedian on stage but the really funny thing is that they actually believe it...

Hands up all those who have had an electric shock?

I often hear the term "Quad Bike", does that mean a vehicle with 42 wheels or 24 wheels or 8 wheels? I have no idea!

I`m sure that others must have had some barmy customers? I will start of with three:- 1/ Customer asked me to reroute an existing cable - trunking in a pantry/cupboard under the stairs on the inside of a door frame, out of sight if door closed but if door open it showed up (white trunking) on...

I saw this interesting thread on the IET Wiring and Regulations forum and a little comment by Chris Pearson mentioning the 14A + 6A twin socket test and stating "not 2 x 13A" too. I thought the thread itself interesting and also that comment by dear old Chris too, I put it here as a Food for...

I sent a message to the ESF Website ref their take on the 13A twin socket rating meaning. anyway I noticed this (unrelated piece) about ELV. Everybody happy with it??? SELV is Safety Extra Low Voltage, PELV is Protective Extra Low Voltage and FELV is Functional Extra Low Voltage. Answered by...

Oh deary me. Folk who know me will know how I tend to mention sometimes that I believe that in many respects the USA is the most uncivilised country in the world. Well that court ruling has strengthened it. A serving President is immune from prosecution. You just could not invent this. Our...

Do folks remember when those massive beer cans were popular? "We are going to a bit of a do and so like most folk we are taking a Party7 or a Party4!" 7 &/or 4 Pints of beer in one can. Do they still make them these days?

I have looked on you tube to see what offerings there are for instructions on how to wire a UK plugtop. Some seem ok but how many put the emphasis on getting the earthwire long enough to avoid pull out until last? They all (most) seem to follow the rule of making the earthwire long but IMHO not...

I just remembered this "Old Chestnut I saw in an Italian Restaurant. One single socket for a load of appliances, mainly fridges/coolers . A right piece of spaghetti as you`d expect. Apparently the waiters had a habit of plugging/unplugging according to what they needed today, would not go to the...

Anyone remember the days when things electrical were commonly sold without a plug and you fitted your own. When did it become commonplace to find them already included. When did it become mandatory for them to be already fitted. The reasons I am asking is because my generation folks often knew...

Disregarding the presence of an RCD , I might not be present or it might not be working. We go to great lengths to ensure disconnection of Earth Faults. Not just in normal dry places but particularly in special locations such as bathrooms. Indeed, not long ago, it was permitted to have a...

Supplementary Bonding Bathroom Radiators? 7 February 2017 xxxxxxx This may not be an issue in newer bathrooms that comply with current editions of BS7671 as supplementary bonding in bathrooms may be omitted when regulations 701.415.4.5 (iv), (v) and (vi) are met. However, supplementary bonding...

Seasons greetings to one and all Merry Xmas, Happy New Year. As I saw in my local outpatients dept `tother day "Merry Xmas and a Healthy New Year" to one and all. :giggle::LOL::D:)