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Below is a photo of a brass Access Bend in a 50 mm (2 ") Waste Pipe - under a sink - which must be about 65 years old! . While I have been able to removed this Plug - using a wrench - I know that there is/was what might be called a Square Spanner for unscrewing the Access Plug. The hole in...

One question is "What is this Connection Panel"? It seems to be what might be termed a Low Voltage (Mains) "Patching Panel", but I can find no reference to any device of that name - although similar objects "turn-up" as Photos, when one does a search. However (more to the point), how does...

It somewhat amazes me that, in the UK (and USA), many people do not simply use the "Free to Air Services" which are available to them but choose to use "Satellite" and other services, for which a fee is charged - and those "services" also re-distribute the "Free to Air" services ! (Such a...

"Analyzing" this "Problem" has been an "Interesting" exercise for a Summer Sunday afternoon - in Australia! I apologize for using "Americanisms", but I am used to having 2-Way circuits in Australia wired as for that which is called in North America a "Traveler System" but it seems that in the...

Electrical "Practitioners" in other countries may be interested in this "recent" video - which seems to be a precursor to more ! See

While there are various discussions concerning the "benefits" of LEDs over Fluorescents (or vice versa) on this site, has it been noted that "The EU Commission has adopted a regulation to ban all fluorescent lighting by September 2023" - largely to reduce "Mercury Pollution"...

Although NOT required, most UK BS 1363 Socket-Outlets have a switch for each "Outlet". Are some, mostly or all of these switches "Double Pole"? If "some" or "mostly" is the answer, is the inclusion of a "Double Pole" switch an "indication" of the quality of the device? The reason for this...

It seems that I may have intruded more than enough on the topic in "Electrics UK" of "Help replacing 2 2 way 2 gang switches that are labelled different." - for which I apologise. It may (or may not) be of interest to some in the UK to read of "The origins of the Australian Plug" as set out in...

Happy New Year to you all - from one of the first places on earth to be able so to do. (The one hour advancement due to Summer Time does help !) If you can watch the Sydney fireworks (as I just did) you may find them to be MANY times better than they have been in the past - MAINLY because they...

For an "interesting" discussion concerning "Electrical Practice" - which may make you grateful that you live where you do - I invite those interested to look at the discussion going on at https://www.diychatroom.com/f18/dang...647023/index4/

I draw your attention to a query relating to the wiring of a UK Light Switch. This query has been posted on the North American site of https://www.diychatroom.com/f18/wiring-light-switch-issues-638161/ The photos show that a SPST switch, which appears to incorporate a "Loop" connection for the...

I would appreciate advice as to whether any temporary Festive/Christmas lighting for outdoor, indoor, Christmas Tree use - etc. is allowed to be powered directly from the "Mains" supply in the UK or is it required that all such temporary lighting be powered by Extra Low Voltage transformers...

As an "outsider" I wish to ask the question of what exactly is meant by the acronym CSU, often used on this site. I seem to discern that it means "Consumer Service Unit". Does this have any sanction as to the meaning of CSU in the UK, because I cannot find it when searching on "CSU meaning...