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    Quick Question from a Spark

    Sorry that wasn't very clear. Live L is brown. Neutral N is blue. The signal/control/switch wire from the micro-switch is black. Testing live to neutral at the APS is 170V. Testing live to signal/control at the APS is 170V. Testing neutral to signal/control is O(zero)V. All while the burner...
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    Safety question

    Sounds like you lost the CPC / earthing conductor in the shower supply. Bad connection at one/both ends or in the isolator, or a break in it somewhere.
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    Quick Question from a Spark

    Baxi 105e / Fault - Fan or Flue fault lights. (An antique, I know). My old boiler has developed an intermittent fault while delivering HW and CH. So I've taken the front off and .... There is 240V going to the fan and it appears to be rotating smoothly, when the burner is in operation...
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    Socket Tester Trips RCD

    Just had a call from someone moved in to their new house. He says his socket tester (that he bought to check his caravan) actually trips the main rcd isolator whether on upstairs or downstairs socket rings. Apparantly it's a rewireable c/u with mcb adaptors put in, and between the meter and c/u...
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    Very Heavy Radiator On Plasterboard?

    Thanks very much people. Thye general message is then that I'll have to bring the brick wall into play somehow. Thanks again. This has been really helpful. :D
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    Very Heavy Radiator On Plasterboard?

    I've recently had a wall done by the 'dot and dab' method. I then had a vertical radiator delivered which I was going to put on that wall BUT the radiator weighs 70kg (unfilled). There are just four small brackets. Can anyone tell me if the plasterboard (12mm) will take this weight? Or will I...
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    Dim and Dimmer

    Thanks RF
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    Dim and Dimmer

    Can anyone offer any advice here? I've partially rewired the lightiing circuit in my house. I've added a couple of new ceiling lights, one two way switchable, the other one way only. The two way works fine. The one way I am trying to put on a dimmer. Question: if the dimmer has a minimum...
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