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Following the question from Gary Mo re: RCD protection, I have read on other posts that people have had issues with this set-up (The RCD randomly trips). The posts do not however seem to give an answer as to why this would be. It there one? Thanks Andy

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I am currently re-furbing my bathroom and would like to install a shaver socket. Below is my plan. Please can you advise if it appears correct.... I also have a question regarding Supplementary bonding. Due to access, it is far easier for me to tap off the main ring with a fused spur...

Thanks for your advice. Will wait for my plumber to come round tomorrow. Do not have a Carbon Monoxide tester, but will be getting one tomorrow!

I have recently had a Neff Gas Hob installed (about 3 weeks ago) Tonight some of the flames were flickering yellow now and again and the room filled with an odd odour. (It does not smell like pure gas, but does seem a bit fuely) The smell only seems to occur when the hob is burning. As...

Hello Helping out a friend with a lighting problem and hoped one of you could help out with confirming or otherwise our views: Nearly all of the lighting in the flat is provided by 12v spots. (installed some 5-10 years ago) As the person upstands stomps around some of the bulbs can...

Thanks for your comments, I understand the use and the way RCD's work and had also read a past thread re RCD's: that said: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6852 I understand that it will not break at 80A exactly and there will be some kind of fusing factor, but that I thought...

I have recently had a mini fight with my local body (Lambeth, London) over this, who were trying to say the same thing about the owner supplying the relevant test cert's. There was even a circular from the communities and Local Government on it: Link In particular having got them to...

Hello I am a bit of aspiring electrician and having been doing quite a bit of reading on electrics and circuit design. I thinking of setting myself the task of trying to re-vamp my kitchen with a new seperate ring and have started to design the circuit requirements etc. My question is...

Hello My local builder told me at the weekend that I should not position the fused spur (surface mounted box) for a boiler under the unit itself. This is because if the boiler ever went wrong and water started leaking down the wall, it could trip the whole ring. Does anyone know whether...