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What John said, mostly Smart meters do report a loss of supply, but obviously not the reason for it. However if one smart meter reports a loss of supply while others in the area don't, that could be seen as in indication of either a fault or tampering. Modern plastic cutouts that are in good...

Megger is simply a popular brand of insulation tester, the "Hoover" of insulation testers if you like. You should also be aware that insulation testers are available as just that, but more commonly these days, they're combined into multifunction testers that also do continuity, loop impedance...

There are hundreds of similar types.. Are you just wanting to replace the single missing contact, or the whole thing? The contacts are usually sold separately. If it's the whole thing, you'll need to know; The EXACT dimensions, especially the distance between the pins. Some are metric, some...

According to the wiring diagram for the Drayton, terminal 4 is indeed CH ON or CH NO Using a G/Y wire oversleeved for live is indeed against the rules in the UK and most of Europe, but it is done all too frequently. The colour of a wire in fact means nothing at all from an electrical point of...

Only if you are going to leave an inspection hatch in the wall. Screw terminals are NOT permitted by BS7671 for inaccessible joints. Wagos are, provided they are in a suitable "maintenance free" approved enclosure. An approved enclosure with cable strain relief... Not a rubber glove. If it needs...

There is some room for argument on this one. The regulations forbid the use of un-shuttered sockets on domestic installations, however many people, myself included, believe that a switched interlocked industrial socket provides a safety function at least equivalent to the shutters on a standard...

Pretty sure that's a long obsolete connector, you might do better asking here.... https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/index.php

Well, if you have to buy a budget beard, I suppose BG are better than some of the other cheapo options. Personally I would go for something a little more expensive such as Hager or Schneider. 4 way is unlikely to be enough for modern needs though, unless for a very tiny flat. You should...

@SimonH2 My understanding is that they use cables which are pre terminated at the distribution end to avoid having to splice up poles etc. but still splice at the customer end. The distribution end plugs into pre assembled G-PON (gigabit passive optical network) splitters such as these...

Well, if we calculate for the worst case.... The generator can only produce 2.2kw so the load can't be more than that, or the generator would be noticeably unhappy*. A generator that small will almost certainly be single phase. With a distance of 150m and using SWA cable buried in the ground...

You cannot do this with a simple cable adapter. As everyone else has pointed out, you have no neutral available. In theory, it can be done with a transformer but that would be very impractical due to the size, weight and cost of such a thing. Out of interest, I looked one up, it was about 50kg...

Of itself? No, it probably doesn't. If that, and the state of the fence are taken as indicative of the general standards of workmanship, safety, site maintenance, etc. then perhaps it does.

No, I wouldn't consider just a flap to be adequate. I don't think the dictionary definition of a shutter matters here. Perhaps the BS1363 definition would be the one to go with? I don't know the actual wording of that but I'm sure it includes some mention of the mechanism being operated by...

I'm inclined to agree with the view that whilst a switch interlock mechanism doesn't equal a shutter, it does satisfy the same safety function, i.e. that curious little fingers can't poke things in and make contact with live parts.

Paperwork aside, a Hager RCBO board doesn't sound like doing it on the cheap, that's decent stuff not some DIY store special offer.

In my experience, which is admittedly very limited with cameras, the recording function of the SD card can be set in several ways. These are the options on my Hikvision cameras... Motion triggered, as Harry suggests, which will need a clear image to work, as Harry points out. Triggered by some...

I have no knowledge of those specific cameras, but if they behave like most other IP cameras or for that matter, like most other IP controlled devices then the procedure will be something like... 1. Ensure the device is returned to factory default settings. This usually involves holding down a...

There are more attractive and less bulky electronic delay switches available which do the same job as the Elkay BUT many of them require a neutral to be available at the switch position, which is often not the case with standard domestic lighting circuits. The Elkay ones do have the advantage of...

I quite agree it's not a perfect solution. There MAY even be enough space inside the OP's new fitting to accommodate a Quickwire there, I can't tell from the photo. In a class 1 fitting I'd be happy to use terminal blocks or Wagos contained inside the fitting itself, but in this case that would...

Quickwire is about the slimmest I can think of... https://www.quickwire.co.uk/product/quickwire-switch-load-junction-box/ Even then, a little making good may be required. The downside of Quickwire is that you have to select the right type in advance, they can't be reconfigured on site.