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Yes Indeed John, that was my point. I can`t see you can`t see, some others might not see yet some others again might see. Can the secret be shared to enlighten us, it may well be that we are missing something here and if so we need to know, if only to correct our knowledge/understanding. I`m not...

yes that is the only option i see. in other words, it actually works and trips when it should, whichever way power is transferred but some (electronic withinn the RCD housing itself) parts will not disconnect when intended to or is designs too. It is not easy to see what detriment would actually...

yep, if you treat 2 x 2.5 as 5.0mm conductors and a 3.0 earthwire then you will not be far wrong, although a little bit of interpolation on the current carrying capacity, volt drop and expected Zs might be required because they are non standard sizes to look up in tables. The nearer the lengths...

well its got me flummoxed too. just a thought - I wonder if someone on this forum could ask the esteemed JW to do one of his excellent youtube articles for us mere mortals ;)

"16mm are only suitable for light switches." And I might add not well really for more than 1 gang one way either. I`d always use 25mm min, in fact loads of dimmer switches would not last very long, when filament lamps were the norm, with 16mm even if they fit, poor air circulation.

Almost inevitable John

well whether one puts all the items on one circuit or not it is unlikely to make much difference in the scheme of things in normal everyday use, I don`t think that anyone said it was wrong but more probably unnecessary. Using two cables might make it more expensive though. I did a rewire for a...

I think the 50v or less is for normal dry conditions, special locations need a bit more protection. Has anyone ever been touching a 50v bog standard phone line whilst ringing signal is active? It does bite even in normal dry conditions! Not that long ago really, lighting circuits had a...

So my daft saying of being as happy as sand boy called Larry is not as totally bonkers as i meant it to be? Gosh if it gets any worse I might be in danger of speaking truths in my little witicysms! I will have to try and avoid that. Sorry for not contributing I,m on a foreign holiday. Not not...

Hah. A kindred spirit.

My take is that you make a judgement call. Take all of the exposed conducive parts and decide which parts are most likely to be touched. A pipe with a tap on the end , well the tap is a sure bet, the pipework leading to it might or might not be easily touchable. So you consider the likelihood...

Looks like it`s T & E standard loop in wiring from the pic. If so it will be 1/ a T & E in (R for L and Black for N, the bare is the E and is sleeved Green/Yellow. 2/ a T & E similarly out. They can both be treated the same, 3/ a switchwire feed and return, both red or a red and black but the...

Often wise words are spoken in jest, Taylor ;)

It is dependant upon what was contracted, what then needed doing, if extra chargeable work needed doing and was done should pref have been estimated and agreed or in line with the work rate they`ve already contracted for other works they did you or in line with similar works by other firms (in...

Is the extra cost part of your contract? This link might help https://www.businesscompanion.info/en/quick-guides/services/supplying-services

Cant remember I`m afraid and he`s died since so I cant ask him I could ask his daughter she is a friend of my daughter but it would be someting I`d avoid though, wouldnt want to cause upset

No , he said he was trying to make his estranged wife a bit poorly but not long term harmed so she need him to take care of her and they`d get back together. On the local news when he was making one of the court appearances he said "The whole of (Our Home Town) is on my side!" which was...

PS it was not absolutely unknown for some to use Red as L, Blue as N and Yellow for E, especially after the advent of the for some years previous change of flex colours from Red/Black/Green to Brown/Blue/Green and Yellow. Whenever you see cable colours think "What code should have been which...

What colour were the now slightly old (around 2005) 3c & E cable conductor insulation?

Playing with mercury was good fun as a teenager. One bloke around here went to court for administering mercury in a cup of tea to his estranged wife. In court he refused to tell the judge where he got the mercury from. Clue - he was a retired electrician