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Fear not, I put it straight back after i took the photo! :)

Erm, if that's the bit of extruded plastic with 'WARNING' printed all over it, I removed it to get a clearer photo! So all in all I've been doing my electrician a disservice, and worrying unnecessarily then (?)

2 are 2.55kw and one is 1.7kw. They are Alto, and were new when fitted 18 months ago. It was the fact that I noticed the 32amp MCBs in conjunction with no fused outlets, just switched outlets, that worried me in the first place.

Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the water! :wink: Ive no idea how to gauge the rating for flex. Anyhow, I've just put a vernier across it and it measures at a little over 8mm ...but I'm sure that's really pretty meaningless.

Well, just had the cover off again and it's definitely stranded... phew! So we can sleep soundly without keeping one ear out for the smoke alarms then!

I think I'll get hold of an odd scrap of 2.5mm from somewhere (trip to B&Q with some sidecutters maybe) and compare.

probably simplest to post a pik...

Thanks for that ...that's what I'll do then, but it's good to know I don't have to panic about it.

I honestly can't remember what paperwork we had from the electrician. As I said, we had trouble getting him here to finish the work, and it all got a bit messy. We also had builders in at the same time... wall insulation, plastering, roof repairs... I'll get my other 'arf to see what she can...

All the cabling runs in the walls. Not sure if this pik will help...

Ahhhh ...success!

Thanks for the quick replies. I think the work was carried out to a good enough standard (or at least looks that way), but we did have problems with the electrician in that he disappeared for weeks at a time. He eventually arranged for a different fella to come and finish the work. I have...

I've just noticed that our storage heating consumer unit is fitted with 32amp MCBs. They are MK Sentry RCBO type (four, running four storage heaters). This was all installed around 18 months ago along with a new 'economy 7' meter (the old one switched tariffs when it felt like it!). The work was...