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thanks for the replies found a date sticker on the CU of Apr 2007 so must have been installed about then. Opened up the CU looks a bit/lot messy in there!! :shock: The large grey T&E 10mm fed from the 40a mcb is the supply to the garage it transfers to a box before going outside and then fun...

My brother just moved into a new place had a look at the electrics all seem quite new, just wondering if anything looks glaring wrong/dangerous especially the earthing block is this usual?? What type of earthing arrangement is this? The tails are 25mm and a newish split load board. Advised...

thanks harry. I have been running the washing machine with this setup for over 3 yrs and it has worked perfectly would it not have any adverse effects on the machine???

oh dear here is the prob-all now fixed and dunno what the red tape on neutrals are all about all now sorted. Thanks

my initial thought was swapped wires in the socket I will check this now. update in a bit.

right ok, makes sense it was on standby for some hours before i took it apart. thanks

Hi, Very strange situation today wondering if anyone could shed some light please. My CANDY washing machine was not draining well, took apart the top to access drain pipe inside machine. Found blockage, removed, and started reassembly. Accidently touched live connection inside and OUCH shock...

:shock: What the hell do the busbars look like that these are mounted on!!! :lol:

My logic comes from the fact that the pics you posted prove in no uncertain terms you cannot crimp. I care not if your work is a fire hazard but as you so rightly say start a new topic regarding your inability to crimp and I will advise.

what relevance? please you are the one alledging the op is taking the P**s, me thinks it is you taking the p**s making such allegations and you cannot even crimp correctly oh dear!-the words people and glasshouses spring to mind! just for the record this was put in my last post but now...

What relevance???? Please!

I read these forums a lot and take a lot of good advice from them. But I feel I must respond to the reply BAS has given in this thread. What makes you such an expert, judging by your own attempts of electrics which you posted pics of last week I fear you are the one in need of serious...

Just cut away damaged piece and rejoin with the proper connectors, same thing happened to me did above suffered no signal loss whatsoever.

I am buying a chest freezer to put into my garage, install in garage is a 10mm SWA from 40amp breaker in house CU running 32m to a 2way RCD CU in the garage with 32amp MCB supplying sockets and 6amp mcb supllying lighting. The CU in the garage is not a split load board it is all covered by...

After reading a few posts on here recently about bonding of pipes i decided to look at how my kitchen pipes were bonded. They have earth clamps with the "do not remove" tag and have 6mm earth wire connected to each pipe and then I've followed it back to connnection in an earth terminal in...