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Oh ya, all sorted, 100%. There is no more an earth wire there..............

Why not take a fused spur from the Cooker circuit? Run a 6mmsq from the cooker outlet box to an FCU, then run 1.5t&e to the hob.

strictly speaking you shouldn’t be putting 2 x 2.5mmsq cable down conduit in the first place 45% spacing factor. A minor issue here really.

Ahh, I dontttttt think so :lol: I believe so. I read an article recently in one of the irish papers on a survey which was carried out in the US on this very issue. Approximately 115 cases of accidents at filling stations caused (supposedly) by mobile phones were examined. So there must be...

My son bought one of the green bosch 24V drills when they came out first. Cost £99stg. from argos. i was encouraging a 'proper' bosch, but as usual wasting my time. He's now on his 5th drill (all the same model). When the warranty was about to expire he'd bring it back and complain about the...

I agree, legrand and ashley do a good range.

could be a socket radial. At the end of the day putting 30A fuse wire in here probably won't make a huge difference, (in this case) provided the circuit isn't overloaded with appliances (fire? Bar heater perhaps?) Having said that it is certainly not good practice and the solution suggested by...

Yes, circuit breakers are designed and calibrated to carry their rated current and to operate within their designated thermal time/ current zone at 30oC (or occasionally 40oC). Testing is carried out with the breaker mounted singly in a vertical plane in a controlled environment. Therefore...

As far as I can remember, a hager B40 MCB running as 106A will trip after approximately 3.5secs. Installed individually (no de rating factors applied) in a 35oC environment. But there are many other issues such as grouping factors which should be taken into consideration. I can't comment on...

not true, not even for rewirable fuse.

what about the likes of this?

Any views on a ban on smoking in the “enclosed workplace” , (includes pubs, restaurants, offices, shops etc.) like we have got in Ireland. Has been very successful so far (with one or two exceptions). Personally I think it’s a great idea, but then I have never smoked.

Intermitant faults are always the most difficiult to solve. Could be a faulty MCB (I'm guessing RCD in your case). Does the tripping device have a TEST button. What markings are on the device? Do you have a digital camera? Any other info.

These are all very relevant points. There is a variation between manufactures in terms of overload characteristics of mcbs, however not to this extent. In theory a thermostatically controlled shower will draw it's full rated current when on full, but in practice the actual load placed is often...

if the motor was anyway half decent, it should run, but at over twice it's design speed. Eventually the motor will burn out, but for short periods it should not do any permanent damage on most units. Needless to say, this is should NEVER be done. Apart from the risk of burning out the motor...

Good question, if he's having difficulty getting a 25A Type B then.......(cue BAS!)

yes, provided it's not extremely hard, (e.g. engineering brick) but consider hiring one as a decent one will cost you up on €350 (£210) approx. You do know that it's not a particularly neat job and really only for use on walls before plastering. Personally i would just use a chasing machine

Quite possibly the problem if the breaker is buzzing internally but it should not be "buzzing" If this is the case the breaker needs replacing

Yes, I know, had three repaired about 6 weeks ago, currently in a splint from a ah ah chisel injury :oops: As for electric chainsaws i cants stand them. And I’m not really a bow saw kind or man. Seriously though thanks for the advise

Having little experience of chainsaw use, i was just wondering what happens if you hit a nail or piece of metal for example with the chain. Will it damage the chain?, stop? send a piece of metal flying?