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    Socket Outlet In Airing Cupboard?

    I went around to a friends house the other day to do some tiling in his bathroom. He said around 3 years ago. that the emersion had been removed with the hotwater tank when a combi boiler was fitted. The company who did the job replaced the emersions heaters' fused spur outlet with a normal...
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    Upgrading Consumer Unit to 17th Edition Compliant

    30 years ago I completed a good apprenticeship as an electrician but soon after, I moved over to specialize in air conditioning. I have my 16th edition and will shortly complete the 17th edition upgrade - just to ensure I don't loose touch. However, since I was sparkying things have changed -...
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    Nuisance Tripping Of Garage RCD

    Garage is wired with approx 30 meters of 4/2.5mm cable & supplied via a 32amp MCB from the house distribution unit - no RCD is fitted into the house dist unit. Switching off fluorecent light in garage trips the RCD fitted inside the separate garage distribution unit. Renewing the complete...
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    Bathroom Shaver Socket Wiring

    Can see that the Regs. allows a bathroom shaver socket to be connected to either the local lighting circuit supply or to a remote socket ring via 3A fused spur - remote meaning not in the bathroom! Q: With the ring, you get the added protection from the RCD so even though there's an isolating...
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