Recent content by Adam_151

Reminds me of this video: (Yes its Amercian but he makes good points) I'm a big fan of these fittings: https://www.expertelectrical.co.uk/kosnic-blanca-ip65-bulkhead-with-white-trim-for-led-dd-lamps for rooms which need 2D style fittings. Its basically a 2D fitting with no gear in with just...

I'm not sure it it is anymore? I think about 3/4 years that would have been true, someone had discovered them, thought "Thats neat" and a few electrician influencer types started using them, and then it spread. But very quickly it was pointed out that they were not suitable and that seemed to...

Those line taps should not have been used there (see above) and while the tails ought to be replaced, if I was disconnecting the EVSE, I'd try not to get too involved in sorting out existing ****. Id just take the outgoing feed out that small board and leave it as is, if you need the double...

You need to pull the earths that have been folded behind the box into it, and connect a link from those (They should all be connected in a connetcor block like the neutrals are - but then again, they should have been left in the box as well...)

Not allowed anymore, the rules changed in April 2022, can no longer use Red for generators and construction equipment, and some other sectors too. I'm guessing its probably just farming thats allowed to use it now? but don't know for sure. I'm sure thats not helped the food price crisis, all the...

For some reason gainsbrough stick in my head as doing this. I've also known other makes to do it when the microswitch that controls the solenoid valve for the water suffers condensation and starts tracking across* *I've got a steam cleaner where the steam valve is opened by a mechnical linkage...

One wonders what market they were chasing with them... possibly D&B projects where the consultant has been careless enough to specify the sockets just as "MK" rather than "MK logic plus" and therefore opening up an avenue for value engineering ;)

Looking at that drawing, 1 and 2 are the grid supply from the normal DB, 3 and 4 are the grid tie output of the inverter 5 and 6 are the essential supply comming from the UPS, and 7 and 8 are out to the essential DB. The panel doesn't do a lot, it provides type B RCD protection to the grid tie...

The water supply should be bonded at the point of entry to the upstairs flat where the incomming service comes in. I suppose if there is only one earth rod, then they have probably decided its better to treat the whole thing as one equipotential zone, hence the bond between the two boards, and...

I expect its OpenReach, formally BTopenreach. The spun off arm of British Telecom who maintain a lot of the physical infrastructure that other ISPs provide your internet over (although NTL/Virgin media have always had their own, and there seems to be a lot of other firms operating a fibre...

What you might find is that disconnecting the control pilot will stop the charge, but it might not auto start when reconnecting it, you may or may not find you can overcome it by running it through a changeover contact instead, with it being disconnected from the vehile and instead connected to...

This, I understand that previously small amounts of unsheathed cores st switchgear terminations were acceptable at one time, but that was roughly 70 years ago, and its interesting to note that the practice still seems to persist even amongst folk who's *parents* were born well after it ceased to...

Corrected for you. I know everyone says cat5, when they actually mean cat5e but its worthwhile noting that the non E version will not run at gigabit. The stuff Sans E is probably not readily available anymore , but incase he finds it somewhere I thought I'd make the distinction...

Probably a bad idea to poor concrete directly onto the the cable as it obviously has small stones would could br pressing against the cable, and if there is any movement in the concrete, then as this will have stuck itself onto the cable, this could result in stress being applied to it. Only...

While valid points as to why he does not want to be suppling materials, just telling the customer to get it in would generally result in a complete farce of stuff missing, stuff wrong, and stuff thats the cheapest brand possible. It's best handled by communicating the list of what is required...