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My house has this from the 60’s I relocated a new CU next to the box.

Get a damp meter they only cost around £15 for a simple unit on Amazon, I use one for checking my firewood, make sure you have it on the right setting though as different materials and different woods etc will give different readings. Very useful tool.

If not a loose connection could be vermin damage as they like wiring. Is it an older property?

I normally see that sort of reading when there is a neon somewhere in a circuit

Ok so if the motors have been swapped it should be the motor. Worn bearings and incorrect belt tension can cause the problem especially if the fault is intermittent, not a trick question, do you know how to tension a belt correctly? Apart from that then there is an issue on the windings and need...

Two motors using the same soft start? Or is it one for each motor? Confused as you say you tested the other motor and had the same problem bit think it’s a motor issue? Are the motors sharing the same fan or do they have separate fans in the blower? It’s possible the soft start is failing but...

The issue could be surface contact, after crimping the only the top and bottom of the ferrule is making contact with the terminal which with give a higher resistance connection, one reason I use a flat type crimp pliers and not square. From a thermography aspect a lot of high temperatures I find...

Ashp should be serviced every year by fgas qualified engineer also helps with warranty, don’t know about other brands but Mitsubishi ecodan are excellent been happy with mine for the last five years

What make and model of heat pump is this? Never heard of a cop 6 before, normal is 3-4 for an air source. If your say you will be running at 0.3kw the cop would be closer to 10 than 6

Not many timers have motors now and use minimal power. Without monitoring the power usage it’s not guaranteed that less energy is used when having the power off to the fridge freezer for a set time, as it’s more energy efficient to keep a maintained temperature than having the compressor work...

10.9kw in total is 47A @230v you will need a second circuit.

Not a day course anymore and more indepth, unskilled or semi skilled will struggle to pass the new exam.

The new qualifications for PAT are more than a one day course and you also need to have some knowledge in electrics, it’s a move to have testers with knowledge on electrics rather than someone who can just press a button. Even electricians are failing the exam now and they do not help you to...

I’m happy with Reolink, 4k 8mp units, there are a lot of similar units but I went with them as the software is their own and not a generic that a lot are using. With POE while the initial cost for the NVR can be off putting no cloud rental fees so its a one off payment.