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crompton lamps are usually decent. But different makes of dimmers and lamps aren't always compatible.

I had loads of issues with bent tip candles (Venture, I think). They blew up, destroyed dimmers, flickered. Manufacturers were not...

Decades ago, when I briefly worked in a (coal-fired) power station, the generating sets were equipped with "barring gear" (I think that...

Agree with whats been said above. If the customer is already on a single rate tarrif which I doubt as they are probably still providing...

strictly speaking you shouldn't touch it, however, its not like they want the things back...

Get the Energy supplier to swap it for a single rate meter, which will probably be a smart meter, that will get rid of the timeswitch...

A lot of the issues and problems are caused by the older transformers that are still in service, they were never designed or built to...

it's really an issue for the DNOs, if you are installing 16A limited systems, and it back feeds more than 30% of the local transformers...

That can happen where you have a social housing estate and every house has an array. But generally doesn't. I've never understood how...

Plymouth city centre is up around 250V, although that might have changed since they built some large blocks of flats and replaced a lot...

varies a lot round here. some estates low 230's. adjacent can be high 240's. completely random

Not down here there isn't. Solar inverters show grid voltages, and Ive fitted hundreds of those, in between regular electrical works. My...

I suppose those writing the regs assume worst case scenario that grid voltage is only 230V, as if! I don't think I've seen lower than...

To be honest, it’s just a light in a shed I’ve been known to overlook the lighting volt drop requirement as it simply doesn’t seem...

So... lets just chuck a bit more fat into the pan from a real-world domestic installation perspective.. A customer I have, has an...