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I find older systems tend to test out better than many newer ones, except when bob the builder has been changing things. I have a theory...

I just wondered if there are any other metal detectorists here? My hobbies are exercise, metal detecting and chess.... as opposed to...

4mm is the norm in domestic installations, 6mm is what they tend to use on solar farms which are usually wored in banks of 20 panels...

True story time. Had a customer contact me about rewiring her smallish 3 bed semi. 2 other companies had told her she needed a full...

To suggest a rewire you must support it with evidence. My house was wired in 1971 and it is perfectly sound.

yep I agree also just figured I'd add that in case op doesn't reliase that with that one lol

There is life without apps 😀

https://electrical.theiet.org/wiring-matters/years/2021/84-march-2021/estimating-the-age-of-an-electrical-installation/

all you need is a single phase meter like the one below. Wire it into the office supply cable...

it's not the age of the cable. it's the condition that matters, Cable used at full load 24/7/365 can be worn out in as little as 5...

Assuming the driver is separate and accessible just connect a spare lamp to it in place of the one in water. If it works straight away...

one possibility is to set the batteries to UPS rather than 'self use'

Get a spark to add a meter in the supply cable to the outside office. Faffing around with variable rates is pointless And could you...

never has any problems with crompton, bar their LED tubes don't seem to last 30,000 hours.

yes, but it's sometimes lost in poor Chinese to English translation.