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A non RCD but labelled socket was last permitted in 17th edition.. 411.3.3 point (b). However since 18th edition blue 2018, 411.3.3...

Batteries in situ. I tried to pet them balance themselves out this afternoon but that is going to take a long time. I ended up...

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Hello I've just joined my name is Kelly Marie I was an electrician in a factory but I'll health stopped all that I'm still very...

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100W LED is very bright. generally for domestic I fit Ansell Calinor 10/20W, I like them, cheap and decent quality. 30W if it's a big...

No and No :)

Very hard to pin down a good make these days. 100w should be bright enough for just about anything, but be aware led tends to less...

If within your budget, I would ask the electrician to use double pole rcbos so that in the case of a N to E fault you are at least able...

Whilst not an essential requirement.. the current wiring regulations (531.3.2) do recommend consideration of individual RCBO's for all...

Yes Part P Yes electrician provides an Electrical Installation Certificate And yes they should give you an invoice too. Make sure they...

My bad, 2000 still seems like yesterday to me 😃.

The other "random" with many fridge freezers is the auto defrost or more precisely the failure of the auto defrost heater

The OP states it was rewired 20+ years ago back then we were stiil working to 16th edition so the board was probably changed having...

So the place was rewired, but nobody changed the board, which is very much out of date. So, at a rough guess, there's probably nothing...