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That is the correct way to wire an Eddie.

My partners mums house is pre 1966 and the lighting circuits have no cpcs. I have advised to have the circuits rewired and upgrade the...

the old recommendations was RCD protect the circuit, replace metal with plastic fittings and fit said label. However, I now see the...

The price seems fair for the work, but IMHO its more of a work around rather than a fix. If there is no cpc on the lights then I would...

Isn't the clothing and footwear of the "victim" also a factor? We have metal supports carrying glazing on composite, (plastic) decking...

As I was saying. I suspect light switches and sockets aren't given the same double insulated rating as it would be dependent on the back...

A lot of power tools are deemed to have reinforced insulation but you are not likely to know the difference between double and...

I'm pretty sure pendants have class 2 stickers on these days, I'll have a look in my garage a bit later, and if you have a read of IET...

You can get these...

They certainly aren't class 1 otherwise they would have an earth terminal

your basic plastic light switch is class II, as are sockets and all other plastic accessories. Now, the regulation you have stated...

why not?

just static discharging via earth of accessory. Seem to remember you can get anti-static polish.

The question is where do you stop. Armour is designed for exactly this sort of Job, so using the better glands for environmental...

makes you wonder if the quality of the galvanising has declined. I used to do a lot of work in Salcombe, which suffers from salty sea...