binky's latest activity

Talk Electrician Forum

Help Support Talk Electrician Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  • binky
    Cheap turbines are basically useless, and likeky to fall apart in under 6 years. You need much more battery capacity, I would say...
  • binky
    binky reacted to Oldman22's post in the thread SMETS 1 (no so!) SMART Meter with Like Like.
    Ask your current supplier to fit you a 2nd gen meter, they are supposed to be migrating all 1st gen meter users over anyway. Once you...
  • binky
    you can import due to the battery doing self maintenance, especially if in a cold location like a garage, and of course the weather is...
  • binky
    binky reacted to Marvo's post in the thread Earth leakage meter with Like Like.
    Clamp meters measure the magnetic field caused by current flowing down a wire. Leakage clamp meters are measuring very small currents...
  • binky
    Just to update, decided on Varilight, Screwless Brushed Stainless Steel, and very well priced (I think) from MySwitchShop...
  • binky
    My bad. I saw "Electrolytic" at the top and assumed it was a normal, polarised electrolytic. like 99.99% of them are. That is the...
  • binky
    binky replied to the thread New member after advice.
    The important is to have any ECS card to get on site in the first place.
  • binky
    binky reacted to NozSpark's post in the thread Earth leakage meter with Like Like.
    I have a relatively cheap one and it’s help narrow down 2 fault today at a park lodge site… one was water in a wiska box for some trace...
  • binky
    binky replied to the thread Fans.
    I would also check it is actually venting to the outside and not pumping damp air into your attic. Seen that far too many times.
  • binky
    binky reacted to user 38333's post in the thread Fans with Like Like.
    Sound comments and I agree with all that. It's all about those raboo words Health and Safety at the end of the day. Wise words Trailer...
  • binky
    binky reacted to user 38333's post in the thread Fans with Like Like.
    I'm not an Electrician. Turns out the bathroom fitter had Incorrectly wired at least one of the 21 wires coming through the ceiling...
  • binky
    binky reacted to Skipper's post in the thread G99 for self install? with Like Like.
    Yep, I was aware its was on an approve and install basis, not the fit and notify basis of G98 for anything over 16A. Yep, aware it is...
  • binky
    binky reacted to UNG's post in the thread New tester with Like Like.
    It only takes a few quick tests to find out whether your MFT is affected by RCD / RCBO uplift and I have only seen 1 or 2 that do pick...
  • binky
    binky replied to the thread G99 for self install?.
    G99 is for export limited larger arrays. You need to make an application for such an array to the DNO prior to installation. So do that...
  • binky
    binky replied to the thread New tester.
    Interesting read. We could of course just use dead testing methods for the circuits.
Top