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FFS!!! You have missed the basics!!!! (1) Inside leg measurement? (2) The chocolate debate.. "Cadbury" -vs- "Galaxy"? (3) The... -
Thought I'd better introduce myself. Old(ish) guy who retrained. Former member of another forum. Will never know as much as I'd like...
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No, the neutral was never switched in these A/B switches.
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well look at you with your fancy test adapter
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binky replied to the thread Unknown device on the back of a garage..I've always used a black wolly hat. Being follically challenged, I have a collection of such hats in the van 😀
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binky replied to the thread Help! Oven keeps tripping circuit breaker!.I suspect damp in the oven from lack of use. You've then used the self cleaning function, which is basically putting it in full blast...
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Wot Andy said.... Photocell... Basically it turns lights on when it gets dark... Then off when it gets light! e.g... -
If its any help, I've just been shopping in Lidl and they are selling 1.5kW oil filled radiators for a penny or two under £30. It's one...
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binky replied to the thread Assistance with a faulty Brook Motors manual starter switch for Phase 1 5Hp motor for grain milling machine.It's the sort of work factory/ industrial electricians would know how to do it have experience of. But there's very few of those these days.
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binky reacted to Andy™'s post in the thread Assistance with a faulty Brook Motors manual starter switch for Phase 1 5Hp motor for grain milling machine with Like.
most 'electricians' can wire a house & do small jobs. that's it. fault finding, anything 3 phase, controls etc, they've got no idea
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I think the issue is not so much sparky's don't like farms, rather there are not enough sparky's that know about this stuff. That type...
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Hello Thank you all for your support and advice. Sorry for the delay in posting an update. I have learnt that electricians don't like...
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binky replied to the thread Heating For Garden Building.That is the general rule, but stuff like heat pump air con or air source heat pumps can offer 3 times the heat output. So 1kw in gives 3...
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binky replied to the thread Heater Safety question!.depends what you mean by extension lead. If you are talking about a short 4 gang plug, you should be OK ish, if you are talking about a...
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Thank you very much! I will return this and get one that uses less power. I asked because its better to be safe than sorry! I...