Recent content by mort2376

Rained all day here in London, but sunny in the North. Hope its not raining on the drive back tomorrow :)

As people have said there are too many variables to be able to give a full definitive answer. With the distance involved and the "potential" power usage I would have said a larger cable is far more appropriate. I spec 6mm as a minimum for a garage a few metres away from a property. It sounds...

The other option is to restrict the touring connections. I know of some places that limit to 6a or 10a per socket. This may make your total usage calculations lower. You may be able to apply some diversity factors to the touring connections but as your thinking long term and supplies for hot...

Thanks Captain. I will pass that info on. It's a basement flat privately owned so no building management. I think this may have been the original building supply before it was converted as it currently has a 40a dual meter that no electricity company can find a record of existing lol. Probably...

Thanks for the advice all duly noted 👍🙏

So worth reporting to have replaced or not? It seems ok. Very sticky but not weeping or anything.

Working away in the foreign land they call London. Incoming dno cable into a basement flat is cloth covered as shown in photo below. Should this be upgraded ? Not the neatest dno install i know. Thoughts please good people. Yes i know there is something missing from the cut out. That's...

Obviously @Armeg UK as in life there are exceptions to every rule ! 🤣👍

Be very careful when disconnecting it as I would assume that its 3 core flex going into it and what should be the earth cable will more than likely be the switched live !

Hope everyone had a peaceful day. Did anyone get called out ? If you did I hope you still managed to enjoy a hot Christmas dinner and some time with family / friends.

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Well it did for 0.001 seconds 🤣🤣🤣

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Please don't try this at home !

While we understand what may have caused this, it's all speculation. People far more qualified will be needed to give a definitive answer. All I hope is that if anyone was in the property when this happened that they all got out safely. Whilst not a good situation, bricks and mortar can be...