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TRS rubber cable perishes and crumbles away!!

Some of the French systems are 240v L-N but the L is earthed!! Marina’s were a classic example you used to have to cary separate adaptors in France.

why not install a 40w thermostat oil filled rad (tube) under it and leave it on 24/7 let the stat do the work! It would all need to be installed in an enclosure.

Sector is an own brand CU from rexel senate electrical wholesalers. The newer ones are rebranded electruim CUs, the same as wylex, volex, crabtree etc are. IIRC the older ones were rebadged GE CUs

Had an old Wylex plastic board (white) catch fire. loose connection on Fuse terminal.

I saw a few fires, normally in a cloakroom with coats and other general clothing covering the board, so any poorly terminated cables got hot and there was all the combustable material to feed a fire, right there!!

I am not disagreeing with your theory, but if it’s a fire in the c/u then the stairs are quite an important escape route!!

Welcome. Hope you get sorted

Its just another stage of the regulation bodies making money!! Locked to prevent hi-jacking (again)

Yup!

I wouldn’t cut/break into the lighting circuit, just take a feed from a pedant or switch if its 2 plate!

A very long test lead, We use them for testing Gas and water bonding cables. He could also disconnect supply from off peak short out one end and test continuity. He just needs to check its the correct supply lead or “bang"

I don’t think the test leads would comply these days under GS38!

You’r right. I was caught out once. Never made the mistake again. Never assume, always check!!

It might not be a double pole switch spur!!

Varilight dimmers are very forgiving and is my choice of dimmer for led’s

I know that it is a regulation, but given the T is copper, what difference does it make?

Why don’t you take the opportunity to replace the ballast transformer and lamp to mains operated GU10 LED lamps. No transformer to go wrong in the future and future proof your home for when they discontinue CCFL lamps

Why don’t you put a GU10 to test lead adapter in with some long leads or even a lead off the back of the lamp socket and see what the voltage is doing!

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