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I thought the smallest crimp dye that comes with that crimper was 4mm!

Currys Seem to sell this item to plus a few others

Should cables be extended by Wago connectors or soldering and heat shrink?

Fair point

It’s obviously designed for the American market (pic shows American plug) as well. It looks like they have supplied a US appliance for the UK market

Hi sidewinder. I have always put an emergency light by the consumer unit. It’s such an obvious place to put one. Takes the stress off situations when power cuts occur Or there is an outage and gives additional light in a place which is usually in a dimly lit area

I had a pull chord ceiling switch in my bathroom. I made it two way and put a dimmer outside the bathroom door. It is so much more comfortable at night when you really don’t want a bright light when using the facilities!! It is also soft start and quieter,

As Binky said a couple of posts ago, we need to be very wary of cheep testers. When I first started 40 odd years ago, I had a Martindale socket tester. I used it as an indicator to correct polarity, until one day I discovered if there was no earth, the polarity showed ok and sugested there was...

It could of course just be a faulty RCD that is just on the edge of its spec!

It could be a borrowed neutral, as suggested above or the neutral of the upstairs (loft) lighting may be on its own circuit and wired into (live into upstairs lighting and neutral phase conductor into wrong neutral block in the consumer unit)

HI sam, welcome

It is such a political competition, behind the scenes.

I know it’s to late for you Sidewinder, but they are on the cusp of a new test. The PSA test is not by any means perfect but it’s a start. To many people are frightened to have tests in case of what they might find, and its one of those things people just don’t want to discuss. The new test...

The new ring doorbells don’t work off the old eight volt transformers. Replace the transformer, modify the wiring in the old chime so it sends the new supply strait down the the switch wire and that is the supply to the doorbell. The chime unit works off wi-fi, once paired

I would attach a dummy switch to the wall that simulates the sound and vibration of a socket switch. Turn everything of, operate that switch (they won’t know it’s a dummy) then see if your meter starts showing consumption. Failing that don’t use the wall switches, leave them on and operate...

Thanks Kerching. I did it that way first, and thought I was opening a new discussion, so deleted it. I have redone it. I also tried to delete my post where I answered it, it doesn’t give me that option, hey ho. thanks for taking the time to point me in the right direction.

Nope. How do I DM?

50th, Phil

As above, two outside ones. There should be a brown/red sleave to identify + phase conductor on right side (black cable)

I use these on my Freelander 2 and are brilliant all year round tyres, and also cut down on road noise as well, compared to other brands.