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  1. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    Yes Ian, I may be a baby sparky but I'm not 10 watts LOL
  2. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    Here the pic that Matty wanted......it speaks for itself !!!!
  3. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    You're correct Ian. The spur supplies the conserv and the outside socket which was erected about 3 yrs after the house was built apparently. I must say I like Special Location's theory.
  4. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    I'VE GOT IT !!!! Maybe he ran out of conduit and rather than have the wires exposed, he put that useless box there instead LOL See,,,,,, I am learning after all !
  5. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    Ah, I see, I've been calling that the "BACK BOX" ---------- Post Auto-Merged at 14:00 ---------- Previous post was made at 13:57 ---------- Why would having a square or round patress make a difference?
  6. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    That's me lost now LOL. My teacher hasn't taught us nowt about patresses. You dont have to explain Ian, I'll google it now. It's all about learning see !!!
  7. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    I noticed the double sleeved CPC My teacher will be proud......His lessons must be sinking in
  8. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    Oh yeah Ian !! you can see it!!.......Our old eyes must be failing LOL
  9. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    You had me worried there Apache LOL. I just checked it again and there ARE 3 blacks. (1 is hiding under the other 2). The MCB is 16
  10. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    Yes Theory, 3 sockets and an outside socket. Doesn't an outside socket need it's own RCD? This circuit goes back to an MCB in the CU
  11. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    Ok apache, I've taken some new pics and I'm even more puzzled now :-) I thought that the spur off the garage was just servicing 1 outdoor socket but it also supplies 3 sockets in my conservatory. However, my question still stands......why have I got this box when it seems to serve no purpose...
  12. Tom Evans

    Baby Sparky question

    Hiya guys. I'm taking a sparky's course and would like use this forum to ask some simple questions which I know you can answer. I was in my garage looking at this junction box (see pic) which feeds 1 outside socket. I was wondering why we use such a big box just for one socket. Why can't we...
  13. Tom Evans

    Hello to our New Members...

    Hello, I've just started to re-train as a sparky-sparky spoo
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