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Hi, I'm looking for alternatives to the Crabtree  Polestar breakers and rcbo's, that is the wider older types. I've got a job to do in a small industrial unit, which requires an additional circuit. I'm told by Electrium that these are now obsolete and they are not making them anymore. Tried...

Thanks for that, planning to go back sat morning and sort the problem out.

Yes i've seen that info, i will be passing it onto client. There are cpc's at the lights, albeit with no sleeving. The house dates around the 60's. Can you elaborate on what you mean when you say "the fault is at oor behind the light". This is a ceiling rose, with 2 way switching.

I was trying not to put too much unneccessary detail in my post, as to why i didn't do any tests. The reasons for not testing at that moment in time were, 1) I nipped in on the way home from work, just in case it was a silly problem, most of the lights that are not working are generally down to...

I have a client with a rental property who has a 2 way landing light that trips after about 5 mins of being switched on. Depending on which 2 way switch is used, depends how long it takes to trip. If the landing light is not used, it doesn't trip. The wiring is showing signs of the green goo...

Yes the Zs valuse are ok. The run to the shed isn't that far away and it is rcd'd. I will hopefully be building a new double garage in the near future, and i intend upgrading the entire supply to the garage, and provide a suitable supply for external electrics as well, (maybe a hot tub - if...

Not too sure what you're getting at with that question, but i've just recently bought a large sliding compund saw, with a 2.3kw motor. When i tried starting it, the 16A breaker in my shed tripped, along with the main 20A breaker in the CU in the house. Both breakers were type B. The start up...