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    Henley Block

    Hello Guys, I would like to know if it is safe and in conformity with the regulations to use a Henley block between the meter and the fuse board. The cable is A 16mm sq twin+earth and the distance between meter and fuseboard is 10m . Thank you very much, S
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    Underfloor heating

    Hi ! 2 days ago i had to change a pump for a underfloor heating system.Everything is working fine, but the rooms are not heating enough. I said that because is a 3floor house, every floor with a pump. The ground floor and the 1st level are ok, but the basement is still cold. I check the...
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    Willo Pump changing

    thank you guys! so is not possible for a pump to be built from two parts? cause that pump has a black thing which is conected to pipes and atached by the motor with 4screws.is this making sense to u? the pump is looking like this...
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    Willo Pump changing

    Hello guys! I have to change a Wilo central heating pump but i don t have the valves to isolate it from the rest of the circuit and i don t want to drain all the system. I any chance to change just the motor of the wilo pump without take the head from pipe out? thank you!
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    Mcb for storage heaters

    Hi ! I had 2 storage heaters fitted on the same circuit, protected by a 20 amp Mcb. the wire is 2.5. The Mcb was tripping at every few minutes. I changed the 2 switched spurs with 2 new ones and the 20 amp mcb with a 32 amp. the heaters are 2x 2.4kw. It was a good idea to change the 20 amp...
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    Day/night meter

    Thank you! I will ask for a 4 wire. One more question,to be sure, this 4 wire meter will fit on the existing wire? I don t need any extra wiring?
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    Day/night meter

    it is possible to have everything on E7 or just the storage heaters and immersion boilers? it is a old house and maybe is not wired for day/night meter.
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    Day/night meter

    Hello guys! Today a friend asked me if he can have a E7 meter fitted instead of normal meter. As far as i know he has to ask the electricity company to do that.Am i right or he should change first the wiring and after to call electricity company?
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    Rcd value

    Thank you guys,always got help here!! Guinness for everybody!!
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    Rcd value

    2X20MCBs should be fine then.One for each heater. Did i understand right?
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    Rcd value

    i will check tomorrow if is a 2.5 or a 4 mm.If i add one more MCB in the CU should i do any calculations? And,what if the cable is A 4 mm?
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    Rcd value

    I am 95% sure is a 2.5.
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    Rcd value

    Hello guys! I have 2 storage heaters(Dimplex) on the same Mcb.The wattage of the heaters is 2x2340.The Mcb is 20A.At every 2 days the mcb is tripping. what should i do, apart to alocate a mcb to every heater?Should i put a 32A instead of 20A? A friend said something about a RCBO.Any advices?
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    RCD tripping

    Many thanks to everybody! Happy X mas to all!
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    RCD tripping

    The guy there seems to be honest .So, is not other explanation??Is any possibility for lights to work with the neutral from the rcd side?
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    RCD tripping

    Hi again guys! The problem is solved now.The neutral for the lights was on the rcd buzz bar.I changed from rcd side to main side and lights start working. Now, a new question: How the lights were working before??? The tenant said nobody touched the CU.Is this possible?
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    RCD tripping

    i don t have live from a socket. so,it s ok trying to feed the neutral from another light which is working?
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    RCD tripping

    Is a 2 bedrooms flat. i don t think he did this kind of work. The bathroom heater is working fine.I ll check it again tomorrow to see if is not connected somehow with the lights. hopefully tomorrow i will manage to find the fault. I ll ask once again- can i connect neutrall from the another...
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    RCD tripping

    Everything else is working fine not the bathroom lights. I am thinking to a borrowed neutral from sockets as well. I ll check for x mas lights as well tomorrow. I am not quite sure if it starts exactly after i changed the switches. All i know, the rcd is protecting the sockets circuits. the...
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    RCD tripping

    no, the rcd doesn t control the lights. yes, the tails are in the right way. is a split load board
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