Recent content by Brian Brown

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    Battery Discharging

    Thanks everyone for the replies.
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    Battery Discharging

    Hello Telectrix. It's as I thought then. It's bit of nuisance then having to remove batteries every time after switching off so, I guess one he's to live with it. Many thanks for the reply. Brian
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    Battery Discharging

    Will a battery discharge if left in a device which is switched off even though the positive and negative terminals are still connected?
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    Electrician Jobs Domestic. Cable Overheating?

    Thank you both for your replies. Rather an interesting outcome. I have cleaned everything up as best I can and I will get round to getting the cable replaced.Thanks again. Regards. Brian.
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    Electrician Jobs Domestic. Cable Overheating?

    I have a 13 amp socket in my kitchen which, from behind the switch plate a green sticky substance appears occasionally on the wall. I have just removed the socket plate and revealed that the substance appears to be coming from the three core wire sheath. I suspected one of the core cables was...
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    Pond Pump GCLI Puzzle

    Of course, thanks Spoon for your help. All the best everyone.
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    Pond Pump GCLI Puzzle

    Sorry, I appear to be causing unintended confusion and aggravation. I accept that the pump is faulty but I was asking why the dedicated breaker does not trip which you have now explained Specialist. Thank you.
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    Pond Pump GCLI Puzzle

    Thanks for that Spoon. I was familiar with that but the term RCD was not shown on the consumer unit so I guess it must have been GFCI as Specialist has said above. Specialist, accepting that the pump is faulty, I go back to my first question, why does the dedicated RCD or GFCI not trip instead...
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    Pond Pump GCLI Puzzle

    HandySpark, I wonder if I have remembered wrongly. Could it be a GFCI? What I am referring to is the switch on the consumer unit that can isolate a particular circuit. In this instance, the circuit dedicated to the pond pump.
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    Pond Pump GCLI Puzzle

    Hello Spoon. Yes, I wasn't sure of the word to use. I have also heard it referred to as the GCLI which I understand to be Ground Circuit Load Indicator.Does that make sense? I gather that my friend has had a qualified electrician test the circuit from the consumer unit to the pump and suggested...
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    Pond Pump GCLI Puzzle

    If I have the wrong forum, could someone please direct me? I have a friend who has a fountain pump in her garden pond. It runs for approximately 10 minutes then throws the main breaker on the consumer unit but does not throw its dedicated breaker. The electrical circuit has been checked and I...

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