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    SJD reacted to James's post in the thread UK RCBO Testing with Informative Informative.
    memshield 2, the live terminal screw is before the current coil so you will not get it to trip. the design is that the cable you install...
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    SJD reacted to Julie.'s post in the thread Hi Ze Reading with Like Like.
    Ze o You don't appear to be clear with the problems here. You talk about insulation resistance of 2.36 to 4.27 - is this Mohm...
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    SJD reacted to pc1966's post in the thread Hi Ze Reading with Like Like.
    2C 16mm SWA should be 1.15 mOhm/m for R1 and 3.7mOhm/m for R2, so R1+R2 ought to be around 0.49 ohms. as @SJD says what you are seeing...
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    SJD reacted to westward10's post in the thread Hi Ze Reading with Like Like.
    https://www.electriciansforums.net/threads/insulation-test-l-to-e-long-length-of-swa.211871/
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    SJD replied to the thread Hi Ze Reading.
    Sounds a bit high a reading to be due to just the cable resistance? What is Ze at the supply origin? Perhaps poor or corroded...
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    SJD reacted to timhoward's post in the thread Snakes and ladders. with Like Like.
    You have bought back to mind the time I entered a cupboard under the stairs, opened a trap door and descended a fixed vertical wooden...
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    To me the bells are ringing... House of Multiple Occupation (HMO)? fire risk assessment? building regs? etc etc. This is a difficult...
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    SJD reacted to westward10's post in the thread What size crimps with Like Like.
    Most wholesalers will do a variety box of bootlace ferrules then you just need the tool. Some manufacturers vary the size of flylead...
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    SJD reacted to brianmoooore's post in the thread Electric radiator advice please with Like Like.
    Electric radiators, using a 24 hour tariff, are always going to be the most expensive way of heating a house by far. The upside of them...
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    SJD reacted to davesparks's post in the thread Electric radiator advice please with Like Like.
    Electric heaters are as efficient as it is ever possible to be, they convert as near to 100% of the input power into heat output as it...
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    SJD replied to the thread Outdoor electrical socket.
    BG IP66 sockets are typically their standard white sockets mounted in a weatherproof frame - hence the standard screw holes with white...
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    SJD replied to the thread Outdoor electrical socket.
    Looks to be a BG WPL22 socket, which should be an ordinary IP66 socket from e.g. Screwfix (stock code 420XH), not Bluetooth or WiFi...
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    SJD replied to the thread Single insulated splitcon and KMF.
    Do you have a photo of the existing setup? Some fused main switches have optional cable shrounds, wondering if one of those would fit?
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    SJD reacted to nicebutdim's post in the thread RCD protection upstream?… with Like Like.
    I seem to find two types of installation in older houses in which electric showers have been added: those with shower fed from an MCB...
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    I think it needs investigating before pointing a finger. All the OP has to go on is that the socket he worked on to extend the circuit...

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