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    EICR - Help on my Request for Electrical Safety Alternatives and Quotes

    That EICR lacks a lot of detail and bears little or no resemblance to the model forms in BS7671 Where are the Installation details, circuit test results and all the other information that a proper EICR details Looks like the contractor is big on the gloss but lacks the substance
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    Why gas boiler want fire using solar hybrid inverter

    Did it work before you connected the inverter
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    Drilling holes in Fusebox knockouts?

    I doubt we would be recommending them if they were not up to the job
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    Euromod plate ID

    I'm thinking a clearer picture may be a good start as the one posted looks like a poor print of a photo which has then been scanned A quick web search of Euromod kit didn't pull up anything like it so it would appear to be an obscure item, it may be possible to use the the frame as a mounting...
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    PAS63100 - has anyone read it yet?

    Went to an Aico skills event at the tail end of January and a presentation by the ECA I think it was, mentioned that the installation PV storage batteries in lofts was a no no but I don't recall any talk of any current or new standards in the pipeline back then
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    UK Odd Electrical Fault in bathroom between taps and tiled wall

    What voltage indicators were you using I'm wondering if you were seeing some level of ghost voltage
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    Black Bulb/ Fuse Box

    It looks like that lampshade is a Euro fitting and needs an adaptor ring to fit the standard pendant lampholder Hard to tell from the picture but the whole pendant set looks to have been overheating or subjected to a lot of heat as the ceiling looks quite dark as well
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    Drilling holes in Fusebox knockouts?

    A Q-Max cutter is useful for this sort of job as you only need to drill a 6 or 8mm hole for the bolt so it limits the stress on the knockout that a holesaw or step drill creates
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    Lucien Nunes - Auction of collection

    When I first saw this thread my first thought was it the beginning of the end for Lucien's electrical museum project
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    Meter Swap over - CT Question

    What point are you trying to make How to deal with CT's was something that I was taught in my first year at college back in the 70's my comment was not to belittle but to stress the dangers of handling CT's when they are live of which @davesparks has pointed out the pitfalls You might find that...
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    Meter Swap over - CT Question

    Shorting CT's is very basic electrical knowledge to prevent electrical runaway They must be shorted before they are disconnected from the meter or the device they are connected to otherwise they are likely to be damaged while they are O/C and not reuseable. There is also the risk of a severe...
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    Maestro plug in ceiling rose

    I have in the past with some bits found it can be worth contacting the manufacturer or their local sales rep they may still have the odd one or two languishing somewhere looking for a home
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    Normal and USB sockets for home

    One of the things to check with the 2 gang sockets with the 2 USB sockets is that both the usb sockets can deliver the output claimed and it isn't shared across both when 2 devices are plugged in
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    19th edition....................!

    When I first read it this morning I thought what are they doing then I noticed the date While you may consider it a prank have you thought you are just GIVING THEM and the scams ideas which I'm sure their bean counters would approve of and I wouldn't put it past them to try something like this :)
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    Pulling live meter tails from isolater switch in consumer unit

    I think you need to reread the ALARP guidance as the R makes no reference to cost or time and references keeping risks As Low As Reasonably Practicable whilst costs are mentioned in the guidance this is only in connection with disproportionate and proportionate costs relative to the risk CBA for...

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