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    1mm attached to a 20A circuit

    Yep
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    1mm attached to a 20A circuit

    Yep .. only connected to that 1 20A radial .. no continuity to anything else.
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    1mm attached to a 20A circuit

    As an upshot of the other relpys that were unhelpful.. Can I ask how you would have described the situation I'm trying to get assistance with .. ? I think we can agree it's not a straightforward situation.. and hard to describe without a huge essay. Thanks again to everyone who persevered to an...
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    1mm attached to a 20A circuit

    Thank you Tim.. this was my feeling.
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    1mm attached to a 20A circuit

    Ps ..Smokes wired from the lighting circuit
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    1mm attached to a 20A circuit

    Yes .. my thoughts exactly..there has been a new boiler and heating system fitted ..but previously there was no heating system and just a immersion for hot water . Maybe in the distant past (1960s building) there was a back boiler and this a stat wire .. but no trace of any of this within...
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    1mm attached to a 20A circuit

    Hi Tim Yes .. an additional 1mm 3 core cable (old colours) was connected in a 20A mcb with a socket radial circuit... the blue was connected in the neutral bar with that circuits neutral. The original radial socket circuit was wired in 2.5 t&e. I disconnected the 3core from the dB..( it was to...
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    1mm attached to a 20A circuit

    Hi all EICR today on a ground floor flat .. 1 issue .. At the consumer unit there was a 1mm core with its yellow (sleeved brown) in a 20A radial circuit mcb ( socket circuit ) and the blue in with its neutral. When I disconnected it I found it was attached elsewhere to this circuit .. not in a...
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    Change to solar FIT payment contracts

    Indeed .. here I am advising my customers that smart meters are fine ..no sinister games going on .. then wallop.. all the money you were getting paid for power you were charging your battery's with is gone .. but the thing is .. you signed a 20/25 year contract .. so how do they change that...
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    Change to solar FIT payment contracts

    Hi all Is anyone aware of the change to solar generation FIT payment contracts for existing installations. (FIT payment scheme closed in 2019) It seems ofgen is changing all existing contracts which paid a set amount for 50% of of the kwh generated .. into only being paid for every unit you...
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    EICR code for lack of discrimination between RCD's

    They would be able to switch off a neighbor with a main switch or mcb ! .. so thats not an issue. Sub mains are looking chased in .. so likely less than 50mm deep . I was looking for advice on a eicr code.!
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    EICR code for lack of discrimination between RCD's

    Hi all Called to do an EICR on a property 4 studio flats / bedsits within a single house. The t&e sub main to each flat runs within the fabric of the building and has a 30mA RCD at its distribution point...assuming this was an add on to the original installation. Each flat has a RCD main...
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    Fittings rated for continuous duty?

    I don't think there is a conspiracy here .. but I do think 5he sort of loadings we are talking about with things like electric boilers and single phase car chargers have just never been seen before .. I was looking at a 14kw electric boiler today ..so 14000÷230=60.8A .. but the paperwork with it...
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    Fittings rated for continuous duty?

    Nope
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    Fittings rated for continuous duty?

    Hi Richard Yes .. this had not been used to disconnect at all as far as we can tell .. never been used since installation in fact. We have always advised customers not to use there shower isolator to switch the shower on and off on load for this reason. I refer to the isolator as a switch...
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    Fittings rated for continuous duty?

    Hi Davesparks The installations are varied and not linked by type or installer.. but by loads such as electric boilers ..Hi current continuous loads .. that seem to be installed correctly.. The most recent that I'm referring to as an example was actually a schneider electric 50A dp switch that...
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    Fittings rated for continuous duty?

    I refer again to some manufacturers 13A socket outlets that are not rated for 13A continuous .. and some are .. such sockets intended for use charging cars for instance should be rated for 13A continuous.. .. does this apply to other fittings?
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    Fittings rated for continuous duty?

    Thanks westward10 .. stated where?.. is that a fact or a suggestion?
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    Fittings rated for continuous duty?

    Hi James .. Yes I agree .. this was a 50A dp switch on a 32A circuit.. But any ideas where I can find rated duty info for manufacturers fittings so I can tell what to fit.?
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    Fittings rated for continuous duty?

    But accurate never the less

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