The RCD trips when either the down or up switch for the stairs lighting is pressed.
. I think the circuit is wired from the bottom switch to the top switch, then to the up stairs light....no neutrals in sight, so i suspect the neutral is from the up light circuit. but the live an earth is from...
Solar Funding Scheme Launched
Receive up to £10,000 from government scheme, funding available for installation
The Solar Funding Scheme is now available to homes in England and Wales for the installation of solar PV panels.
Under the scheme you can install with no up-front cost, allowing you...
"Becoming Green" a South Wales based business have just been featured heavily on 'Rip off Britain' on miss-selling the green deal,
The programme indirectly did quite a good job of promoting the benefits of the Green Deal process and what it could offer.
Most importantly what it did was to...
Sad news - the administrators were brought into Enact last week.
I've seen the rise and rise of Enact since the 90's. I've seen them manage multi-million pound energy efficiency schemes at the same time I was doing it in the North and they were pretty good at it. Who knows if it was the...
Just a quick update and some good info for NICEIC approved electricians.
We have now got our QMS in order and our inspection has been moved forward to Next Friday 31st May.
They are coming to approve us for Gas Boiler & heating controls.
Some really good news is that we will get assessed for...
For those of you that missed it, A bunkc opf Door to Door Con artisists have been targetting people in South East Wales and West Yorkshire, chargeing them for fraudulent Green Deal Assesements.
They've been promising up to £10,000 of insulation etc for free in exchange for paid for 'surveys'...
Sorry. Being a thick head. Got a super deal meter that was running a cu and seperate cu to storage heaters. main cu is fed from a 60amp main switch via the usual 100a main fuse to the meter and from the switch via 10mm cable. The load to the main cu is just in after diversity. Its a big old 5...
Evening all,
Been having a look at cordless drills for a while now. Im only starting out, so this will be my first :grin:.
Im probably going to go with Makita(i think)... but the thing is...
The new Li-ion ranges are out across Bosch, De-walt, Hilti etc etc, then there are the old Ni-Cd's...
Guys,
we are taking the plunge and going for green deal accreditation pas 2030, I understand its a paperwork excersise through our niceic membership including PV. therefore we need to marry the new technologies into our QMS.
however we are going to add on additional...
BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Green Deal take-up and car company MPG claims , Green Deal
Consumer interest sees the green deal hit the ground running | Edward Davey | Environment | guardian.co.uk
http://blog.decc.gov.uk/2013/03/15/inspiration-for-the-nation-superhomes-week/
Interesting stuff...
Hi all,
These 3 deals look good, but which free accessory deal should I get?
Which do you think is better value/more useful?
1. MFT with FREE CalBox Calibration Checker (Test-meter)
2. MFT1710 with FREE Martindale Two Pole Voltage Indicator and FREE Martindale R2 Socket Adaptor
3. MFT1710...
So nearly a month in to the green deal. Looked into it but seems like it's stalled.
What are your thoughts on it. Seems a good thing if all the bugs get sorted
Ed Davey answered some questions about the Green Deal on Mumsnet yesterday:
*Delayed start - starting c 12.45pm* Webchat about energy-saving with Ed Davey, Energy and Climate Change Minister, Wednesday 13 February, now 12.45pm | Mumsnet Discussion
There were lots of very interesting questions...
I am not sure if it’s even worth paying for a GD visit? One company wanted £99 I already have a newish house so have double glazing loft insulation thermo blocks and special insulation tiles fitted in the cavity when built so don't need cavity wall insulation. According to my NHBC book should...
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