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MGW replied to the thread 2 cookers and cables?.

I have two cookers, and each one has it's own 32 amp curve B type AC RCBO feeding them. However with two ovens I would say a duel cooker...

MGW replied to the thread Part P vs BS7671.

I see, getting into dark suckers, lamps don't produce light the suck in the dark. However although @Wellwisher does seem to want to...

MGW posted a new thread.

Bi and uni directional devices, how to work out which is which?

Wiring matters March 2024 and [MEDIA] youtube videos are telling us the problems when there are two supplies for example solar, battery,...

Forum: Electricians' Talk

MGW replied to the thread Earth impedance problem..

That is also what I think.

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Life style changes with Solar, RCD's, times, battery, smart meter?

My life has charged due to solar, I put the washer, dryer, dishwasher, on at times to use solar. Or wait until after 1 am to get cheap...

Forum: Eco Talk

MGW replied to the thread 3 Phase Billing Query.

May be an error, like delta instead of star, but what does your clamp on say? Could be power factor, but you installed so would assume...

MGW attached a file to the thread Do you call this a Consumer Unit or a Fusebox?.

[ATTACH] Globes it seems do radiate light!

MGW replied to the thread Do you call this a Consumer Unit or a Fusebox?.

That does seem a good name, however we call things by the name the manufacturer has used on the box, and around here the box says bulbs.

MGW liked Greg64's post in the thread Do you call this a Consumer Unit or a Fusebox?.

Over here bulbs are called globes.

MGW replied to the thread It's not black and white.

The wording of the TV licence has changed over the years, and so even case law can't be relied on as being accurate, I was using packet...

MGW replied to the thread Which consumer unit.

Of the replies one has directed us to the IET paper on hot tubs, there it says I could try and explain the dangers of loss of PEN but...

MGW liked Comlec's post in the thread Which consumer unit.

@Refuse to Bend This forum is the way it is. We all have to deal with it. There are several reasons for this. 1. Ineffective moderation...

MGW replied to the thread It's not black and white.

So the TV is not wireless? I could go a whole packet on this, if you excuse the pun. Including 7 plus to send pictures.

MGW replied to the thread It's not black and white.

Yes I was told US TV's were well known for never the same color twice, spelling mistake is on purpose, but since the demise of the...

MGW replied to the thread Do you call this a Consumer Unit or a Fusebox?.

Always called them DB's (Distribution boards) as it covers more, I have called them WMDU (weather proof main distribution unit) on some...