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  1. MGW attached a file to the thread Socket for tumble Dryer.

    I have re-read, where does @Scouse30 say he was going to use a rolled up extension lead? Why does he need a plug in RCD when it is...

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  2. MGW replied to the thread Are my calculations wrong ? people with solar panels?.

    Solar panels often come as a package, so you get battery storage and UPS for selected items, reduced electric bills part due to solar...

    Apr 26, 2024 at 12:53 PM
  3. MGW attached a file to the thread Replace rcd?.

    Some good comments have been made, the big one is we have used rectifiers or diodes on the mains supply for more years than I can...

    ELCB-v.jpg Apr 26, 2024 at 9:41 AM
  4. MGW replied to the thread Need Advice: Landlord Trying to Deduct Deposit for Unnecessary Electrician Test..

    I would agree with @Bazza-spark if you have issued a minor works then that should have been enough to show you knew what you were doing,...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 5:26 PM
  5. MGW liked Bazza-spark's post in the thread Need Advice: Landlord Trying to Deduct Deposit for Unnecessary Electrician Test..

    @Wingo123 you could have supplied minor works certificates for each fitting, that may have eased the situation.

    Apr 25, 2024 at 5:21 PM
  6. MGW replied to the thread Getting an EICR on 2005 house.

    Fitted when the house was built? but in the main looking at the state of the cables in my parents house when it was re-wired in 2017 I...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 1:31 PM
  7. MGW replied to the thread Exterior socket from CPU (Radial or Ring).

    I am sure you know what I mean, a ring final is 32 amp, and a pair of sockets can only draw 26 amp, so there would be no point using the...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 1:04 PM
  8. MGW attached a file to the thread Socket for tumble Dryer.

    Wish it was that easy, there is nothing wrong to take a spur from a spur if the first spur is protected with an overload to stop over...

    Ring final.jpg Ring and radial circuits.png Apr 25, 2024 at 1:01 PM
  9. MGW replied to the thread Socket for tumble Dryer.

    Oh dear, this has gone a bit stupid, anyway to change an existing socket to a double is not a problem, or change it for a fuse...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 12:31 PM
  10. MGW replied to the thread Exterior socket from CPU (Radial or Ring).

    Two sockets it has to be a radial, yes you can have an isolator, as to make the connections only, well some one should fill in the...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 12:09 PM
  11. MGW replied to the thread Getting an EICR on 2005 house.

    We have forget all codes except for C1 and C2 that is the only codes which will interest a buyer. They are awarded for Dangerous C1...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 7:49 AM
  12. MGW replied to the thread Inverter.

    I only selected a random battery pack, some may charge faster to others. The problem is lithium batteries store a lot of power, my car...

    Apr 25, 2024 at 7:13 AM
  13. MGW replied to the thread Garage consumer unit - new battery + existing PV.

    The whole idea is to get money from the solar panels, without the correct paperwork one simply will not get that money, it's not if...

    Apr 24, 2024 at 8:21 PM
  14. MGW replied to the thread GU10 ceiling lights.

    A 4 watt or smaller LED GU10 or smaller will likely last years, as long as not over heated by packing insulation around it, as they go...

    Apr 24, 2024 at 8:12 PM
  15. MGW attached a file to the thread Inverter.

    Yes and No, the problem with the stop/start technology is the alternator can stop charging when driving, so we want a system which is...

    upload_2024-4-24_19-45-12.png Apr 24, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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