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Hi Thanks for your reply. I've always been taught that before turning off an isolator you should turn off ALL loads that are downstream from the isolator, i.e. trip all the MCBs and RCDs first, and only when everything is off should you trip the isolator. This is specifically to prevent arcing of th...

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I need to install a double pole 80A fused switch to feed a granny flat via SWA. All of the fused switches I've seen have the supply cable entering at the bottom and the load cable leaving from the top. I'm working with 25mm2 tails from the consumer unit and 25mm2 SWA going to the granny flat, and ma...

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Hi ericmark Thanks for your prompt input. Unfortunately, I don't know what you mean! I'd like to wire both PIRs to the same light, to enable the following: PIR1 PIR2 Lights ---------------------- off off off on off on off on on on on on I'm just a tad concerned that I'll blow the PIRs, which would b...

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I have a long path between the entrance gate to my property and my house, and I'd like to improve it with automated lighting. I envisage placing one PIR movement detector at the gate, and another at the house, so the same lights would be switched on whether the path is approached from the gate or th...

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