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by TCSC
Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:02 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Halogen lights (set into ceiling) keep blinking - any ideas?
Replies: 2
Views: 3439

No. It can not be right. Everything is fixable! It must have been working once upon a time, in the first place! What do you mean by blinking. Are they randomly switching on and off? In which case it could be a poor connection. The light sockets get up to high temperatures which can cause them to hav...
by TCSC
Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:27 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: 12v/50w halogen bulbs in bathroom
Replies: 4
Views: 4068

It does sound like the sockets have a poor connection. I had the same problem with my shower light. When I had a look I was amazed at the cheap nature of the socket. It is not a particularly hazardous job to do from the voltage point of view, being only 12V so you needent worry about a shock problem...
by TCSC
Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:06 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: oil fired boiler tripping ring main
Replies: 4
Views: 9305

If the system is TT then the RCD will be on the whole system and will already be 100mA sensitivity. Without knowing what you are doing, it could contravene the 16th regs and dangerous to reduce its sensitivity further. An S type RCD could possibly be used, but again that should only be a call made b...
by TCSC
Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:18 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Re-routing tv aerial leaving existing in place
Replies: 4
Views: 4922

If you are drilling through the wall you will have to be careful that water does not track through from the outside. I have had problems in the past from this sort of thing. At the very least make sure that the cable runs down hill from inside to outside. I am assuming you have a cavity wall. Any mo...
by TCSC
Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:35 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: oil fired boiler tripping ring main
Replies: 4
Views: 9305

This has to be a "if you need to ask, should you be doing it?". Bite the bullet and get in a professional who has experience of these things. It could easily be a matter of life or death. I don't mean this as an admonishment, but hopefully to make you feel better about spending the money.
by TCSC
Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:33 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Changing consumer unit
Replies: 11
Views: 7463

I stand to be corrected, but I don't think you have to have your consumer unit changed. Re-wireable fuses are still allowed in the current IEE regulations ( the 16th regs). An electrician could recommend that you change to mcbs from re-wireable fuses, but they can not say you have to do it, if your ...
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