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by sleven
Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:15 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Rewire - what to consider
Replies: 3
Views: 2484

Re: Rewire - what to consider

Personally i would seriously consider rewiring the whole place. At nearly 40 years old i would suggest it's time! You may find that the quantity of sockets is inadequate and you need to add so may that it makes sense just to rewire all sockets. Kitchen power is now required to be on a separate circu...
by sleven
Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:00 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Best Programmable Room Stat
Replies: 1
Views: 2803

Best Programmable Room Stat

I have a Baxi Combi Instant 80HE which is controlled via TRV's (6 radiators) on all radiators and a 24hr mech timeclock located in the boiler itself. My understanding is i could save money by installing a programmable room stat? I have been looking online at various models that have optimisers and o...
by sleven
Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:35 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: rcd on cu tripping after splitting ring into 2 radials
Replies: 2
Views: 2928

spent yesterday evening pondering the problem - as cu is new (fitted professionally) i am not familiar with it. i had wired the neutral to the wrong side of the neutral bar - doh. changed it over this morning and all is well.
thanks for the suggestion.
by sleven
Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:54 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: rcd on cu tripping after splitting ring into 2 radials
Replies: 2
Views: 2928

rcd on cu tripping after splitting ring into 2 radials

i wanted to start rewiring my house. i found that one of the ring ckts feeds hall/bed 1/bed 2 and a socket in the kitchen using continuity testing and live voltage metering i split the ring in the kitchen and found what i thought was the leg back to the cu - great so split into 2 radials. i also fou...
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