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by Shaung
Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:50 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: What Would Cause a Connector Block for set of Starlights in Kitchen to Melt?
Replies: 6
Views: 4897

Re: What Would Cause a Connector Block for set of Starlights in Kitchen to Melt?

If any connection can be affected to reduce its grip then every connection in the house or workplace needs to be periodically checked I would have thought. Yet there is nothing in place to command that it happens. In my case the only way to access the connections would have been to rip up a tiled fl...
by Shaung
Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:17 am
Forum: Fillers, Sealants and Adhesives Forum
Topic: Kitchen Trim to Cover Gap Between Worktop and Wall
Replies: 2
Views: 13351

Re: Kitchen Trim to Cover Gap Between Worktop and Wall

I would also ask why that gap has occurred. From the photo it seems that the gap has grown significantly since when the sealant was first applied, The black wood suggests water has been allowed to continually permeate and warp it. Which is a lot for a block board worktop! If that is the case a strip...
by Shaung
Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:45 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: What Would Cause a Connector Block for set of Starlights in Kitchen to Melt?
Replies: 6
Views: 4897

Re: What Would Cause a Connector Block for set of Starlights in Kitchen to Melt?

No, not in a box but I would have thought a loose connection would have shown itself a few months, a year later but 12+ years?
by Shaung
Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:00 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: What Would Cause a Connector Block for set of Starlights in Kitchen to Melt?
Replies: 6
Views: 4897

What Would Cause a Connector Block for set of Starlights in Kitchen to Melt?

Hi New to the forum but lurked for a few years. About 12 years ago I installed a set of starlights in the kitchen running off a 12v transformer. A couple of months ago the lights started playing up and eventually stopped. Once I'd cut a larger hole to access it (couldn't do it from above as that flo...
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