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I would suggest it is looped in / out rather than in series. Also good advice about getting a qualified electrician in to take a look...

You are so lucky in not having ring mains, they can be a right pita when it comes to testing and people bodging. Yes we are going...

That wiring is OK. 30mA rcd's at the sub boards to protect people. 100mA rcd at the main board to protect the distribution cables to...

Could you clarify this because it might be an issue as a VFD has to be connected to the load permanently and you cannot have a switch...

There is a reason why they trip at 30mA within a set time, it is so they stop people getting electrocuted. As you increase the...

Definitely sounds like a 'cumulative load' of multiple earth leakages all adding up to trip the RCD... (especially if you have a lot of...

I looked it up. It is HDPE.

I have always found glueing up far more stressful than cutting the parts and planing them to fit precisely. My fear is always that...

The last two structural areas for the base were the central rail, which was also planed into an ellipse ... ... and the upper...

Quick review - we left off with then posts shaped into an ellipse .. Time to turn that thick blocky base into a shapely, organic...

Time to re-visit the dining table, and move in a new direction. I have design, this time, a trestle table. The design is aimed at...

Part 1 - design and construction The brief is to build an 8-seater dining table to replace our existing 6-seater. We will retain the 6...

So's mine. 45 years old and still fine. The old wylex fuse board was only replaced 2 years ago. Domestic T&E is designed to last 50 years +

One thing to watch out for, 'some' of the old wiring gets insulation breakdown- looks fine on the outside, but if you cut back some of...

I would say that having an RCD on the sockets is an absolute minimum when it comes to safety, these devices save lives and if the...