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Dual RCD CU split suggestions

I have a CU with an 80A and 63A RCDs. Soon I'll have the following circuits to split across these RCDs: B32 cooker/hob...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by not
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by not

Light: half inch clearance

It has been proposed to mount a ceramic uplighter onto the top of a wooden doorframe - the main exit door. That would l...
0 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tabbypurr
0 comments posted 5yrs posted by tabbypurr

Outdoor light or not?

Does this count as an outdoor light needing its own circuit, or can it be on the same circuit as the indoor lights? It'...
3 comments posted 5yrs
posted by tabbypurr
3 comments posted 5yrs posted by tabbypurr

Bollocks - a parting gift for the old van

I scraped it on concrete fence post on Friday. The f***er owes me one after all the times I have spent waiting for the...
11 comments posted 5yrs
posted by adamwadsworth
11 comments posted 5yrs posted by adamwadsworth

USB ports - laptop and NodeMCU Pyflasher

Older laptop with three USB ports managed to find and write software to a CH340 using Pyflasher. New laptop does the bi...
5 comments posted 5yrs
posted by a
5 comments posted 5yrs posted by a

LAP LED GU10

Does anyone know the difference between GU10 bulbs labelled 18W18 and 18W35? Both are 5W 4000k, 345lm, 36 degrees.
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by PJ
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by PJ

OT: eBikes

Has anyone got any experience with eBikes in general they would care to pass on? For starters I was toying with the ide...
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posted by see.my.signature
29 comments posted 5yrs posted by see.my.signature

Wasps - Nest - Loft

I saw and poked a wasp nest in my loft - a bit smaller than a tennis ball. Any suggestions for making them go away and...
15 comments posted 5yrs
posted by JohnP
15 comments posted 5yrs posted by JohnP

Help - RCD intermittent tripping

On Wed evening and again this morning the RCD1 on the main circuit breaker, an MK by Honeywell, tripped. RCD1 covers th...
33 comments posted 5yrs
posted by nospam
33 comments posted 5yrs posted by nospam

Oil can wanted

Can anyone recommend a decent oil can please? I bought a Silverline one and it's useless as it has leaked most of its c...
2 comments posted 5yrs
posted by stainburn
2 comments posted 5yrs posted by stainburn

Raising revenue from electric cars

Suppose that a system was introduced that used some sort of electronic handshake between the car and the charger (as a...
57 comments posted 5yrs
posted by wrightsaerials
57 comments posted 5yrs posted by wrightsaerials