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So your saying that the charger does not go to any CU?
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How do they bill you separate for charging the EV part?
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Yes, there would be a 'cleaner' supply as well.
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Pity I just bought a 2 way switch and Henley blocks, I'll look into the best price though.
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The link takes you here, different part number:
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Yes, looks like there are a couple of different models, that one looks right, but would be another £40 and I'm 70% of the way there so will stick with this.
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Part 2. Will get started on the garage rewire soon. This lot just arrived. Will remove the existing two way CU, leave existing lighting circuit, add new ring circuit, 16A and 32A radials to the commando sockets and have space for an EV circuit in the future.
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Where does the fillet steak connect?
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They don't separate it, the whole incoming supply will be on the special rate. Perfect time to do some washing, stick the tumble drier on etc etc.
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He's having it for his tea tea...
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I was in the same boat...my plan was to just use the 13a plug and if I got stuck use the 16a plug!
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Job done. When ripping out the old lighting circuit I found that none of the earth's were connected. The garage used to be on a 32 MCB in the house CU with a 4mm cable running to the wall closest to the garage then a 2.5mm cable running into the garage. 
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My parents bought their first house in 1970, brand new four bed detached, £4500Job done. When ripping out the old lighting circuit I found that none of the earth's were connected. The garage used to be on a 32 MCB in the house CU with a 4mm cable running to the wall closest to the garage then a 2.5mm cable running into the garage.
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After a few weeks in there my dad was nosing around, as you do, exploring their new gaff, and discovered the house hadn’t been attached to the main earth in the distribution board. A piece of wire soon fixed that. He was an electronics instructor in the RAF so he was rather unimpressed by that little faux pas.
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I was surprised by how tight the screws had to be with my new torque screwdriver. I wouldn't have had them as tight without it.
Also fitted an EV compliant 13A socket in case any of the kids turn up with a granny charger.
The 32A commando is just in case they turn up with a 7kW granny charger.
Also fitted an EV compliant 13A socket in case any of the kids turn up with a granny charger.
The 32A commando is just in case they turn up with a 7kW granny charger.
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toque screwdriver and a hager socket
realy pushing the boat out 
when you torqued the screws up on the tails did u waggle them about after and re torque most dont 
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It's interesting that they use a standard Pozidriv head rather than the Modulo.
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about 10 yeas ago they were going to being out a new reg on having to use a torque wrench on consumer unit screws. they cost 125 quid and were going to have to be calibrated every year it fizzled out and no body bothered
it fizzled out and no body bothered 
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I used one on all consumer units and distribution boards.
I just bought the Wera set actually yesterday. Been using a draper one for the last year and it's been spot on.
Looking forward to using the Wera.
If you use one and it's calibrated you are covering your rear if anything goes belly up. It's your name on the certificate!
It surprised me when I first started using one at how over tight I had been doing some of my connections without one.
Definitely agree with wiggle and tighten especially on larger 7strand cables or pre flatten with pliers.
I hate WYLEX distribution and consumer units.
I won't fit them ever again. Every few years they change their range, and lots of them are incompatible with each other due to bus bar changes and height of incoming live terminal on the protective device.
I just bought the Wera set actually yesterday. Been using a draper one for the last year and it's been spot on.
Looking forward to using the Wera.
If you use one and it's calibrated you are covering your rear if anything goes belly up. It's your name on the certificate!
It surprised me when I first started using one at how over tight I had been doing some of my connections without one.
Definitely agree with wiggle and tighten especially on larger 7strand cables or pre flatten with pliers.
I hate WYLEX distribution and consumer units.
I won't fit them ever again. Every few years they change their range, and lots of them are incompatible with each other due to bus bar changes and height of incoming live terminal on the protective device.
I half wish they'd persisted. Sparky who replaced our RCD didn't do up the neutral - it failed after a couple of years. Then found out it'd happened to another he'd changed somewhere else. Owner of that house smelt burning before it failed. A torque screwdriver might be what he needed...about 10 yeas ago they were going to being out a new reg on having to use a torque wrench on consumer unit screws. they cost 125 quid and were going to have to be calibrated every year
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Not defending him - but they do have a habit of coming loose over time, especially once they have been disturbed.
The terminals on new boards are also a lot crappier than the good old fashioned solid brass stuff IME.
This is why there is such a concern over fires in the wake of all the smart meter installs and the mandating of
I have to say generally the recommended torque is usually a lot lower than the traditional turn-em-till they squeak approach. So maybe he was using one!
Although a torque screwdriver isn't explicitly required in the regs - it does state that equipment must be installed to manufacturers instructions, which inevitably will include a torque value for all the terminals.
If they are a contractor approved by one of the
How are you getting on with it? - I would really like a wera one as I already use the interchangeable Kompact screwdrivers, but it seems like you have to buy several of them to cover the same torque range as the Draper.
