brightspark
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sh...it they didnt show my face did theyDid anyone see tonight's rouge traders ? The electrician on there
sh...it they didnt show my face did theyDid anyone see tonight's rouge traders ? The electrician on there
Did anyone see tonight's rouge traders ? The electrician on there
Did anyone see tonight's rouge traders ? The electrician on there
Are rouge traders the ones with red faces or baboon butts in this case ?
what difference does it make to the supplier whether someone uses a welder. they get their money regardless of what people use the electricity for
I have never noticed any flickering of lights, never had a neighbour complain about their lights flickering or anything not working while ive been welding, ive never even had an mcb or rcd trip while welding
Yeah, that was the same situation as me in a cottage at the end of a long stretch of 230V line from a 1950s pole transformer. It got so bad the telly would hardly start up.ive worked on a farm at the end of the line and in winter the voltage dropped to 190v because they were all using lights cookers and milking machines at the same time
the only time u use a switchfuse between the meter and db is if its more than 3 meters length away from the supply .the board sometimes supply a double pole isolator switch that u can conect in to yourself thoughI know ignorance is no defence in the eyes of the law, but if this is important enough then surely the DNO's should be contacting consumers to let them know about this? I've had welders in my garage for years running off boggo 13 amp sockets (admittedly on a dedicated 6 sqmm cable from a spare way in the consumer unit) and never gave it a thought. I upgraded in about April this year (which for several reasons I've yet to use ) to a Lincoln Electric Compact 185 and a Thermal Arc Tig/MMA set and, just to be mr best-type-of-plug-to-use wired a 16 amp industrial-type 240v socket in on the aforementioned 6 sq mm cable to supply them. So, (a) did I do wrong by fitting this supply setup, (b) would I be better from a why-are-you-using-industrial-type-sockets-if-you're-a-DIY-er point of view to switch back to a domestic-type 13-amp plug/socket?
Just as a post-script, my electricity supply has a Wylex 60 amp switched fuse between the meter and the CU, very handy when I changed said CU when I moved in as I was able to kill the supply (wouldn't have done the job otherwise), how normal is this in houses?
the board sometimes supply a double pole isolator switch that u can conect in to yourself though
REALY thats costly and put another tenner on the jobSome people even fit their own DP isolator
No you have to inform building regs if you change the CU unless you are part of the Part P compliance scheme.Yep, single run of 6sqmm to CU. Notifiable to the DNO I presume you mean? In which case I haven't changed it, I haven't worked on my CU at all and we never had this conversation......
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maplins wickes most any place what sizeWhere can I buy fuse wire?
maplins wickes most any place what size