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Garo is a Swedish company and I think the stuff is made in Poland? I think they are line / load side specific so wire 'em up wrong and they go bang. Could be wrong. Have a feeling they had at one time a short circuit capacity of 4.5KA but seem to have upped that to 6 now. I don't know if they are true DP and switch the neutral in the event of a fault. I'll find out! EDIT: They appear to be true DP but only wire one way: Some have a solid neutral

I wasn't saying "fit these Wylex RBCOs" just to be clearon that. I was alluding to the fact that what is a major manufacturer (Wylex) appears to be moving towards the small form / compact / same size as an MCB, RCBO. Wylex are a big name in consumer units but they're just a bought out "trusted" name of yesteryear now under the umbrella of the Electrium consortium. Wylex, Volex, Crabtree, all cu makers & all owned by Electrium. They were all hit by a serious breaker recall a few years back. Note the Steeple, Sector, Alto etc brands. Punted by this that or the other electrical wholesaler as "their" own line. Bites from the same cherry! So you had all these "names" re-badging the same basic kit in what, the name of profit, perceived wider choice by the customer? https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/product-recalls/2012/02/electrium-miniature-circuit-breakers/ Then, MK (not Electrium owned) themselves had faults with their main switch incomer issues. https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/product-recalls/2013/04/mk-sentry-switches-and-consumer-units/ Even Hager, Square D etc have had recalls. (Don't forget Square D, Merlin Gerin are both Group Schneider). https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/product-recalls/2016/10/hager-minature-10ka-circuit-breakers/ - Plain and simple no ifs, buts or maybes ONLY all RCBO cus comply with the regs. OK, the regs aren't law but what else do you have if you don't abide by them? - Compact RCBOs are common in other countries - The ones available here should hold all relevant BS, EN approvals - Some switch both live and neutral off in the event of a fault which is desirable for multiple reasons - Some allow you to wire them with the feed or outgoing circuit either side. - Some don't have the flying earth and reference neutral leads. Means less wiring, neater install in the cu These new Wylex ones are small, given, BUT retain the flying neutral and only allow wiring one way up. To my mind they could have gone further. However.....it's Wylex, many people's favourite. They will likely fly off the shelves. Go back 30 years and I loved Wylex. Personally I would ask your sparks what he thinks of SBS. Dave there is very approachable and would happily chat to him. https://www.sbstradesales.co.uk/technical-considerations/ They have been offering the benefits of compacts for the last 5 years. If concerned that SBS is a small player, maybe without the "clout" of Wylex then go to them but the cu will be more cluttered. As above though even the "big boys" have had recall issues. You could argue their systems will pick up recall issues quicker but then counter that with SBS being a smaller, more personal service company with a reputation to build. They're all mostly made in China anyway! Yes, btw I will be having an SBS cu in my own house. Slight problem in that the wall where it's going isn't there yet.....and you know how long I take!

Is this a major manufacturer finally seeing the light? Single module compact RCBO. Still only one way in/out and still with a reference fly lead but interesting none the less: https://www.wylexreasons.co.uk/?dm_i=8TT,5E1UN,OHEQG7,KUO5L,1 EDIT: Note how it says "fully complies" (with the regs). Adds weight to those of us of the opinion that anything other than all RCBO DOESN'T COMPLY!

Out of interest how long does the ground around one of these take to "recover" once it's gone? We have one, still in use, all clay piping running to it. All I know is the top is a curved brick structure as was evident when I had the digger scrape some top soil off as a tentative investigation to find it / the manhole. Not even sure what area mine covers.

Flex outlet where the socket is and isolation (switched fcu suitably fused) off to the side but at worktop level I favour. L shaped chase. It's in BS6172 not 7671. No I don't have it to hand. I may be able to access it tomorrow. There's something in there I'm sure about fittings not being exposed to products of combustion. That then refers to the Building Regs and the guides there come up with the 300mm rule. Now we argue I'm sure as to whether if a chip pan went up it could threaten that socket and stop you switching it off!

Steam and grease are the least of the worries. Have a hob fire and that extractor will be sucking it up with no immediate safe way of switching it off. I'll say no more.

It's a sh!t job that. Aside from the socket on its side. The guides to the building regs state any switches sockets should be 300mm away from the edge of a hob. So if you need to isolate you don't have to lean over the possibly on fire hob. In your case you'll have to stand on a chair.....if you can see for smoke! The switch for the extractor should be off to one side above the worktop within easy reach.

Job done.

So...onoff@vermininfestedjerrybuiltdraughtymoneypit.co.uk Maybe in Gothic script?

Go on, slip an "a" in there!

Cat/bag?

Ta. I will likely lose the hex portion, either some or all in the brass threaded section when I cut that down. I'll therefore need to make damn sure it's screwed in tight against that rubber washer. I wonder if this would benefit from some liquid PTFE or other such setting sealant before I screw the brass in. Might guard against it loosening?

He needs the whole answer as he's a very slow learner.....

I'm not going out to find big Allen keys at this time of night but there's deffo a hex in each bit: EDIT: It was little more than hand tight, does that change things?

Erm...I must have missed that. Check the Welsh Wizard's post for the sort of reply I was looking for!

Old news here if it's this one!

When you win the Lotto you can have it made in stainless steel!

What a wonderful place this is that people will genuinely be excited by this news!

Saved by the @Nickfromwales! Seriously, thanks a lot. So one of these: It was throwing me as I thought the elbow was supposed to rotate once on. Much clearer now. Point 8) though.....do you mean 22-26 turns on the last inch then another 22-26 on the remainder of the thread? Interesting on the elbow how you can get an Allen key in both the chrome hose bit and brass threaded bits. What's that all about, just for holding things?

It was mentioned in @PeterStarck's blog the other day:

Can't he flush this using mains water?

I'll be hoping my Geberit wall drain isn't the MK1 version when I come to test that!

Welcome. I see lots of talk of battery storage as a possibility. There's another thread just started here ref Sunamp by @AndyT of Sunamp. Let's face it a Sunamp is the place to store it! Reading @JSHarris's comments as to what's inside the unit I wonder if you could power the heating element off of PV only (and maybe even wind?) whilst keeping the control side on grid? Me just thinking out loud!

Hopefully it's just a crack like split in the roofing board or it's just sodden. Once the boarding has caved in you're on a hiding to nothing especially with tradtional felt. What you've got isn't like slaters felt (string reinforcing), it relies on board to support it. Traditional felt is quite fluid, more so if warm and will gradually sunk into the hole.