So which is it...@ 2.5mm. radial..number of skts..area ..unlimited 50mt.sq. or 20 mt.sq.

The main reason i thought the earth pin was longer is so it is the last conductor to disconnect. There are other outlets that don't need the earth pin to do this, the shutters have a chamfer on them so the live and neutral pins push on the shutters and they then twist out of the way.

Is it not advisable, even for non-electricians, to use ferules on stranded cable ?

Still above 0.5 megohm decent bodge

What model van is this , looks cool

Could you do cpc to neutral first as a safer option

Amazed that wire hadent burnt out

Was that live? How come no show on your meter tests? Does that make your tests useless

Is the sleeving essential on the earth line. Also is it better to use a 10mm cable too. Thank you for reading

We've come along way, keep up the good work 👍,

No need

The problem is with thin flex - the plug will often lie prongs-up when you unplug something and leave it on the floor. This really hurts if you tread on it.

Good

No

European plugs and sockets are terrible in design and so flimsy. Especially if you use the shallow socket, the plug just wobbles about

The German Schucko plug is still probably superior to the British plug. Someone on KZfaq needs to do a comparison.

I doubled over the conductors and by boss came over and cut them off 😂

I do remember getting a shock from a plug with uninsulated pins as a child. At that time, the early 13 amp wall sockets (in the early 1960's) were all black and the majority of sockets used in social housing were unswitched.

I agree that British plugs are superior. Having lived in Australia, and traveled Europe, Middle East and Asia the British plug is superior in design and function.

Milos - makes a good point in addition to “those other plugs” are the Standard to the relevant jurisdictions they are used in…

Bahut hi majedar video hai

If you are making a claim about "all Other Plugs" in the title, then why aren't there any other plugs in the video?

Isn't the RCCB switch normally on neutral?

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Hi can I add fcu from fcu as the other spur socket is going out to the garden. Thanks

This helped loads for me! I was swapping out a light fitting in my house as the old was falling apart, and I was a bit puzzled by the three different wires. This cleared it all up for me straight away! Thanks! 😊

Do these device manufacturers give any form of life expectancy of such devices running in normal conditions and more importantly, if they do need replacing how many years down the line are manufacturers guaranteeing availability of replacements?

Can you guys do a diagram with a DOL starter single phase with the coil controlled by a flop switch to pull in the motor Thanks

Great, thanks!

Because it does that's why!!! Ours is not to question why but just do.

Thanks Gaz!

What about outdoor sockets - is there any guides or restrictions on the installation height?

In the Netherlands I’ve learned to use PVC conduit in the seventies, since it’s mandatory here, but I’ve never ever seen it glued? The clips mostly used are nailed clips with the nail already in, way faster to install and if you clip it properly it won’t come apart when pulling the wires. Also we use spring benders and if the corners are very challenging flexible conduit.

Problem with cheap imports like Fusebox, although popular these days, the attention to detail and safety is poor. Open cage devices like the ones used here can lead to misconnection of the busbar and overheating even fire conditions can occur. Also, the design of those mcb's means that to replace a device or upgrade a circuit you have to disconnect every connection to remove the busbar and then the device. Then of course you have to reconnect again and risk misconnecting the busbar into the device. I only fit Crabtree Starbreaker with the plug in devices. A far safer and quicker install and when you need to change a device you just clip out and refit without disturbing any other circuits.

Excellent Video! Very well explained. I have just one question please to clear my mind. In theory, line to line fault is 3phase fault multiply by 0.866, therefore can I just use the fault current measured in L-L (4.11 kA) divided by 0.866 to get the 3phase fault instead of doubling the max fault measured in L-N?

A question: Can I connect two low power devices (a small bathroom Fan) and an external but not exposed (to the elements) LED, motion sensitive threshold light to the same switch?

So, I'm guessing if we didn't have that external double pole switch we would energize the installation from the main switch in the CU

inches 🤥

It needs skill to thead a new piece of wire. Yeah right.

Great video, Where would you fit an inline meter in this setup? The customer wants to monitor the power usage coming into the cabin so they know exactly how much power the cabin is consuming separate from the main dwelling. The meter in question is same size as the RCD and just snaps onto the rail.

Thanks for another great video Gaz. Bad news...I've just been fettling some 50 year old 2L2.5 MICC. I probably bent the cable a little more than I should have (although not more than the radii mentioned in your video) when I was doing the fettling, but now I've pulled the cable straightish again, I seem to have a short across the live, neutral and earth on the cable in question. Is this a common problem and is there anything that I can do to try to rescue the cable?