High Jetter Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Had my first vaccination jab today and, most unusually for anything involving a needle and my skin, I did not pass out afterwards! LightBulbFun, HarmonicCheeseburger, The Moog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Fumbler said: I'm sure you'll be fine! I'm sure for most sparks, their retrofit nightmare is getting the board changed and all pretty, only to find that as soon as the upstairs lights are turned on, the whole house house goes dark and the sun is going down... Interesting, however, that it wasn't picked up during any of the dead testing that should've happened before the board was powered up but hey-ho. These things happen and happen they do. Your a mind reader... Went to flick the landing light on and half the house went into darkness (not all of upstairs or all or downstairs either) I emailed the agent, I've got the blokes mobile but he's not who I need to tell. I've sellotaped the switch down but I bet when the kids wake for a slash in the night it'll go on and stuff will go off! (only the lights though no nothing important) Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, beko1987 said: Your a mind reader... Went to flick the landing light on and half the house went into darkness (not all of upstairs or all or downstairs either) I emailed the agent, I've got the blokes mobile but he's not who I need to tell. I've sellotaped the switch down but I bet when the kids wake for a slash in the night it'll go on and stuff will go off! (only the lights though no nothing important) Oh noes! I suspect a borrowed neutral, between circuits downstairs and upstairs to facilitate a landing light, is the cause. Sharing a neutral wire between two different RCD protected circuits will cause a current imbalance going through the respective RCDs and switch them off pronto (you'll have an 18th Edition board so they're probably RCBOs but let's be simple here). If any inspection happened prior, this would probably have been found and rectified as they're a right bastard to track down when the breaker is constantly tripping. As everything electrically worked before and still technically does, most of the testing wouldn't have shown it either... I'm fairly sure a continuity test would have but thet's usually limited to installing new circuits. You've probably thought of this already, but, might you be able to plug in a light into the wall? Even better, remove the lamp from the holder(s) in the ceiling so no electricity can flow through the bad circuit. Should tide you over until the agent calls back the electrician for some faultfinding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 the one at the beginning and 1:40 WTAF?¬?¬??¬?¬?¬?¬?!!?!?!?!!?!?!?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0msw2YHi2I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Played with my old phones today ..... Remspoor, privatewire and loserone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Fumbler said: Oh noes! I suspect a borrowed neutral, between circuits downstairs and upstairs to facilitate a landing light, is the cause. Sharing a neutral wire between two different RCD protected circuits will cause a current imbalance going through the respective RCDs and switch them off pronto (you'll have an 18th Edition board so they're probably RCBOs but let's be simple here). If any inspection happened prior, this would probably have been found and rectified as they're a right bastard to track down when the breaker is constantly tripping. As everything electrically worked before and still technically does, most of the testing wouldn't have shown it either... I'm fairly sure a continuity test would have but thet's usually limited to installing new circuits. You've probably thought of this already, but, might you be able to plug in a light into the wall? Even better, remove the lamp from the holder(s) in the ceiling so no electricity can flow through the bad circuit. Should tide you over until the agent calls back the electrician for some faultfinding. I've got a smart bulb in the hallway so I can get Google to turn it off once I've got the bedroom light on. The bayonet fitting is scabby as fuck with the wires pulled out (and the whole thing is seized, I tried to open it to tidy it up the other week) so I'd not be surprised if it was an easy fix. Equally, not long after we moved in I went to fit a lampshade in a bedroom and the wires and some tape came away with it... Was an extension taped together FFS. re routed the wire in the loft to reach but that'll be a bundle of laughs if he needs to get at the wiring up there... Won't think about it just yet! We found some of 1991s finest blue flowery wallpaper behind the old box though! Exactly the type Gary and Yvonne had in 1990s Goodnight Sweetheart, the Hoover Aquamaster era. Sadly the new box covered it up Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 10:44 PM, MrDuke said: Absolute legend. "Do ya think I'm bloody sexy? ...... Err, no, not really" Thankyou very much for sharing this! I recognise it from a BBC R4 program; it was used during the 'eighties! I've just ordered their best of! 👍 👍 👍 😎 😎 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 After several tries I finally have paint mixed for the Saab. Remspoor, Vantman, Shite Ron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 15 hours ago, Fumbler said: Oh noes! I suspect a borrowed neutral, between circuits downstairs and upstairs to facilitate a landing light, is the cause. Sharing a neutral wire between two different RCD protected circuits will cause a current imbalance going through the respective RCDs and switch them off pronto (you'll have an 18th Edition board so they're probably RCBOs but let's be simple here). If any inspection happened prior, this would probably have been found and rectified as they're a right bastard to track down when the breaker is constantly tripping. As everything electrically worked before and still technically does, most of the testing wouldn't have shown it either... I'm fairly sure a continuity test would have but thet's usually limited to installing new circuits. You've probably thought of this already, but, might you be able to plug in a light into the wall? Even better, remove the lamp from the holder(s) in the ceiling so no electricity can flow through the bad circuit. Should tide you over until the agent calls back the electrician for some faultfinding. I presume you have qualifications to back up your 100% correct pub chat diagnosis! He wasn't here 3 minutes, all sorted! Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 47 minutes ago, beko1987 said: I presume you have qualifications to back up your 100% correct pub chat diagnosis! He wasn't here 3 minutes, all sorted! As it happens, I'm an apprentice electrician who has spent way too much time reading the regs books and watching videos on YouTube. I'm presently at college learning how to wire stuff correctly, what to look at when things go wrong and what tests matter and why we do them. Living in an old and mucked about with house helps as well! When time allows I'll be shoehorned into other courses that'll make me fully qualified. Glad it got sorted so quickly! beko1987, Skizzer, mitsisigma01 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, Fumbler said: As it happens, I'm an apprentice electrician who has spent way too much time reading the regs books and watching videos on YouTube. I'm presently at college learning how to wire stuff correctly, what to look at when things go wrong and what tests matter and why we do them. Living in an old and mucked about with house helps as well! When time allows I'll be shoehorned into other courses that'll make me fully qualified. Glad it got sorted so quickly! Well, I'd say you're doing very well at it all, keep going! Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 On 3/8/2021 at 6:21 PM, hairnet said: just watching the top gear again where theyre in spain and lots of it is abandoned @Jerzy Woking im sure ive found out where and forgotten - how much to rent smol bike i want to visit the dead end road and want an R8 just for the noise I know the airport has only had one plane land there in the last couple of years, and is still unused. The road is in the Sierra Nevada somewhere, but having ridden through it, all I can say is it is stunning, it's a big area, and we never found the road that runs out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Ferrari F0.4, 2350 yoyos, cloggyland New POD, anonymous user, gm and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Tadhg Tiogar, Shite Ron, somewhatfoolish and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Changing that cocking bulb helped after all. Remspoor, Fumbler, Vantman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Jerzy Woking said: I know the airport has only had one plane land there in the last couple of years, and is still unused. The road is in the Sierra Nevada somewhere, but having ridden through it, all I can say is it is stunning, it's a big area, and we never found the road that runs out. Pico del Veleta... maybe Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Had to pick up a part from Mercedes-Benz of Gatwick today. Accidentally parked in the sales area 😀 adw1977, Remspoor, gm and 14 others 10 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 5 hours ago, artdjones said: After several tries I finally have paint mixed for the Saab. Banger Kenny, beko1987, Wilko220 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 26 minutes ago, louiepj said: Had to pick up a part from Mercedes-Benz of Gatwick today. Accidentally parked in the sales area 😀 See how much cash plus a Merc they'll give you for the Rene 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 38 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said: Pico del Veleta... maybe Dare you to do it on yer pushbike https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/2664/big-ride-into-thin-air-on-the-pico-del-veleta 😲😲😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Just had to go to the delivery office in the next town, as the seller of my latest watch had considerately used so much packing that it wouldn't go through my letterbox. It's a G-Shock FFS. Jerzy Woking, puddlethumper and privatewire 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 crad, dome, Skizzer and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 3 hours ago, 808 Estate said: Well that is the domino affect.....................................sorry i will go Shite Ron, 808 Estate, myglaren and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Bought some bags of liquorice all-sorts from Lidl earlier.Just opened a bag, it's fucking rammed with pink and blue knobbly ones.Win.Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk Rusty_Rocket, puddlethumper and privatewire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 hours ago, louiepj said: Had to pick up a part from Mercedes-Benz of Gatwick today. Accidentally parked in the sales area 😀 Look how massive thst modern renner is against those mercs! Garythesnail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 See how much cash plus a Merc they'll give you for the Rene The sales guys watched me take the picture and found it amusing as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Shite Ron, dome, Austat and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmsguzzi Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Blasting this little tractor around the country lanes like a rally car is a great post work stress relief. Austat, gm, The Moog and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 @davehedgehog31 ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmsguzzi Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 45 minutes ago, loserone said: @davehedgehog31 ^ What’s with the sad react, I’m not abusing it! Remspoor and loserone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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