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Many years ago 190's we used to call them "dog cocks"!!!!

In the 60's it was an alternative method of 2 way switching (and intermediate) as well as what seems to be accepted now as THE way of 2way switching.

You are so right Thank you for the replies.

Hello All, I have a question if I may please ( not lighting but power). To settle a silly disagreement, can someone give an explanation of a "figure of 8" in ring main language? Split from hi-jacked thread

Even with the substitute ******it still made me smile.

No that's as maybe but, it gives a homeowner with not a lot of technical knowledge an insight as to what is being used and generation. As for OFGEM, enough said!

I've been using Byron HomeEasy sockets ( for lights 3 x TVs PC & Printer) with a programmer for about 15-16 yrs now a while ago i did a test for total loading of sockets against leaving items in standby without HomEasy sockets and found, in short, it was best in saving to leave the HomeEasy...

Have you tried Owl Intuition?

BMW has been running a 7series around Munich for years first heard about it in the late 90' (obviously a 7 has the room for a tank)) nothing that I know of has moved forward on that but I'm open to correction.

Nobody gets on my network/broadband without me knowing I have a very good network monitor App.

Our neighbours are quite close to us and we have never ever over 10 years had a single winge from them.

TP-Link TL-PA9020PKIT 2-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline

Try Powerlines TP-Link are excellent.

I bought the Owl Intuition monitoring and that works well it's not energy company-based or promoted so it actually works correctly.

I have used many different makes of powerline adaptors over the last 10 years in our bungalow an old build with solid brick walls. The last 2-3 years I have TP-Link and their latest are excellent I would add, you do not always get what you pay for but TP-Link are not cheap but they work for me...

I'm not sure about that!

Well, thank you for the comments how grown up are we?

I wonder about Kidd smoke alarms any opinions?

To me, this looks like a 3Phase isolator and starter the MEM starter number is a 3PH starter I'm from the 60s. Also, the Newman motor looks to me to be a 3PH motor that can run in star or delta. How this motor ever ran without a capacitor I do not want to guess or imagine running a 3PH motor on...

I have 6 Hikvision cams and an 8Port NVR (2 x 2TB HDD's) Cat 5 & Cat6 I have had other makes Swan etc. but I have to say you get what you pay for yes Hik is not cheap but it can do everything you asked for securely online mobile phone internet etc. It depends how much you value your safety and...