Media mistakes

[EEPhil]

There is the Isle of Man TT and the other road held in Northern Ireland such as the North West 200.

I knew about the TT but thought - different jurisdiction.

 

[EEPhil]

I don't recall ever being given a vote on it.

There are many things I don't recall being given a vote on - the local government reorganisation is the latest.

 

[Black Hole]

That's the trouble. Once a body has been elected, they get the idea that means they have carte blanche.

 

[EEPhil]

I've opened a thread for "not being given a vote" at https://hummy.tv/forum/threads/referendums-not-that-one.11549/post-178114

 

[EEPhil]

BBC News: Warning meters in 300,000 homes could stop working has a paragraph:

RTS meters typically control heating and hot water on a separate circuit to the rest of the household's electricity, so things like plug sockets and lights are unlikely to be affected by the switch-off, energy watchdog Ofgem said.

When did plug socket replace socket to describe the item you insert a plug into? You'd think Ofgem would know better.

When I moved into here there was an RTS meter that switched the whole installation between two counters on the meter. Effectively. I could have had Economy 7 on everything not just heating and hot water. Isn't that how it's supposed to be?

 

[gomezz]

You wouldn't want to insert a plug into a light socket would you?

(actually people did use to do that back in the day when houses did not have many wall sockets and easier to plug the iron into the light)

 

[trog]

You wouldn't want to insert a plug into a light socket would you?

(actually people did use to do that back in the day when houses did not have many wall sockets and easier to plug the iron into the light)

Many many years ago I was out of work and living in a bedsit, it had an coin electric meter for the sockets but I soon discovered that the ceiling light stayed on when the 50p ran out. I had a small 1 bar electric heater and swapped the plug for a bayonet fitting and used a 2 bulb splitter to get free heating and still get light.
I am still amazed that it did not cause a fire or at least blow a fuse.

 

[EEPhil]

You wouldn't want to insert a plug into a light socket would you?

(actually people did use to do that back in the day when houses did not have many wall sockets and easier to plug the iron into the light)

I remember visiting a house (later classified as a slum* and pulled down) where there was only one socket for the whole house. Not sure how many lights there were. Quite likely the iron plugged into a light fitting.

(* Yes, it only had an outside toilet as well.)

"Plug socket" is not a term used in the IET wiring regulations. Socket-outlet (occasionally socket and sometimes "plug and socket-outlet") and lighting point are the terms used by the IET.

I had a small 1 bar electric heater and swapped the plug for a bayonet fitting and used a 2 bulb splitter to get free heating and still get light.
I am still amazed that it did not cause a fire or at least blow a fuse.

I would expect an electrical heater to have an earth wire. If it didn't or you couldn't connect it I'm amazed you didn't electrocute yourself. With old fuse boxes you could probably put a higher than recommended fuse wire in.