Many news articles and websites are saying that scrapping the home information pack may help boost the property market.
According to these reports, our coalition government have decided to scrap the home information packs, Although it seems not the energy efficiency report, which did not come as a surprise to me, as being energy efficient is something we all must follow. I ponder to myself, even though anything that can help the property market at the moment is a good thing, Is this going to have a knock on effect to other markets?

Unbelievable! That's what I thought when I opened up this old one way fuse box.
I do not tend to comment on other electricians work but in this case I will make an exception. According to the customer that called me in to take a look at why his RCD kept tripping indoors, He said the other electrician, Who has now moved away, said that the installation was fine and the new ring main he had installed in the garage was also fine!

Would someone kindly provide an idiot proof guide of:

1. What is a short circuit?
2. HOw does it occur?
3. How can it be prevented?
4. The reason I ask is I have been sent an email with the following snippet and was trying to understand what it meant. The email states:

'an accidental short of the wiring to a single pole RTE would actually short out the switch contacts and keep the release mechanism energised even when the RTE was operated!!'