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The current IEC colours came from CENELEC European colours that were standardised in the 1960s and rolled out in the 70s for flexes and the fixed wiring later. The colour scheme definitely took colour blindness into account, but it was also about avoiding clashes with what were then widespread...

Have to say that despite the article, the logo is starting to appear on a lot of niche brands and big mainstream ones. Just curious if the Irish logo is appearing on U.K. or any other Euripean versions too? Some of these products just slap on all the logos for various markets as it’s easier...

That isn’t very practical tbh. I think you’re going to start seeing a lot more grid based battery storage. Home battery storage for solar is somewhat practical, but it’s also a big cost and a lot of maintenance. When they’re new they’re great, but you’re going to have a lot of clunky old battery...

One of the issues we are seeing here now is that because Ireland is only a market of 5.2 million people and is already on the fringes of logistic chains being an island, some companies are just opting no longer to supply products rather than be setup on the scheme. I can see people becoming...

Weirdly when it dries it’s not terrible… Strange product!

Rather cool looking machine. Amazing how the designs became streamlined to the point we are almost unaware of the compressor.

The big one that’s coming up here has been online deliveries. A lot of people do their groceries online. That’s especially true for older people who might not drive anymore, but it’s something that a lot of people who just don’t have time do too. Not everyone physically goes to a supermarket...

They’re all standard DIN rail breakers, RCDs, RCBOs etc mounted horizontally here. The boards are metal enclosed or fully non combustible in the current regs and now must have a metal door. They’re almost always white. In new build the panel is usually recessed into a wall if possible...

The maximum operating temp is 70°C but they’re designed to withstand a short circuit temperature of up to 160°C. In normal circumstances that shouldn’t ever happen.

Yeah there are various versions of them depending on the application. NYM-J LFS (low smoke) is most likely to be encountered. There’s a flat low smoke, halogen free cable with live, neutral and earth which has a similar profile to Romex or Twin and Earth but with the ground of the same spec as...

They’re harmonised EU colours these days: Ground: Green/Yellow Striped. Neutral: Blue Live 1: Brown (single phase uses this only) Live 2: Black Live 3: Grey (Black is is sometimes used to indicate a permanent live with brown on the switched live, for example bathroom fans with overrun timers)...

P&G seem to have done something similar to Ariel Liquid for laundry here. It used to smell just crisp and fresh and now it smells like some kind of weird combination of pineapple, bubble gum and flowers and it doesn’t fade. I find it absolutely stomach churning. Probably won’t ever buy Ariel...

It’s been a while since I’ve bought Ariel liquid but decided to give it a try as I was refilling the cartridges on a Miele W1. The new scent is absolutely horrible. I would never buy it again. It used to be a crisp, clean scent. It’s now reminding me of fake pineapples crossed with flowers...

There are various approaches to it in Europe. Two-wire 230V is normal, but many continental European countries tend to deliver power as four-wire 3-phase for anything even approaching a decent size supply. Ireland and the U.K. tend to use large single phase supplies and avoid 3P power in...

There’s no plan to remove the mixed recycling here, just you’ll lose 15 cents or 25 cents per bottle if recycle them in the green bin at home. Explainer: It’s basically exactly the same deposit return system used elsewhere. And the somewhat cringy ad

We've had mixed recycling for years i.e. you've a 'green bin' which takes paper, cardboard, plastics and cans. Most households also have a glass bin, and a compostable 'brown bin' which is for food waste, garden waste, compostable commercial packaging e.g. some of our bread wrappers and so on...

In the UK and Ireland market until maybe some time in the 1980s (maybe even the early 90s occasionally) they were described as "Persil Automatic" "Ariel Automatic" "Daz Automatic" "Bold Automatic" "Surf Automatic" etc They were low-foam formulas, much like HE in the US. It was a hangover from...

It just makes no sense to me that a dishwasher could smell bad. The ones I've used are pretty close to being dish sterilisers. Between the very hot water and the detergents laced with enzymes and oxygen bleaches, there's not all that much could possibly survive a cycle. The only explanations I...

Most of the more recent dryers are heat pump based and don’t really seem to heat clothes up very much at all. The scariest ones I’ve seen have been old style condenser dryers that aren’t maintained. I encountered one in a rented apartment that was so clogged up it basically had no airflow. The...

The only dryers here that I always found really WAY too hot are the traditional air-to-air condenser type. A lot of them were quite ineffective and ran way too hot and you'd also find a lot of people never or very rarely cleaned the condensing unit. You were supposed to remove the whole heat...