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    is capping off like this ok?

    The socket was alrdy on just removed the front plate so they could remove more of the plaster aside it, metal backbox is fixed to the wall the wires that are coming in are live, conductors are exposed so I put each one into a wago and used electric insulation tape over the wires.
  2. D

    Dimmer switches not turning off- sometimes

    Hi there, I have a switch plate on my wall with 4 dimmer switches and 2 standard switches. On random occasions one of the dimmer switches will refuse to turn off. I'm happy to get an electrician to repair, but I want to understand the problem. It doesn't happen all the time, and not always the...
  3. C

    SWA protection with off peak

    Hello, Been to look at job, a barn that's been converted into separate flats. Each one is fed by a 10mm 3C SWA. On peak, off peak and neutral. Currently they just have a double pole main switch for isolation but no protective device. Is there a nice little unit I can use that's designed to deal...
  4. littlespark

    Radio teleswitch turn off

    Just seen Lorraine Kelly on the telly saying that off peak teleswitches will stop operating in June this year. Suppliers will contact affected customers apparently. This was talked about years ago.
  5. S

    Off grid consumer unit protection query

    I’m at a house just now, the guy has decided to go off grid, got a company in to take care of all that side of things. There’s a shed outside with all singing all dancing off grid solar kit (looks like the inside of a space ship!). The company took an SWA supply from there into the property &...
    • SSE
    • Thread
    • consumer consumer unit grid off off grid protection query unit
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. E

    Signing off work.

    Hello, I’m a qualified electrician (nvq lv3, am2, 2391) who has recently purchased my first home. I’ve completely ripped out and started again and completed all the works to building regs standard however I’ve always worked for a big company so unsure what the process is for signing off your...
  7. Dan

    50% off tools inc makita till 3rd Jan 2025

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  8. T

    3 light chandelier issue, 2 bulbs are dim but if I install the 3rd, the other 2 go off.

    I had this issue with the old wiring on the chandelier along with light flickering, so I rewired the chandelier with new sockets and 2ft. leads into the main house wiring as it had been before. Same issue was happening, so I replaced the dimmer switch, same issue happening. I bought all new...
  9. H

    Cutout seal cut off

    if anyone get the fine for the cutout seal was cut? In case I have to install isolator to replace customet unit. As I chatted with a meter spark, he told me the supply company have record that the fuse/electricity have been removed.
  10. mattgriff88

    Attic light off fire alarm?

    Hi, At the moment I have 2 x led strip lights up my attic. They are attached to a plug and I have to plug it in to one of the sockets in my bedroom. It works just a bit of a pain everytime I need to go in to the attic. I want to put a switch up the attic so I can use this instead. I have...
  11. U

    UK Shower pump wired off shower

    Work for a company who sub contracts to the local council and looking for some advice. In the domestic properties the council have wired a shower pump off the load side of the showers in 2.5mm (40A RCBO) which then serves a 13A switched fused spur to feed the shower pump. I am unsure this is ok...
  12. M

    UK Do I need my employer to sign off on C&G 2357 NVQ?

    Hey guys, I started my self funded 2357 NVQ earlier this year while working as a subcontractor for an electrical company. I am however looking at leaving this company due to a number of reasons but don’t want this to hinder me completing my NVQ in case my current employer needs to sign off on...
  13. captaincaveman

    Range cooker tripping breaker, even when all settings switched off

    Hi guys n gals. I don't often do appliances but been looking at a range cooker of a regular customer (gas hobs, 3x electirc ovens). It keeps blowing the 32A MCB with a flash at the back of the range (unable to position myself behind to see where from but suspect it's around the incoming...
  14. P

    Can I have multiple rj45 sockets off of one cat5 cable?

    Good evening hope everyone is well, I am finishing up a rewire and have run a bunch of alarm cables to under the stairs where the fuseboard will also be. I ran a ev ultra cable to future proof the installation. I have only run one cat5e cable for internet from where the router will be to the...
  15. S

    electric sign off

    My father (now 80 years of age) has renovated a house. The electrician has rewired it, the building regs people have inspected it and gave the go ahead to plasterboard and finish it. At this point the electrician disappeared, we have asked in the village, one said he passed away in covid, now my...
  16. R

    If on a 'flexible' roster & you are off work when a public holiday falls are you entitled to it? Employed full time

    If on a 'flexible' roster & you are off work when a public holiday falls are you entitled to it? Employed full time
    • Rachel bart
    • Thread
    • employed flexible full time holiday off public time when work
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  17. H

    Horstmann electronic 7 only heating water using boost not timed off peak....

    The unit only heats water using the programmed boost and when pressed in the 1 2 or Cont boost function. I have checked the off-peak time which is set to 2.30-7.30 am - this is when the Horstmann should do its thing...? But it's not heating the water so only the top cylinder works on boost, the...
  18. O

    Non payment and sign off

    Bit of a rant first to explain the situation:- Effing builders again, I knew there was a reason we hardly ever work for them. We've done a few jobs for one particular builder and we were on strict payment terms with him, basically if he didn't pay what was owed on the Friday then we wouldn't be...
  19. F

    UK Replace Drayton Digistat SCR with simple manual on/off switch

    I have a Firebird oil boiler that is controlled by a Honeywell timer (no thermostat) that has channels for hot water and central heating. Additionally, there is a Drayton Digistat RF thermostat and receiver (SCR) that controls the central heating; I always leave the Honeywell c/h channel on...
  20. D

    Can an alternator be tested for output off a car?

    Hi, I'm building a kit car. I have an alternator with no idea what Amp output it is. Is there a way of testing it with it not installed on a car?

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