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    EV charging question

    The only reason for highlighting the EV issue on a PEN conductor loss, is the car charging is exterior to the property and is a 7Kw load that’s at full load for the duration of charging process
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    Texecom veritable excel with speech dialler

    Hi Guys I don’t normally install many alarms but the guy I’m working for wanted a simple system just to protect the access and the fire escaped doors on a restaurant, there’s no plans for any PIR’s as the restaurant is two storeys up in a converted mill so standard door contacts that’s it...
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    A question about torque screwdrivers

    one of the major issues I've heard about NOT using a Torque driver is that we do over tighten the screws as we think they need to be locked down tight, this doesn't seem to be the required case as manufacturers are specifying much lower Nm figures which if we were to either under or over tighten...
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    Well after ordering a C Type RCBO from my local stockist, i thought id temporarily swap the B Type with an MCB so it wouldn't keep tripping now the husband has completely denied any conversation with his wife over the extra cost of replacing the downlight with GU10's, he's more than happy for me...
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    Each transformer has eight sets of T&E going to it can’t be arsed if I’m honest now!!
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    He affords them by not paying out for unnecessary work to be done on his house. Nooo, but it helps a bit to pay the fuel bill..... He's an accountant so probably doesn't pay the taxman very much money each year
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    I first went to this house in November and they had issues of tripping on the old Wylex RCD mainswitch but they put this down to an issue with the under tile heating in one of the bathrooms as the muppet installer disconnected the CPC due to tripping problems turns out he'd damaged the cable and...
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    The Transformers are all the exact same model and size and all have six halogens MR16 connected to them only difference I can see is cable length, its very intermittent the tripping at least twenty flicks of the switch before it trips, the consumer unit has 8 lighting circuits four of which are...
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    why is it my installation problem after fitting a Type B RCBO theres a eight more of these trannys fitted to other circuits on all the upstairs lights in the house these are all working fine all installed on B10 RCBO's just this one part of the circuit, it doesn't trip every time you turn the...
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    Not just the Porsche, theres a Mercedes, a Mini and BMW RV on the drive wonder how he affords all of them and don't want to spend a few quid on his house Typical accountant!!
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    Hi Dave thanks for the info and advice, to me the D10 MCB (there are 4 of them two seeing the light circuits and two for the external flood lights around the house) looked to have been changed at some point from the original NSB breakers that makes up the rest of the board so your probably...
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    Fusebox RCBO trip / ramp

    Hi matey I've fitted a few of the Fusebox boards with no issues at all find the quality as good as all the other leading brands, I fitted a board the other week and another board yesterday all the RCBO's tested at 21mA very consistent I too always ramp test after I've done the Auto RCD test on...
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    I've got an earth leakage clamp meter didn't try it because I was convinced it was the Tranny anyway, I think its a no brainer to change fittings to GU10 and LED lamps
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    Hi mate yeah the house has a few of these old drum type Trannys fitted this one has six outlets going to the downlight etc, I explained this to the customer she was happy for me to do work then texts me saying husband doesn't want to spend £200ish to rectify this nuisance tripping unless I...
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    Hi Dave majority of the lighting circuits in the CU were D10 Wylex (PSB 10D) MCB apart from two small circuits that had B6 (NSB06) lee
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    UK RCBO intermittent tripping advise??

    Hi Guys Just installed a RCBO board to replace an old Wylex consumer unit that had Bs60898 MCB's fitted and an RCD main switch customer supposedly hadn't had problems in the past (not quite sure thats now true) when I carried out the EICR I found a problem on the outside garden lights, so...
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    Day 2 - Advent Calendar Comp

    01424 220384 merry Christmas everyone
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    EV charging question

    My point was I was being accused of NOT doing the course or having the Guidance notes book on EV charging so I flicked back to see the post where I had copied in my Guidance notes that was all!!
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    EV charging question

    99% of installations are going to be external installations where you can’t use PME, Yes I do have the guidance notes, if you look at my post #15 I’ve photographed and highlighted the pages from my Guidance on installation of EV AND YES I HAVE READ ABOUT INTERNAL INSTALLATIONS. so does your...
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    EV charging question

    I’m not the one making the Regs or arguing over them I’m just trying to comply with them, if the Regs say we can’t install an EV charging point on a PME we don’t do it, otherwise what happens if someone gets killed through your neglect. I don’t like the idea that they say you convert the home...

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