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  1. jackhammerJIM

    Downlights for your own home

    Lads I'm approaching second fix stage on my own home but can't for the life of me decide which down lights to fit . I got carried away and first fixed for every room in the house including the landing . I would love to fit photonstar throughout but have been Quoted £40 for eco 600 and £80 for...
  2. jackhammerJIM

    Pete's Videos MI single conductor termination

    Interesting canada only recognises eddy currents as a problem in supplies over 200 amps
  3. jackhammerJIM

    Neutral & live reverse polarity

    hmmmmm . Do you have any pictures you can upload . I'm struggling to see at which part of the circuit the polarity is reversed . The inverter wouldn't work connected reverse polarity . Did you get any generation from the panels ? Was the meter connected LNLN instead of LNNL ? On a more...
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    Existing basement back box fixings

    PermaSEAL Quick Plugs Bag of 100 - £36 - Membrane Fixings - https://www.permagard.co.uk/p-seal-quick-plugs?gclid=CjwKCAjwssvPBRBBEiwASFoVd8AqYC9qfsPAB7mtLN_dQU-flAnaW06BPw3U8ENL0a5aqd0KqpfFwRoCqvgQAvD_BwE Use the same fixings used to tank walls
  5. jackhammerJIM

    Dimmable LED Downlights that will not dim...advice please

    so by the sounds of it the original lamps were non dimmable ?
  6. jackhammerJIM

    A wonderfully wired plug

    Foreign plasters . I have just one question ... Do they clean back boxes out ????
  7. jackhammerJIM

    Mini dimmable downlights

    Project 50 | LED Downlights | Illuma Track Lighting - https://www.illuma.co.uk/shopsc/project-50-led/36.htm fits all the criteria but not cheap
  8. jackhammerJIM

    Mini dimmable downlights

    Thats a standard size downlight buzz you absolute loon :p
  9. jackhammerJIM

    Reccommendation for work trousers

    Snickers flexi work . They are expensive but are tough to damage . I have a pair for sale in the for sale section .
  10. jackhammerJIM

    Strange Waveform on Secondary of Mains Transformer

    Very unlikely you have a mains issue . Sounds like a ground loop . What amplifier is it ?
  11. jackhammerJIM

    Downlight Installation

    I would have been happy fitting 6 or 8 with a 60 degree beam angle . 6 would give 5100 lumens with an 850 lumen fitting . plenty of light for a living room . warm white on a dimmer .
  12. jackhammerJIM

    Downlight Installation

    Depends on the fittings . I find with 500 lumen approx 1meter spacings are good and 850 lumen 1.6 meter spacings are adequate with a 60 degree beam angle which gives a good division with 400mm joist spacings
  13. jackhammerJIM

    2nd floor flat non-fire rated downlight

    sounds like the ceiling isn't fire rated so the down lights don't have to be .
  14. jackhammerJIM

    Supply to Portable buildings and portacabin/container

    TNS is acceptable . in swa 4 core cables are specified up to 400mm
  15. jackhammerJIM

    Brightest GU10 LED - or maybe something else ?

    You said saving electricity is not your concern . Swap them to 12v 50w halogen . that should give you about 800 - 1000 lumen per fitting .
  16. jackhammerJIM

    Adapt this CU...........

    Too much earth leakage going through the rcds . adding another neutral bar allows the earth leakage to be split across more devices .
  17. jackhammerJIM

    Adjustable IP rated downlights

    i don't think you will get one in GU10 . Aurora m pro will have a tilt ip but won't be cheap
  18. jackhammerJIM

    Broken core 2 way switch

    It was taught to me as the conversion and standard 17 years ago
  19. jackhammerJIM

    Eicr earthing issue with dno

    Get the DNO out to look at it . It is their back up for a neutral fault .

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