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    Band 1 and 2 separation (folklore)

    Hi, From site to site someone always seems to have a new previously unknown insight towards elv and Lv running together. I’ve heard : ‘They can run together for 600mm” “They can cross over and touch” amongst others. No one however can ever provide a reg number. Does anyone here have any...
  2. M

    Idea on marking lights

    Yikes...can you imagine the finger pointing excersize on that one! I like the local shop owners comment ...”Someone will have to pay for this”
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    Idea on marking lights

    Yeah h&s can’t cope with a trailing 110 yet alone a screw sticking up :) I might put some gaffer tape down, drill though then put a screw in with a penny washer to hold down the gaffer tape for quick visual later. There are 80ish flats to do so want to find a good system from the off :)
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    Idea on marking lights

    Actually a short screw is not a bad shout! Bang a red plug in and leave the screw head sticking up a couple of mill...then remove after the hole is cut above :)
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    Idea on marking lights

    So I was thinking of investing in one of those lasers with a plumb bob after using a colleagues on a recent job - very helpful. I’m now doing a job where I have to wire downlights where it’s a really high ceiling (so cables banded and hanging awaiting dropped pb ceiling) I was thinking of...
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    RCD tripping Problem solved

    Interesting! Must have been frustrating too..could have stumped many a good man How many circuits controlled the lights? Did you realise it was the fittings by changing all the lights on one circuit or was it a guess/measurement/deduction by elimination? If you kept switching a switch on off...
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    Shower Switch - Required or Not

    "I'm putting in an electric shower (7kW), which will be protected (and clearly labelled as being for that purpose) by a 30mA 2-pole RCD + 32A MCB (garage/shower type connection unit - no main switch in it, just the RCD & MCB) going outside the bathroom in the airing cupboard at an easily...
  8. M

    Mindboggling stupidity.....

    My friend I work with uses the term 'Neolithic Incompetance' :)
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    Mindboggling stupidity.....

    Ha! I was more interested in explaining the 3phase / single phase difference and the results of getting a 415 poke ..... Didn't get round to explaining the colour changes.... Though he figured blue was neutral....
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    Mindboggling stupidity.....

    Got to share this one with you... So my friend and I have been working on a load of warehouses/industrial units in Reading rewiring. This bloke from the unit next door pops in to see me (knowing I am doing electrical work) and says 'Scuse mate could you pop next door and see if there is any...
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    New Circuits from 3036 board

    Many thanks Jason.
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    New Circuits from 3036 board

    I am looking at an extention (just one room)where there are 3 sockets and two lights. The original board is 3036 no rcd. If I run a circuit to a 2 way rcd board in the extention and run 1 socket radial and 1 light circuit off this have I satisfied regs? Obviously I need to derate cable to new...
  13. M

    Part p at its finest

    lol !!!!!!!!
  14. M

    Connecting boiler in bathroom

    edit : solved Myles
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    how much to charge for doing this...

    Why not say £10 ph as its family plus the cost of materials....???
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    SWA to CU

    Cheers lads, Can you point me in the direction of one which will accept a 25mm swa cable?? The only boxes I can see which will take a 25swa are fused 100a switches, due to the size of the cable.
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    SWA to CU

    Festive greetings everyone, I have a 25mm SWA sub main coming into a house, and need to terminate into the CU. The problem being is that in order to get the cables(once exposed from armour into the CU they either need to go behind a wall and down from ceiling (less than 50mm from surface so...
  18. M

    Cables in cavities (Sorry!)

    Just wait till the next time I see a NTL / BT bloke doing an install. Gonna pull him up.....'Oi where's your conduit you bodger' :)
  19. M

    Pvc/Pvc singles in domestic situation...

    Thank you Darkwood I would not have done that if you hadn't mentioned it.
  20. M

    Pvc/Pvc singles in domestic situation...

    Cheers. The earth for the circuit would come with the live to the switch (3gang) then off from there to each of the lights, again as a pvc/pvc single and earth. Then each of the lights connected together with a pvc/pvc single neutral going back to cu. So definately no need to have an earth...

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