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    Earthing sockets in Bulgaria

    Thanks Cookie. Will avoid nailing!!
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    Earthing sockets in Bulgaria

    Thanks Cookie and Lucien. I have spoken to a good Bulgaria electrician and I am assured that using 20 amp mcb's is normal practise here. Cheers guys, Steve
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    Earthing sockets in Bulgaria

    Thanks Lucien, Pete and Cookie for your helpful posts. I am leaning now towards putting in 2 radials 2.5 twin and earth each with a 20 amp mcb thus splitting the kitchen load. This would avoid the potential problem of a ring not meeting Bulgarian standards.I have thought about using a single 4mm...
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    Earthing sockets in Bulgaria

    I am about to install new wiring for a kitchen here in Bulgaria. I will be using a 2.5 ring final circuit for the sockets and 6 mm radial for the cooker. Wiring to sockets here in Bulgaria is done by using twin cable (no earth line). The earthing is done by connecting the earth and neutral point...
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    Wiring for a new kitchen

    The house was built in about 1975 so has no seperate earth wire within the cableing. However there is an earth strap at the fuse box that is joined to the neutral return. The sockets are 2 pin with an earth connection, so plugs can be fitted either way up into the sockets. Not too sure how to...
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    Wiring for a new kitchen

    Yes I think you are right. Cheers, Steve
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    Wiring for a new kitchen

    All true..
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    Wiring for a new kitchen

    I live near Borovets ski resort. So if any of you electricians are over here on a ski holiday and are prepared to have a look at the electrics in our home (an hour) for the price of me buying dinner, let me know! Cheers, Steve
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    Wiring for a new kitchen

    Thanks for you reply. Cheers, Steve
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    Wiring for a new kitchen

    Thanks and good luck with your course.
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    Wiring for a new kitchen

    Yes, you are right. The earth and neutral are wired together in the socket outlet. Found this out to my cost soon after we bought the house (2003) when I pluged in a plastic pipe welder. Got a hell of a belt when I touched the metal housing of the welder. Some "bright spark??" had joined the...
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    Wiring for a new kitchen

    Many thanks for your reply. Cheers - Steve
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    Wiring for a new kitchen

    Hi folks - some advice please! I am about to start fitting a new kitchen into our house here in Bulgaria and will be fitting new electric cable. The room is 3 metre square and I want to fit 3 double sockets on one wall and 4 double sockets on 2 of the other 3 walls (2 per wall) above the working...
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    New member intro

    Thanks Dan.Steve
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    New member intro

    Thanks and cheers. Steve
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    New member intro

    I will !! I am not an electrician but have done diy bits over the years. Cheers, Steve
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    New member intro

    Hi folks. Retired and living in Bulgaria.

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