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  1. R

    HMO regulations for electrics

    Is this acceptable for a flat in an eight flat HMO there are three floors.
  2. R

    Pump wired in 2.5mm on a shower circuit 10mm on Type B 40 acceptable ?

    Good evening all, I’m currently part way through my apprenticeship and we are working on IB, IN, IZ and IT and volt drop today. And it got me thinking I have seen a circumstance at work, where: A shower has been wired in 10mm T+E on a 40A breaker. But then from the shower isolator switch a 2.5mm...
  3. I

    SPD on RCD acceptable or not?

    Inspecting and testing a consumer unit as part of my training and have noticed that the circuit breaker for the SPD is on the RCD? I am unsure weather this is acceptable as I haven't come across this configuration and I am pretty new understanding SPDs could one of you more experienced people...
  4. jjjinx

    replacement cu not acceptable for NIC / Napit certification

    I've had my assessment, and my work consists of replacing cu's, EICR's & maintenance work. Not often do i do any work that requires adding two additional circuits, so now I can't get certified after 15 years of being a sparky.... gutted! I've always got certified with a new cu but now they've...
  5. C

    Where is it acceptable to run mini trunking?

    Is it acceptable to run mini trunking as shown in the pic? To my mind it would be safer (and slightly less ugly) to have a drop from each socket and then run it along the top of the skirting. I would be concerned about the trunking coming loose and being more likely to suffer mechanical...
  6. Tartan Paint

    Is this safe? Acceptable?

    Hi there. Looking to get some advice on some work we’re having done: Kitchen installers have installed a socket under the sink by these pipes. They ran it by me on the plans and it seemed sensible from an access pov but seeing it makes me feel concerned that if those pipes sprung a leak we could...
  7. S

    Is this acceptable??

    So I understand that this is not ideal before people jump in, but I am stuck with a 2.5mm feed to the garage. 2.5mm feeding garage 27m 1.5mm in garage for lights 30m 4mm in garage feeding sockets 28m 16A mcb in house CCU feeing garage 16A mcb in garage feeding sockets 3A mcb in garage feeding...
  8. I

    Is this acceptable?

    Hi guys, I am doing some renovation on my house and decided to replace my sockets. I have 2x 4mm2 wires and thinking to crimp them together for better connection and after screw it into the terminal. Is this acceptable?
  9. M

    Is it acceptable to use LED strip lights in kitchen?

    Hi guys just a quick one, Is it acceptable to use LED strip lights in a hot kitchen or would the fluorescent tubes be more suited for the hot environment?? Thanks
  10. I

    TT sytem - is a Ze alone acceptable?

    Evening! When testing a TT system with a single earth rod, is it acceptable to take a Ze reading rather than an Ra reading? Thanks.
  11. M

    Is this acceptable for an outside light?

    Just after opinions. See what the general consensus is. Who thinks this is acceptable and who thinks its not
  12. Mark Wright

    Maximum Branches from Socket on Radial that's acceptable.

    What would be the maximum amount of Branches from a Socket on a Radial that you would find acceptable? I've seen 4 I'm not talking about Design or being Tidy or keeping it nice for testing but how many would you say No that's just too many?
  13. D

    Would this be acceptable

    Hi all I have a customer who wants LED lights around his newly built garden wall. He wants 12 in total currently there is already a existing outdoor socket in the garden which is fed from the ring final circuit via a FCU At present he would like to keep the outdoor socket. He doesn’t want...
  14. J

    Acceptable TT earthing resistance for EV point

    I understand that some vehicles do a check on the earthing resistance before they allow themselves to connect to the charging point, so irrespective of whether the earth resistance is in line with the regs, it may not be 'acceptable' to some vehicles. Does anyone know what value of resistance...
  15. N

    Steel conduits acceptable for earthing in domestic property ?

    Evening Just been to quote for a consumer unit upgrade. Found that the board was from circa 1960 and wiring looked original also. No alterations have been made with exception of a few faceplates renewed in the kitchen. Red and black single cores going into an adaptable box at the back and...
  16. Dan

    SATURDAY NIGHT TUNES THREAD (27/09) - Beatles theme? - others also acceptable mind

    This is the actual beatles youtube channel if you want to follow it. They've gone in hard closing other tunes down on YT and taking over their income from them if they have left them. As it's 50 years promo thing. It's not them getting rich out of it all mind. It's the record labels and...
  17. T

    Is this acceptable?

    So the incoming power is coming from X1 and three phase is being distributed to Q1 using 25mm cable. Phase 1 & Neutral are going to Q2. I was curious as to what cable size is acceptable going to Q2? I assumed it would also need to be 25mm but I've been told as its pulling a maximum of 1A that...
  18. M

    Acceptable departure?

    Been working at a large property with a tt system with a 100mA upfront rcd. Works undertaken in 2012 (inc 3 x split load cu replacements) were not documented and not done to an acceptable standard, I am encouraging the customer to seek redress. When testing my additions the 5 x trip test is...
  19. D

    Help please - Is this acceptable?

    Hi, I am currently doing a small kitchen. It needs to be wired, however the elctricians can't do it for a while, so what im thinking about doing is chasing out the walls and putting in 25mm round conduit, then plastering over it, so when the electrical work can be done they can just push the...
  20. HappyHippyDad

    Would 10mm tails be acceptable?

    I will be fitting a henly block to split the meter tails. I'll be taking some tails 1-2m a new shower consumer unit (63A RCD and 45AMCB) with no spare ways to fit extra MCB's. I'm not sure what the cutout fuse size is. I was planning on using 16mm tails but would 10mm tails be acceptable...

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