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Our neighbour runs an unarmoured cable on our land where I park my car, buried about an inch under the soil. This is used to power their garage and EV charger.
They have said that they have attempted to comply with BS7671 as it is in a green plastic pipe that looks like a hosepipe. We...
Hi, is it acceptable practice to spur off an existing 20A D P switch to provide an additional single socket adjacent to this very switch? (The D P switch serves an existing 2-gang socket for a washer and a dryer).
Thanks in advance.
I have a studded wall inbetween the main bathroom and the en-suite im looking at making the shower tray bigger in the en-suite but to be able to do that i have got to move the toilet over to fit it in but doing so the toilet will be back to back with the toilet in the main bathroom and I'm...
I hope everyone had a good Christmas. I thought I would take the time to make this post for anyone who is going to take their AM2/AM2s in the New Year. I passed first time back in August completing my Apprenticeship.
First off. I was very nervous about taking my AM2 after hearing people talk...
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I'm looking at getting an outdoor double socket fitted. I'm hoping for some thoughts from the forum who have already provided a lot of valuable help and advice.
Any work will be completed and signed off according to regs by suitably qualified electrician.
The planned setup is to...
I have an autistic son who is into photography, I have been into it for 45 years and have a question I am hoping you can answer please.
I took the attached image using a "light box" I built, A3 opaque top, 3 sides with wood 3" x 1/2" x 14", and one open end, inside are three of these to...
Looking for advice on how to re-connect a ceiling rose loop connector.
I am trying to achieve room 1 and room 2 lights to be independently on and off. This previously worked until i decided to try and change the fitting without taking a photo of the wires as they were when working. Yes i know...
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I’m looking for some advice regarding my qualifications and registration. Here’s where I’m at:
• Level 2 Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures) – 600/5498/0
• Level 3 Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures) (2365-03) – 600/5499/2
• Level 3...
I've encountered a bit of a head scratcher here. We've taken down the wall between the kitchen and the dining room for a new open plan jobbie. The wall had two light switches, one fed by three wires for the dining room light and the other a twin gang two way switch for the kitchen lights. I've...
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Been to look job in a church grade which is also grade 1 listed, installing infra red heating.
Can't see anything in particular in regs specifying what type of wiring system should be used for a church ?
On looking round could see a right old mix of PVC conduit, metal conduit, surface...
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I made this ceramic angler fish at a beginner’s pottery course, with the intention of turning into a desk lamp. Now comes figuring out how to make the electric part fit!
I wondered if any forum members out there knew of useful parts that could help complete this.
I have copper pipe, and a...
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Wonder if someone can give me a little advice on a burnt out socket I’ve found today:
Socket has now been isolated at the fuse board and is on a small ring with only 2 other sockets and a 30amp rcd.
Items plugged into the socket were a tp-link smart plug, with a lamp connected to it...
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We had the light (photo attached) installed a couple of years ago - it still works but the bulb is faded but needs replacing.
Is it quite easy to replace myself (someone with no experience)? Or do I need to get someone in to do it?
Thank you!
James
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I'm a director of a freehold building which is 4 stories (one flat per storey), with a basement flat with its own separate entrance down some stairs outside the entrance to the main building. In our latest fire health and safety report we have been advised that our freehold building needs...
About me; I'am 38 left school to join army as this was all i wanted to do i didnt try hard at school. After going to Afghan i left the army and went to become a chef as i loved food and creativity i became very successful but family life suffered. Then covid hit and after having time off from...
First off there is no question of me doing anything live. Or even near anything live.
This is just a question triggered by observing they guys installing our solar. They did everything live, including installing a new RCBO in the garage consumer unit and connecting the new circuit. None of our...
Hi all,
I've only fairly recently made the jump to working for myself, coming from a past if commercial, industrial and occasional very high end residential. I find myself now in a different place picking up very typical domestic jobs.
Recently I've been doing a partial rewire on a house for...
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Could I ask for some pointers and recommendations for a tone generator/tracing tool please?
Having browsed various sites including Amazon, CEF and RS the range of options is vast from £20 up to many hundreds. Are the cheap ones junk? What do the more expensive tools provide? I don't have a...
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I recently completed a domestic EICR and came across something unusual. There’s a 10mm² twin and earth cable directly connected to the 100A cut-out fuse at the service head. The cable is concealed within the client’s wall and reappears next to the consumer unit, where it connects...
We have 2 PHEV vehicles in the family which we charge overnight in the garage, each car plugs into a normal 3 pin household socket. There is a small garage Hager consumer unit in the garage which has a 16A MCB protecting all the wall sockets which are wired with 2.5mm cable. The car chargers are...
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