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  1. R

    Twin & earth from meter to board

    Hi guys, I've got a 6mm T&E leaving the suppliers meter and supplying an old 3036 wylex in front of me and the meter is sealed. Never come across this before. I'm sure the house can handle the load but is the twin & e acceptable? Cheers
  2. michaelw6

    WANTED Seaward Primetest 100

    Seaward Primetest 100 WANTED secondhand right price.
  3. 1capybara

    can I use HO5-VV-F in PVC conduit underground?

    someone said i cant use fine stranded cable underground in PVC conduit. the "F" in HO5-VV-F stands for fine stranded. I cant see any 17th ed regulation why it cant be used underground in PVC conduit. what do you think?
  4. K

    Protecting cables against external factors

    Hi, Whilst it is not best practise, is there any harm in a 10mm G&Y cable running along the outside of a building. The cable is currently tied to existing conduit, (there is no space in the conduit to run additional cable) and is unlikely to encounter any impact in its location. So the only...
  5. K

    against regs or just frowned upon

    ive just gone round to a friends garage and he has armered comming into the garage but it just goes into a plastic jb with a rubber gland and then onto the ccu. surely this is against regs?
  6. F

    Continuity Testing

    Testing a lighting circuit with a long lead, all readings R1 R2 Rn around 0.6 to.08 ohms. Adding R1 + R2 = more than 1 ohm. Is this acceptable for recording as the result or should it be less than 1 ohm. TT system. Thanks for any advice
  7. C

    Is there anything against..............

    Is there anything against extending an existing ring which is in 2.5mm T&E (red & black) from the CU with the extension in 20mm PVC with singles (new colours). It will just be a case of at two double sockets on the ring you'll have red/black T&E one side and blue/brown singles the other...
  8. S

    Take action against fit rate cut

    Today the government proposed a cut to the FIT rate of over 50% on installations lower than 4kW. The current rate of 43.3p per kW would drop to 21p. Cuts proposed to FITs in other generation capacities were just as harsh. If the plan goes through, the cut-off date for the current rates would...
  9. G

    degrees of protection against impact

    I'm wondering about the use of J in impact related regs? Here's an example of its use in the BRB: 705.522.16 Conduit systems, cable trunking systems and cable ducting … (i) conduits shall provide a degree of protection against impact of 5 J according to BS EN 61386-21 (ii) cable trunking...
  10. S

    Have you heard of these panels???

    They are called amerisolar AS-5M-250w Have any of you come across these panels? A potential customer has asked my opinion about them? are they any good?
  11. S

    MCS & Debts

    We are owed a very large sum of money by an MCS registered company that we are about to take to court as they repeatedly fail to make promised payment of monies owed. If they have a debt registered against them are they able to continue to trade under the REAL/MCS rules.
  12. SolarCity

    Considering leasing industrial unit roof

    We've been approached by a firm that wants free solar panels. We originally told them that we didn't offer this but having taken a quick look at the figures, we're looking at giving it a go. This company has just built a new unit with a trapezoidal roof. There is enough room for a 10kWp...
  13. N

    Bang my head against the wall again

    Why why why do people rush into jobs with out thinking , this would have been a nice little job , 3 story 4 be town house , I was asked to do a PIR , on the property re wired last year , and it was oh my god , it looks like its been rewired 10 years ago the words from my apprentice , just to...
  14. 1

    Unforeseen circumstances? What have you come up against...???

    I'm hoping this thread will help myself and others by learning about some of the unforeseen circumstances you guys have come up against after quoting for and agreeing on a price with your customer. How have you addressed these situations in a way that has maintained customer satisfaction and...
  15. R

    Facebook Page For Those Against The Deskilling Of Our Trade

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/Electricians-Against-Deskilling/239747462724635?sk=info#!/pages/Electricians-Against-Deskilling/239747462724635 For those who have facebook: Join and spread the word. Feel free to post any other similar pages / websites cheers
  16. T

    Socket close to handwash??

    I have first fixed a kitchen area all walls and ceilings plastered. Now the owner has completely redesigned the layout of the kitchen, so I have a couple of sockets where there of no use now, one of them ends up being behind a very small hand wash bowl, do you think this will be a problem to...
  17. C

    does a rcd provide porotection against fire?

    ok remember being told that a RCD will provide protection against fire however I've came across 2 situations where the circuit is protected by a rcd and a fire could of easily started. first situation where a builder was using a wind up extension lead (not fully unwound) to feed a portable...
  18. Sparky Ninja

    Vehicles overnight - What action do you take against thieves??

    Just had a flick around the 'inside the back of my van forum', and observed that many seem to fill the van up and leave it that way. So I was wondering what the common approach to leaving your vehicles overnight is? I'm consulting and teaching most of the time these days, however I had my...
  19. T

    Are connector blocks in a fuse board against regs?

    Are connector blocks in a fuse board against regs? Ive got an niceic inspector coming out and i want everything perfect? Thanks
  20. S

    RCD Tripping and Surge protection devices

    Has anyone come across surge protection devices being the source of an RCD trip at consumer unit ?

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