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    wiring to 5 amp main system

    A client of ours has asked us if our products have the ability to be wired into to 5 amp main system. We manufacture chandeliers, wall sconces, and floor and table lamps and have end uses in UK and Europe. We buy the parts needed to wire for UK and Europe, including sockets, plugs, cords (and...
  2. W

    Can I Safely run a Cooke & Lewis MG045CL Microwave/ Grill from a 13 amp socket

    Hi, Just getting a new kitchen fitted and there isn't a cooker ring main in place so have bought a gas hob and oven to reflect this. But I have to fit a Cooke & Lewis MG045CL Microwave/ Grill (due to the oven housing) which has an overall rating of 3.25kw (1000w microwave output, so about...
  3. U

    Why dont we use 1/2 amp fuses anymore explained

    If the appliance has 0.5 sq mm cable, the UK plug should (maybe "must" because of the wording in the Plugs and Sockets Regulations) be fitted with a 3A fuse, or 5A if high inrush. If the appliance has 0.75 sq mm cable or above, the UK plug should be fitted with a 13 A fuse. Before you get...
  4. L

    13 Amp 240V socket installation in disabled toilet

    We are taking over a building after commissioning and I found this install of which a macerator is plugged in to. I wouldn’t install this way and the glands and metal clad covers are not even fitted properly so the IP rating is non-existent. I have to tackle them on the install but looking...
  5. trypod

    50 Amp Satin Chrome Shower

    As the 50A Chrome shower pull switch has been discontinued by Crabtree what other one is best to use?
  6. P

    10.5kw shower works on a 32 amp T1 MCB (via a 6mm t/e cable)

    The ELFI is 0.4 ohms. It is also protected by a 30mA RCD. Can I leave it on?
  7. K

    2.5mm Armoured cable supplying shed, on 13 amp FCU

    Hi all what would be the best option. A client has an existing armoured cable that is spurred of the living room socket via a 13a FCU, the armoured cable is then run to a shed, were they used to have a lights. Now as the shed was rotten then have taken it down to replace it. This time they would...
  8. J

    2 amp socket woes

    Hey there, I tried posting this in the DIY forum but I'm unable to do so for some reason. I've just moved into a new house where there are 2amp sockets in all the bedrooms. I purchased a bedside table lamp and grabbed a 2amp plug to connect it to that circuit. The 2amp plugs don't fully fit...
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