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  1. O

    The age old Grid switch topic

    From what I can gather, these grid switches can be crap. Burnt out, poor quality etc. is a common topic I'm picking up here. So, which companies to avoid etc.? My fixer-upper house falls under the regs of new build and thus I need to isolate hidden appliances. In the kitchen, I was going to...
  2. hwads

    Is it Minor works cert?

    Hi, Im a registered Kitchen fitter for a well known and respected company and therefore all trades I use also have to have all relevant papers (gas safe, part p etc) I started a kitchen and arranged for my spaks to turn up at the point I needed him, all he needed to do is plug in the appliances...
    • hwads
    • Thread
    • appliances cert company electrician installation minor works
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. C

    HELP...Kitchen wiring inadequacies??.

    Sorry guys I'm sure these points have been raised before but been busy searching. I have been sent a diagram by the shop where we purchased our kitchen for the electrical wiring requirements and positions. I am a electrician to the 17th edition by trade but it's not my every day job nowadays so...
  4. G

    Pat Testing In A Rented Property - Which Appliances Need Testing?

    hi, silly question but in rented domestic property which appliances need PAT testing ? tia
  5. C

    Weird Rcd Tripping,help

    Hi all Got a problem with a kitchen i fitted a couple of years ago. the customer got their own electrician to fit a new ring in the kitchen on its 2 way rcd protected box along with the lighting. i went back on friday to change the sink unit and fit a new belfast sink. Now they had a double...
    • chris76
    • Thread
    • appliance appliances kitchen rcd socket weird
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. Startinez

    Converting US appliances for UK use

    Hi guys and girls, So my fiancée's parents have just moved back from America and have brought with them some sentimental appliances in the hope that they can be converted for UK use. I know that the American supply is usually 110-120V and 60Hz and utilising a two-pin system, meaning appliances...
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    What PIR do you give appliances with no Isolation switches

    Hi guys, Just curious to see what P.I.R code other people would give kitchen appliances with inaccessible plugs that have no means of isolation. I came across a cooker, dishwasher, washing machine and bathroom extractor fan yesterday and C2'd it. I notice on the electrical safety first...
  8. B

    Builder Dave

    Hi Gents, I've recently built an extension onto my mums house... bedroom, wet roon and kitchen. 3 double sockets in bedroom and 4 double sockets in kitchen above worktops... all on a 2.5mm single ring to a Starbreaker CU. Originally all the apliances (combined fridge/freezer and washing machine)...
    • Builder Dave
    • Thread
    • appliances builder freezer radial sockets
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. P

    Outbuilding appliances

    Hi all, Currently replacing all wiring and the CU in an outbuilding with a new Metal Clad fully wired with SWA. There is currently a tumble dryer and fridge freezer plugged into the same double socket which forms part of a 3 socket ring circuit. My plan was to use a spare way on the CU to have...
    • pig
    • Thread
    • appliances building circuit dryer freezer outbuilding socket
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. V

    Electrical Appliances

    I would like to get some sort of electrical appliances for my kitchen like, range, dishwasher, etc. which would make the work easy for me so that nothing goes lagging by wasting time as such. There has been no much professionals in town who could help me in providing such products, maybe there...
  11. Soulsurfer

    Isolation for under worktop appliances ?

    Hey all, Quick ask, Client has say larder fridge or dishwasher under worktop in kitchen or in unit. Do you fit a d.p. switch or sfcu above worktop on wall to isolate without needing to pull out appliance ? or is it to belt & braces ? I thought that it was regs or OSG listed but not sure. I've...
    • Soulsurfer
    • Thread
    • appliance appliances electrical work isolation kitchen socket switches under worktop
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. M

    conversionto240v 50hz

    I own a 99 Honda hrv but would love to get a campervan. How does one run the engine and associated electrics to provide 240v and 50 Hz for our appliances. Schematics?Kits?
  13. T

    appliances

    Hello forum friends. I was hoping that someone could help me with a queation related to motor operated appliance. The total load of a motor operated appliance on a branch circuit shall not exceed what percentage. Is it 50, 70, 80 or 100%?
  14. E

    Kitchen appliances

    There is more than one way to skin a cat and more than one way to wire kitchen appliances! I have often seen switched FCUs feeding socket outlets in kitchens which is ok for an extractor for example as you can put 13a 1361 in FCU and then discrimination achieved thru the use of 3a 1361 in plug...
  15. B

    Voltage dropping in a domestic house as you use more appliances ?

    Hi folks! Any answers on this problem? I attended site and was told various items of equipment caused the rcd to trip randomly,after checking the Ze and voltage I tested the rcd which wouldn't trip x1 or x5. I then deemed this faulty and replaced the rcd only to find this also did not trip. I...
  16. HappyHippyDad

    Intemittent tripping RCD.

    Hello everyone.. I have a job tomorrow tracking down a tripping RCD fault. This would have panicked me a year ago, now I'm looking forward to it and cant wait to get there! However, from the phone conversation I have discovered the following: 1. No recent DIY work or professional work has...
  17. M

    Zs test tripping RCD.

    Hi, recently I have found that my Fluke 1653 has been tripping the odd RCD when doing a three lead Zs(loop) test. I can't understand why, it has not done this before.
  18. K

    2 Appliances hard wired.

    Hi, I have recently bought 2 kitchen appliances that need to be hard wired in. Pyrolitic oven that is 3.84kW + Induction hob that is 7.4kW. I have in my kitchen 1 point to wire in where the cooker would go. I know i cannot fit the 2 in one unit so what would need to happen. Can the single...
  19. B

    Bosch appliances tripping RCD

    I have a customer who has recently bought a new Bosch fridge freezer. On plugging it in the RCD trips as it goes through it's start up cycle. I have tested the RCD and all is fine. Bosch replaced the appliance and same thing happens with the new one. A Bosch engineer has now visited and told the...
    • billy badger
    • Thread
    • appliances bosch rcd tripping
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. K

    Please advise - kitchen circuit

    Hi, I am after a bit of advise in regards to kitchen circuit (see below). I am planning kitchen refurbishment and I would like find out correct locations of all electrical items in the kitchen (electrician not yet contracted and there is so many cowboys in London that I would prefer to know...
    • kopa
    • Thread
    • advise appliances circuit kitchen please sockets switch
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice

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