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    Advice for Moving Fuse Box and new Meter

    I have recently bought a 3 story house with a self-contained basement that I am wishing to rent out. The basement already has it's own gas supply and separate meter. In a wardrobe in the basement is the electricity meter and new separate fuse boxes for the main house and basement. If I rent...
  2. C

    Basement Plant Room Supplies

    Would appreciate some advice on the following: The project has over 20 large apartments between lower ground floor & 3rd & there are 2 basement levels. The client would now like to save space within the apartments & locate a small plant room within the basement garages. Has anyone encountered...
  3. D

    red ducting in basement for moving mains

    Hi all. hope someone can point me in the right direction.doing a rewire for two flats above a shop which is straight forward enough. except the mains are being moved from the front of the shop to the rear. the dno want three switched fused isolaters installing at the rear and a 115mm red ducting...
  4. W

    strange fault

    Strange fault. Rewire, 8 circuits all rcbo protected Tests out ok Intermittent fault Turn basement lights off at switch (fed via a 6a rcbo) basement power trips? (on an adjacent 16a rcbo) no crossed neutrals. The 16a rcbo trips when turning lights off not on? Any ideas, never seen this type...
  5. S

    Coming in at basement level

    Hello Everyone, Hello to all you DIY's, Domestic Installers, and 'Fully Qualified' Electricians (2391, 2330's etc) First off, apologies for my username 'SparkieMarkie', I'm not currently an Electrician or DI, but hey it's catchy, and Mark is my name, so what they hell..... A bit about me: I'm...
  6. B

    Dno

    Some guidance please..........I have asked EDF to restore the supply to a small shop where the basement is flooded and some circuits may well be wet. From the DNOs intake there is a distribution circuit to the distribution board complete with 80Amp semi enclosed fuse and 2pole cutout. This...
  7. I

    ring mains

    Would it be acceptable to have 4 ring mains, 1 for each floor of a 4 storey house? Washing machine and dryer are going in the basement and not the kitchen, or does the kitchen need its own feed? The CU is in the basement.
  8. J

    Basement wiring - from ceiling or floor for sockets?

    A house conversion to convert the basement into a flat has a timber joist ceiling and concrete screed floor. How do you guys wire a basement? One person mentioned running socket cables from the ceiling is bad as the cable run isn't expected, so make channels/ducts in the floor. If so, any...
  9. ringer

    Heating a toilet in a basement

    Have been asked about installing a heater for a single-cubicle toilet in a basement (commercial premises). It apparently gets rather nippy in there this time of year. Have not been to see it yet, but was wondering if anyone had any ideas on solutions for this. Either... 1). be...
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    Listed building dilemma!

    Ok.......................got a new board change req in a flat in a converted church as they want alot of work done and current board 20 yrs old and cant get rcbo's etc. the church is on fourth floor, meter and cut out for all flats in basement, all cables run internally when conversion was done...
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    Service cut out Fuse the red ones.

    Hi just wondering if anyone knows the rating of the red service head fuses? I havent come across one with a label on it yet and when I pulled one the other day I was going to have a look but they seem to have something like a rivet holding it together where the screw normally is. I'm thinking...
  12. sparks1234

    Commercial premesis

    In a commercial building that is owned by a landlord and then each office area has its own water supply and distribution board. The sub-main comes from a panel from the main installation in the basement so the sub-main is a TN-S but main incomer is usually a TNCS. When form filling you are asked...
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    2 way lighting, PIR motion activated

    Hello All, Is it possible to include a motion sensor into a 2way lighting circuit? If so, how would you go about the wiring? There are switches at the top and bottom of some basement stairs. The occupants are keen to include a motion sensor as they sometimes stuggle to find the switch when...
  14. P

    sockets in a basement

    Hi wondering if anyone can help? Are you able to put floor sockets in a basement. really appriciate any help
  15. banny07

    commercial rewiring

    hi, i am going to rewire a restaurant basement, upstairs is already wired (old red & black),the owner decided to put some tables and chairs in the basement. my question is if i could use ordinary pvc twin & earth or LSF cable which is expensive (owner dont want to spend too much)? I already...
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    Domestic Capers!!

    Afternoon all, (edited after phone call with the owner) Righto,I have been asked by a family friend to rewire their new property which is 100 odd year old sandstone building on 3 levels including basement.4 bedrooms and the kitchen is being moved down to the basement! I have'nt worked in the...

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