I’ve been using Hager junction boxes for ever .all been specified and now I looking for alternatives
Wago’s 773 or 221 .
Any preferences , been racking my brains etc
I have emailed electrical safety first regarding the BPG4 update : i have just received the reply
Hi,
It should be published in the next couple of weeks – it is in artwork and out for comment with the signatories.
Regards,
Enquiries
A question asked by a customer, when I explained the logistics involved in moving the current one.
My mind went to Schneider Easy 9 but I thought I'd consult the wisdom of you fine bunch!
I'm buying my wife a led, anti fog mirror for her birthday and it recommends hard wiring to be connected to a wall switch. I don't have access to above or behind the wall in question, what is the best way to hook this up? Run a wire from the light above the mirror? Or try to go around the corner...
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I am looking to change my career and become a domestic electrical engineer / installer. I do have some related experiences and qualifications .
I am looking for some un biased advise on what steps I need to take in order to achieve this . Long term I am only looking to work in the...
I mean.... the best and the easiest to use.
I remember back in the 2000's I used a serial interface, I think it was the printer serial port, 25 pins or similar. I believe I even used a mouse port as well, that versatile those systems were back then.
What I could do with it was ... program in...
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I am taking on a job of supplying/wiring a summer house which is in the process of being built.
Consumer unit has no spare ways so my only option really is splitting the tails in the meter cupboard into a fused isolator to supply the SWA. However as far as I’m aware I am not allowed...
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I'm 28 and looking to become an electrician, I was an apprentice at 21 but was not fully focused and wasted the opportunity only working on site for about around a 8 month, but now I'm looking to go back.
I'm in retail management currently with a young child and a wife so would it be...
Hi, would anyone be able to recommend what kind of trunking i should use from a consumer unit down to floor level as the cables come from under the floor up along the surface of the wall into the back of the consumer, i am currently working on a board change in a domestic where all the cables...
Hi all I'm looking for some advice recently i left a data cable installer apprenticeship cat5 to cabs etc (was a one year course level 3 at the end) to pursue an apprenticeship in eletrics (standard 3 year am2 at the end course) recently I've seen and heard alot of conflicting statements about...
Hello fellow sparky guys / girls
Been away from this forum here a while now. Done a spell over in AUS, now back in the UK.
I have a fair amount of knowledge about BS7671. Used to be a QS in my last role.
I need to get the 18th update course to renew my gold card. Any online courses...
I just bought a piece of property and am bringing a 400 amp service, to a service rack in between two RV pads. What I am wondering is the best way to build my service coming out of the meter base. My current priority is a temp power pedestal for the two RV pads, but I also want to split power...
I'm looking for advice on what you think would be the best cost effective solution. I intend to pay an electrician to do all connections but would like to have in mind the best solution before I bring them in. The cealing is plasterboard and the wall is blocks for switch 1 and switch A...
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I just joined this forum as I was embarking on few projects at home, and loved what I saw in the different threads!
I am in the process of adding a generator inlet box to my house and had a few questions. I'll start with one of them which is about running the 50A wire outside the home...
Our electric bill has double within the last 6 months and the electric company are now saying the bill will be £440 a month. The electric company installed a check meter to see if the main meter was faulty. The readings comeback fine and they are now saying that it is down to our usage. We live...
Hi,
Does anyone have any suggestions for a reference for electricians to the other parts of the building regs other than part p?
either an actual book or an online reference.
cheers
Jim
I'm moving all the loads from my main panel to a sub panel, in order install an Enphase Enpower Smart Switch in between. The main panel is a 125A cutler-hammer combination meter/panel (MBE1224B125BTS), with a 2-pole100A breaker as the main service disconnect.
What's the best way to connect the...
Afternoon people...ive recently qualified and gained my gold card..was wondering EICR wise what software people use to generate reports. Cheers for any responses. Also wanted to enquire with regards to notifiable work is it simply a case that unless you get NICEIC OR napit registered then db...
I am 46 with 15 years + white goods experience and a few other bits and have only ever done internal courses for electrical meter training, I also have an expired gas safe for cookers that ran 9 months ago and is my only real qualification. I am looking for different job types but with 0...
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