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    Insulation resistance testing

    Sorry, I'm almost ashamed to ask this question. Cooker switch with red indicator bulb (1)Please tell me what exactly what I do to not get moody readings on a IR test. ? (2) Are there any other tests that it would cause me a problem. ? Tried to search couldn't find an answer that clicked with me
  2. I

    Installing sockets in a thin block wall.

    Hi guys, I have been asked to install some additional sockets for a family friend. However when I have been to look at the house (1950's built) I have found that the upstairs walls are really thin. They look like breeze but are much softer (I can pratically scrape them away with a screwdriver)...
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    Earth bonding to gas and water mains from communal fuse board in a block of flats

    Hello Gents. I'm new to this forum so please bear with me if I do not make my question very clear. i am testing a communal DB for a block of flats. There is no earth bonding to the water and gas main coming into the building before it branches off to individual supplies , meters and the each...
  4. L

    Schneider ZBE 101 is not working

    Hi guys, I would to say hello to everyone and hope I will be comfortable in this forum!! I am a mechanical engineer and I am in a certain way "forced" to learn also electrical stuffs. At the moment I am trying to understand why my RESET button (ZBE 101) on my machine does not work. I...
  5. T

    Register with Sparksafe to bid on Council work in Northern Ireland

    No, nothing to do with an American boy band. It appears that there's a new scam surfaced in Northern Ireland, in order to bid on local authority contracts you have to be registered with Sparksafe. I'm waiting for a guy to respond to some questions I've asked him re minimum qualification...
  6. S

    Enclosed MET Block?

    I did my C&G qualifications a good few years back don't do much of anything electrical for my job so apologies if I am a rusty. I have been asked to take a look at a few years old periodic report for a church in my village, to see if there is anything simple on it that I could remedy for them...
  7. R

    Newbie on the block

    Guys, post to say hello. Newbie on the block saying hello! cheers! Rob
  8. S

    Fused connection unit in a toilet block

    Hi guys just wondering if someone can help me out here. I've been asked to install a metal hand dryer in a toilet block but the fused connection unit for it will fall within touching distance of the sinks.I've had a look at the regs but I'm still a bit unsure.Will the FCU need to go above the...
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    'Click and flow' click connector block. Wiring a floor lamp. Female / male socket

    Hello, I would like to use a recently bought Click and flow connector block to wire a standard lamp with 3 bulbs. Reading the instructions have left me confused. According to the instructions the female socket is 'for fixed wiring supply' but has room for 3 cables to run into this socket...
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    240 volt outside light measuring 180 volts.

    Hi all. Looking for advice here. The mother in law had her house extended and totally rewired by someone that said to her he was a qualified sparks. I've been up the loft and found crimped wires and not even clipped down and a whole host of lovely terminal block connections. One set of these has...
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    main switch question

    Hi guys, Im installing some main switches in an installation to cover 3 boards. A question i have is, they anything against the regulations or indeed bad practice to fit a single main isolator switch to cover the 3 boards or should they have 3 individual ones. What i got is a single phase...
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    Removal of economy 7 - allow E7 circuit to be live 24/7

    Hi I have just purchased a flat which currently uses Economy 7. It has a secondary circuit which the storage heaters and immersion boiler are run off. This circuit only becomes live during the off peak hours. There is a 2nd consumer unit for this circuit. I have had the storage heaters removed...
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    Henley block - fuse box - what wire etc

    Need help, I need to supply a 4th floor flat from a basement flat off the same meter, there is the main fuse then the meter. I was going to put a henly block after the meter then straight up 4 floors to a fuse box, I think I need an RCD before it makes its journey up, don't know the cable I...
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    Please Help Christmas mony at stake MATV System for a block of 40 flats

    Hey guys, I have a major problem. I have just run in 40 submains and re powered the communal's in a pre-existing block of flats. The company I'm doing the work for will not pay me until the communal TV system is up and running. That's got nothing to with me. Sadly, they thinks it does. They are...
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    100a single pole tails block over 150 available

    Got a surplus of 100a tails blocks Brand new still on packaging ,Henley blocks. Can Post as many as you want . Let me know how many and can give you a price.
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    Book times for chopping boxes in walls

    Evening, Anyone know the book/industry times for chopping 1g & 2g 35mm back boxes in concrete block and then fixing . All using power tools. I know how long it would take me! But will be subbies... My luckins doesnt list it and my old spons only has chopping by hand times which I reckon my mum...
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    Solar iBoost - Wiring Question

    Hi In the process of installing Solar iBoost No issues with the unit that needs to be installed in between 16A MCB and Immersion. Can someone clarify exactly where should install the clamp I have attached to this post a photograph of the wiring at the Utility Meter. You will see...
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    choccy block / connector strip question

    hello I have a ceiling spotlight trackbar which uses an inbuilt choccy bar as its connector. Trouble is it is now quite old (20 yrs+) and the little screws in the choccy block seem to have lost their grip and just spin around so they don't grip the copper wires anymore, nor can I remove them...
  19. Pete999

    Other Trades Persons

    Reading thread just now reminded me of a job I helped my Lad out on, we were wiring some down lighters, anyway we got to the jobsite ealy to make a start, about 09:30 this Muppet turned up, no introduction, nothing but "how much longer youse goin to be ere matey" all day we replied with that he...
  20. M

    outside light to stable block

    Hello to all Can a 'part pee" person replace a damaged twin and earth cable to an outside light on a stable block and issue a minor works certificate? The cable outer sheath has cracked due to incorrect installation method and long term exposure to the elements. Many thanks

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