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    safe isolation commercial enviroment

    Hi all I'm new to the forums and probably posted in the wrong place & this has probably been asked before but here we go.. I work for a fire and securine company who also havery just enrolled for niceic approved contractor as we supply the fcu etc for all our control gear in commercial/...
  2. O

    Underfloor heating mats

    Hi, I'm going to be installing underfloor heating mats (150w) but I'm after some advise on the insulation boards to put down first. They seem expensive I was wondering is there a cheaper alternative? Or am I going to just have to buy the boards they recommend with the mats? Iv never installed...
    • Op1988
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    • alternative boards cheaper heating insulation underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    For Sale Wylex 11 way boards with 9 RCBO's

    I have 10 wylex boards for sale, they are new and boxed. 100 amp main switch, 3x6amp, 1x16 amp, 4x32 amp and 1x40 amp RCBO's The boards have never been fitted,the screws are unmarked and the fying leads have the original ties still in place. Board-NH1104, RCBO-NHXSBS1 Im asking £150 each...
  4. driverman

    led lighting in kick boards

    Owner of house requires LED lighting in kitchen kick boards. Possibly those small diameter ones that I've seen on the odd occasion. Are there others that fix on the under side of the cupboard ( basement). would you wire these LED lights as you would an ordinary every day light point ie put light...
  5. E

    Anybody experienced with Bno distribution boards

    Hi my names Steve running a small electrical firm in the southeast, I'm in the process if second fixing 4 flats which I wired couple of months back, I've wired plenty of flats over the years and when the builder asked what's details he needed for the supply, I said put down 5 single phase...
    • E14RKS
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    • anybody boards distribution experienced flats installs network their
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. J

    wiring single phase circuits from 3 phase boards using brown L2 or L3

    Hello, I am wiring single phase circuits from a new 3 phase board but another electrician on site said i cant wire the circuits in brown (for live) blue (for neutral) green+yellow (for earth) on L2 or L3 as it isnt the correct phase colour. I debated that brown is a phase colour. whats the...
    • Jason Ryan
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    • 3 phase boards brown circuit circuits phase single single phase using wiring
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. M

    Best tool for finding wood ,wires,metals behind plaster boards

    hayy whats the best tools for finding woods , cables , metals etc behind plaster bored im fed up of drilling a hole to find beams etc, thanks guys -mike
  8. shanky887614

    schneider acti9 boards

    we have got some of these boards but cant see where the neutral bar goes at all? got a couple bags full of neutral bits but where do they go? do they screw into a hidden neutral bar or do you need to install another (3 phase board by the way) this is the board bassically we were supplied...
  9. D Skelton

    Five fold increase in fusebox fires

    BBC News - 'Five-fold rise' in fuse board fires in London Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I wonder what the reson for this could be?????????????????
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    dasy chaining boards ?

    a big hotel group has asked us that they want 2 way dbs in each bedroom feeding one socket and 5 lights all led fittings, but they want the supplies to boards daisy chained from 10mm t&e or swa feeding 4 rooms per circuit. the only way ive ever done this is sub per board, but cant find anything...
    • falcon0310
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    • boards feeding hotel overload rooms
    • Replies: 85
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. C

    Pictures of tidy domestic RCBO filled boards

    Hello, Has anyone got any photo's of consumer units filled with RCBO's that look very tidy. Whenever I have a board that has say 10 ways of RCBO's it is always a struggle towards the end to make nice and neat. Would be great to see what other people do. Reading past threads about cable ties in...
  12. S

    Rcbos and fuse boards for sale

    10way db with rcbos Crabtree starbreaker left from contract will take £140
  13. M

    consumer boards (2)

    hi im currently pricing a job to change a consumer board/s, the question I have is there is a second e7 board, which is no longer in use, but somebody at some point has changed the fused spurs to single sockets. the main concern is ive read before about other sparks putting it all to one board ...
    • MARTY16B
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    • boards consumer consumer unit
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. M

    Putting in seperate 1 way boards. Pod Points

    Hi all, I work for a firm who are getting busy with the solar pv and will soon be getting busy with the pod point installation (ev charging domestic). My gaffer (who is not an electrician) wants a new 1 way board putting in on every job, no questions asked. Even if the existing board is 17th...
    • MrTrance
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    • 1 way boards inverter points putting seperate still tails
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. S

    Frequebcy of Testing new builds in school

    Hi Fellas. Not been on here for a while as been hectic and a lot of working away. HNY to u all. anyway, just need to quickly clear this up . We are periodic testing a very large school lacally , something like 50 fuseboards etc, Small and large.I know the frequency for existing installations is...
    • sparky692
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    • boards builds installations large new new builds school testing years
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. C

    Split Boards!

    Hi, I'm a Electrical Trainee, not long qualified to be a Domestic Installer. I have my 2382,2377 and EAL Level 2! The question is: I'm going to upgrade my mums electrics as there's no rcd and it's on the old re-wireable! My query is because the under floor heating is on a separate cu and economy 7! Can I put...
    • cotty
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    • boards going leave meter please split those
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. M

    For new sparks who change dist boards

    I have spent 2 days in total doing an EICR on these boards, I won't give away too much info in this first post, I would like you new sparks who go around peoples houses changing dist boards to let me know if you think this needs ripping out and replacing? if so what is your reasons and what...
    • MDJ
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    • boards change new questions sparks
    • Replies: 125
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. Davehaywire

    Working on live distribution boards?

    Can anyone tell me if I'm asked to work on a live db be it TP or SP lv ,by my employer,as I have done for many many years in cases where the board cannot be isolated for various reasons. if for some reason I'm electrocuted and I have a hot works permit or not, should my employers insurance cover...
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    Schneider domestic boards.

    Hi, I'm an electrician and have worked with a good few makes of consumer unit. I have used Schneider in industrial jobs but am having their domestic board pushed my way. just wondering how good these are if any one has installed one? Cheers. :bomb2:
  20. L

    3 Phase Distribution Boards

    Hi All I have just pulled out 4 x 12way 3 Phase Distribution Boards if anyone is interested! All fully loaded with single and 3-phase MCBs Open to offers I know i might get a lot of stick as selling used electrical is a no no, but there is always customers who cant afford to pay for a new DB
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