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  1. R

    Speaker Cable for DoorBell

    Good evening Guys Was wondering if someone can advise. Ive wired a door bell system on a job in speaker cable( was last minute floors were going down and only thing in the van) However when connecting up the kit as per instructions i cannot seem to get it to operate. Is speaker cable...
  2. A

    Best cable type for in floor heating

    I am planning on redoing my basement floors and debating on adding underfloor radiant heat. It would be supplemental to my HVAC as the basement as being 70 year old house all registers are roof mount. My question is due to the large area of main room roughly 13' × 30' (4m × 10m) 400 square feet...
  3. G

    Socket on spur with cable in conduit

    Hi. I'm hoping someone can help with a question about adding a socket as a spur onto a ring mains circuit (rcd protected at CU). Its a 2 gang socket so max load could be 26A. The 2.5 TE cable is rated for 27A but this reduces to maybe 20A if its in buried in a wall in conduit (as it will be)...
  4. L

    extend power cable - Optoma screen

    Hello, I have optoma screen de-9120ega | Optoma United Kingdom - https://www.optomaeurope.com/product/de-9120ega which has 3g 0.75mm cable. I want to use extension ... so I was thinking, is there any reason for such a device use 0.75mm cable? I assume few electronics and small motor is inside...
  5. arron9999

    Staircase cable run

    Hi All, In need of some advice on what is and isn't allowed under regs. I'm extending a circuit in my house so I can install a socket on the landing. All the ring wires run through the main landing floor but where I want to install has 3 steps going down to it. I can run the wire down the...
  6. J

    UK Max distance cable can run overhead without support

    Hi folks, I have been through the regs. Have a garage wired from a house. Cable runs overhead at an appropriate height and is suitable cable. The distance in mid air is about 2m. My question is does this need mechanical support by way of a conduit or tray. It does seem a bit excessive for that...
  7. A

    10mm LSF cable for shower

    Hello all you fine folk and hope you're all keeping well. Having a bit of a dilemma here regarding making off 3x10sq LSF cable for a shower. I'm debating about about whether to use a Crabtree pull chord or to just mount a 2 gang 45/50A shower switch. Shower rating is 9.8kw with cable being...
  8. T

    SY cable - earthing the braiding

    Hi all, we have a situation where we have a 3 phase bit of equipment thats on a 32amp commando plug 3 phase. Its wired up in sy cable and using an sy gland the braiding is earthed on the load side. There is no room in the plug (supply side) to get both the braiding pigtailed up and the conductor...
  9. W

    What size SWA cable and what Distribution boards required to shed and garden office.

    Want to install a garden shed with Tumble Dryer and separate garden office building. I have run duct from side of house to where garden shed is going to be, then run another duct to where garden office is going to be. I am planning of having the office heated by electric most likely a plinth...
  10. T

    SWA cable Terminating or not??

    Had a discussion with my electrician today about upgrading the SWA mains cable fed from my house to my garage as im looking to use the garage for some woodworking machines, eg table saw, planer as well as some sockets and lights. Sparky has informed me that there is currently a 3 core 6mm SWA...
  11. L

    Running cable over / through garage blockwork

    I am finishing up my NAPIT LCL training, got all of my modules, 18th edition and I+T all done- heading out to support another sparky as a freshly retrained 53 year old. Just doing the final design assignment to finish up the course, which involves a virtual garage extension to a house, built...
  12. E

    Fusing downstream with very short cable length

    Hi, first post newbie here. I have a question relating to what I am told is a grey area in both 7671 and low voltage assemblies regs. I have a customer with some LV industrial control panels, 100A fused isolator with 25mm main singles from isolator down to motor drive, but off the isolator...
  13. impish15

    undersized cable provided by electric hob/cooker manufacturer?

    Hi All, I am a little confused, probably something I am missing..... I have just wired in a 7.4kw Neff V57THQ4L0 N70 Vented Hob. I ran a supply of 6mm from the board for the hob. My confusion is why the manufacture has provided a 1.5mm cable for me to wire this into the cooker connection unit...
  14. T

    Cable sizing

    Hi all, I am trying to calculate a SWA 4 core that will be protected by a 250 amp switched fuse isolator. It is going to supply a 3 phase electric boiler that pulls 209 amps each phase at most. I'm filling in the parameters to an online cable calculator ,when asked for the voltage i've put 400...
  15. J

    Is this cable cord suitable?

    Hello, I am an expat living in Estonia. My wife bought this picture light box from a second hand shop. It seems hand made when I took it apart. Looking at the cable and how thin the wiring is, is this okay plugged in to 230v? It seems a very thin cable to me to be carrying 230v.
  16. B

    Wiring an Optima G4 Alarm panel to a Reson8 bell box using existing 4 core cable

    I am replacing an existing old bell box with a Reson 8 bell box 8EP420. My alarm panel is a Optima G4. They are connected via a 4 core cable. The existing panel wiring is as follows: Panel Bell box Strobe+ (no connection) A link between T and A Strobe- (yellow)...
  17. firestick

    Looking for advice for working with LSZH T&E cable

    Hi, I'm looking for advice for working with LSZH T&E cable. Is it common practice to warm the cable with a heat gun to make it easier to work with before running/dressing the cable?. Any tips for working with this cable?. Thanks!
  18. Deepblue6

    Connecting armoured cable to a socket

    I have an armoured cable which is connected in my house to a normal socket via an rcd plug, 1.5mm flex and a junction box, the armoured cable sheath is earthed in the junction box by connecting the metal gland to the flex earth. At the other I have bought a waterproof socket (using it in my...
  19. A

    Cable attachment

    My electrician has put my 2.5mm and 10mm cable through conduit which is correct but then he has come down the wooden part of the wall and capped it with galvanised steel capping. My understanding is that galvanised capping can be used and is up to code but can he just fix the wire to the wooden...
  20. littlespark

    is regular Cat5e cable usable outside?

    notice i didnt say "suitable outside" rather than me buying a drum of external cat6, running it between house and shed, with an outlet socket at each end and a couple of short patch leads for the modem and computer end..... can i just use cat5e with rj45 terminations directly, but cover it...

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