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  1. 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...
  2. H

    Mig welding and cable run.

    Some advise or views would be appreciated. My supply is 100 amp single phase. I purchased my property 3 years ago or so, the owner prior to the couple I purchased it from had installed a single external 32 amp socket near to the kitchen back door. The cable to this socket is easy enough to...
  3. D

    External cable run best method for this situation

    Hi I've got an new outbuilding that needs power run out to it, the building is very close to the house and the original plan was to run an armoured down the wall, in a 600mm deep trench and then up the wall of the outbuilding. I've marked the originally intended route on the image below, which...
  4. W

    Big cable run supply issue

    Hi, I’m an industrial electrician, so when it comes to DB regs and such my experience on them is a little limited. I need 2 x 16A 3 phase supply and 4 x 230v 3 pin sockets which is intend to do as a ring however, the nearest supply is approx 120m away! Running this through a cable calculator...
  5. RF Solutions Ltd

    Install new heating systems? Ever had a missing cable run between a boiler and a pump?

    Do you install new heating systems? Ever had a missing cable run between a boiler and a pump? Using MAINSLINK - the pump overrun solution - you can avoid expensive cable runs when cables are missing between a boiler and a pump. When the MAINSLINK by the boiler has 230Vac live input, this...
  6. S

    Solar Panel Cable Run, New Build

    Hi all I'm looking for some help on a query I have. I'm currently involved with a new build with the plan to fit Solar in the very near future, which I have never installed before or had any experience. The plan is to fit a 3.4kw system and i wanted to put in the cable ready from where the...
  7. F

    Can I run mains cable inside hollow metal lintel?

    Hello I’m going to install a hard wired 230v security camera, incorporating floodlights, outside and above garage door onto brick. An exposed expanded metal lintel (that is hollow) runs across the garage door opening. Outside it has a decorative brick facing. The brick is not load bearing. I...
  8. D

    Is it safe to use 10mm flexi conduit for single circuit cable run, less than 3m, mounted in ceiling, 2 LED domestic lighting points?

    Trying to replace a single run, approx 3M with no bends, of a single 1.5mm twin & earth cable between 2 lighting points in a domestic space. Cable to be mounted IN the ceiling & plastered over. Both points to carry an LED light fitting so minimal current. Is it safe to use 10mm conduit? BS7671...
  9. R

    When can an RCD be omitted from a domestic cable run

    What requirements need to be met to not require an RCD for a cable run in safe zones
  10. H

    RCD constantly Tripping on long cable run

    I'd be very grateful if someone can help with this..... I've added a diagram to help explain. This is single cabling not a ring (I'm in France). All the cabling is underground which is split into 3 at a junction box by MCB's. There are 5 spurs above ground on the cable in question and each has...
  11. E

    Use RCD for 130m cable run to outbuilding?

    Hi all. I have a couple of outbuildings which I laid cables to from the house. Both are about 130m cable runs away individually. Just thinking about the time it takes for a RCD to "trip" - do I need to put RCD's in the distribution units? at the buildings? Also I presume it would be wise to...
  12. P

    Extending an existing cable run

    Hi All, first time post so be gentle. My consumer Unit is situated under our stairs next to an outside wall. I currently have a 13amp two gang socket under the stairs, surface mounted. The boss lady now wants two further sockets situated near our front door on the same wall. Extending the cable...
  13. C

    150m Cable run outside to spur?

    What would be the required cable for this type of run? Thanks
  14. L

    Cable run!!!

    Mate of mine asked if there is anything wrong with some of the cable routes he found in the new property he just bought!!! Wouldnt mind but the cables come up from DB through this bedroom into another then the attic, back into the bedroom, then down into the extension which was on the bottom...
  15. M

    Length of DC cable run

    Hi guys. When using a DC volt drop calculator, when it comes to the length of DC cable run,does that refer to the distance of the panels from the inverter or the distance of the cable from the - terminal of the inverter to the positive. As in the length of the single core circuit from positive...
  16. P

    swa cable run above ground

    Hi customer wants swa run along fence but not buried - fence not usable so idea is to bury posts and attach swa to this . Any body got any good tips on what they've used to achieve a good result. Sorry for poor typing it's from a phone Regards Pete
  17. I

    cable run perpendicular to loft joists.

    hi just been to look at a job, have to get a cable accross 4 joists ( perpendicular) now i know drilling loft joists is a no no, the cable run will be in an area of the loft not used for storage and the customer has no intention to board out the loft is there anything wrong with laying the...
  18. E

    18kw heater - 45m cable run - 3 phase - rewireable fuses. . . . Fuse size ????

    Hi Guys, Firstly, this is my own project and I have no 3ph supply in my own unit and have to take a supply from neighbors unit who has an old 3ph rewireable board with plenty of spare spaces. I cant upgrade neighbors board and have to run a cable 35- 45m to supply a 18kw heater and fans. My...
  19. B

    What is the longest cable run u have done in meters for a sunnyboy1200 the main bord?

    -What is the longest cable run u have done from the sunnyboy1200 to the main fuse board, its says max cable 2.5mm2 no longer then 30 metres. What happens if go 25 metres to a 30amp junction box and from the junction box put 4mm2 cable running 30 meters to the main fuse board. How would this...
  20. S

    Maximum Cable Run Question.

    Hello all, Im not an electrician or really have much background in electrical theory but I was Just wondering if someone could show me how I would go about answering the following question. A power ring is to be installed using a 2.5mm twin and earth PVC cable. The circuit will be protected by...

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