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    Sy cable am2

    Hi guys, I have my am2 resit this week, I just done the pre assessment day and I was told that the sy cable needs to have a lock nut either side of the gland. So two lock nuts on each side. So one to lock down the two washers and then one to lock them together in the box...in the videos...
  2. J

    Cable diameter

    Hello. Please advise the safe diameter of the 4-core copper cable for 20 kW load with a distance of 75 to 100 M from the pillar box to the consumer?
  3. R

    UK Found a cable in my back garden…

    Hi. Can somebody please advice what to do next or should I do anything next or just leave that cable as it is? Just bought the house and found a cable in my back garden . Tested with multimeter - Im not electrician so I dont realy have a clue what this reading means - I only understand how to...
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    Shall I ask my sparky to run a 6mm or 10mm cable ?

    Hi, I am Currently in the process of building an extension and my builders will shortly be getting their electricians to commence the first fix electricals. I've got an integrated double oven going in and a single oven and I just wanted to know if I should make sure they run either a 6mm or...
  5. L

    Underfloor Cooker cable

    Hello All. I'm quite new to this game and gaining experience, but going well in the main. My customer wants to feed a Hob ( on island in centre of kitchen ) and have the Oven separate on a wall unit. I'm running 10mm to give some headroom as induction hob involved, plus kettle and oven on same...
  6. Bingjamin

    Advice for repair dehumdifier cable

    Hi, The wire of my dehumdifier is broken (Meaco 20L Low Energy). The wire was being pulled over a period of time, which seems to have lead to a break in the wire. It got to the point where I had sparks and some flames/smoke which lead me to stop using it very promptly. Im really struggling to...
  7. P

    CK T3678 Heavy Duty Ratchet Cable Cutters - how good?

    As the title say, is the CK T3678 worth getting for a modest amount of work cutting stuff like 50mm hard-drawn copper, and maybe up to 120mm soft drawn copper cables?
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    Incoming size cable ??

    Hi everyone, On a job at the moment and trying to Work out cable size needed for property supply. Lots going on and struggle to work out potential loads of new build not built yet. Loads 2 x ring main around 15 sockets Lighting circuits consisting of around 60 spotlights and outside...
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    UK Re using a 10mm cable to provide a new ring

    I would like to reuse a 10mm cable to provide a ring circuit in an area. The cable is currently used for an electric shower, still connected at present and is fine. When the shower is removed I intended to replace the 40A breaker with a 32A, slightly reroute the cable and add a ring to then...
  10. C

    Is 4mm heat resistant cable okay for 7.5kw range cooker?

    The electrician that installed my cooker circuit put in 10mm cable with a 32a fuse, a 45a cooker switch and 10mm cable to the backplate for behind the cooker. He put this size in as I didn't know what size cooker I was going to be getting. I ended up getting a 7.4kw range cooker and the...
  11. mil5om

    Red, blue and black cable

    Is blue neutral or earth when there is a black cable (which is the old neutral) - old system? Other one is red, no green / yellow
  12. S

    CCTV what coaxial cable needed for Hikvision DS2CE72KF3T-E

    Hi what cable make and size would be needed for hikvision cctv cameras 2.8mm model number DS2CE72KF3T-E picture provided
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    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...
  14. monotrememan

    crawlspace cable

    i want to run a something like a BX cable from a sub panel in my garage through an adjacent crawlspace to a fish tank in a room just the other side of the crawlspace. total length is 40-50ft. i'd like it to carry two 20A circuits which would be connected to outlets in the cabinet under the tank...
  15. O

    2 circuits in one cable.

    Strange on this, we are wiring an extension at the moment and I would like to 3 way the (currently 2 way) landing switch to the new bedroom so there is a switch near by for the stairs. The property was supposedly re-wired when the couple bought the place about eight years ago but after hearing a...
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    Fluke 2062 Cable tracer

    I've got a Fluke 2062 cable tracer. Cracking bit of kit, but very expensive, and isn't getting used very much. I might be open to renting it out. If you need to trace a break or short, this could save you a lot of time. I traced a N E short to a pin in a picture rail that had been there about a...
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    Car stereo antenna cable, to crimp or solder?

    Hi all, Hope this thread is still going. I had to cut my stereo antenna cable, so need to reconnect with another cable. I am unsure as the best way to do this as there seems to be differing views. Do i crimp the cable or solder? Guy at Jaycar told me to solder but lots of comments on google...
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    Buried cable

    Hi everyone, I intend to bury a 240 volt cable from my house to my barn about 7 metres as way. It will be buried under my tarmaced drive which I own but my neighbour has access over this drive. The supply will be in a plastic conduit about 40mm in diameter. My neighbour will complain if anything...
  19. C

    locating armoured cable behind stud wall

    Trying to find an armoured cable behind plasterboard and studding. It was used to supply power from the house but has been disconnected Can someone suggest a probe or device to find it. There are screws in the PB and copper pipes on the ground behind the PB and twin core for sockets, but I know...
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    Large cable protective device and enclosures

    Hi, thanks for reading this. Ive been asked to look at a job where the DNO connection (single phase 80A TT) is a long run to the final circuits. Small feeder box has been installed and the volt drop dictates 95mm cables are needed to take to another feederbox where the feeds into the building...

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