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  1. sythai

    Gas meter 'vs' SWA cable proximity

    Hi Guys Would I be correct in thinking an electric cable can be as close as 25mm to a gas meter ? (not that I'd ever be that close out of choice) Or is it the 150mm reg as with proximity to consumer units, sockets, accessories... Had a quick scan in my on-site guide but not so clear - been a...
  2. D

    Cable Clipped above steel beams on to a Plaster board ceiling

    Hi There Just a quick one, I'm wondering what's everyone's thoughts on this are. A subby has clipped a cable to a plaster board ceiling using 3m sticky pads and plastic cable ties, below that ceiling is a number of steel beams spanning the length of the corridor and then below them is a...
  3. T

    Sun heat on caravan cable causing meter box circuit breaker to pop?

    Could the sun’s heat on a caravan mains supply cable cause the fuse/circuit breaker at the meter box/supply end to trip?
  4. A

    Disabled toilet alarm

    Hi I’m installing a disabled toilet alarm and they need an extra beacon in the office about 100mt away. Has anyone got any suggestions as to what cable to use for this longer run
  5. N

    Dog chewed through power cable, need help rewiring.

    My wife has a electric heated airer, our dog chewed through the cable and I thought it would be no different from rewiring a plug. It's not. I have a blue and white wire coming from the airer I to a switch, then 2 blue a white and a brown going to the plug. Ideally I'd like to do away with the...
  6. J

    Supply to airbnb thats been prewired by a friend

    A friend of mine wired a 10mm 3 core armoured cable to his shed before I got involved and wired it himself already. He wants make it an air bnb with a ring circuit 32a, lighting circuit 6a, induction hob circuit 32a and a underfloor heating circuit 20a. Will the 10mm be enough for the supply and...
  7. Christian Lenehan

    Embedding cable under external render

    What's best practice if running cable from garage out to outside double sockets? I'm re rendering that wall and thought it'd be nice if I could hide the cable under/within the render... Is it possible / allowable within "the code"? With or without conduit? Does it need to be armoured cable?
  8. M

    Updating cable calc spreadsheet

    Hi All, Just looking for some advice: I'm in the process of updating an old cable calc spreadsheet that helps to spit out Zs and Voltage Drop figures but I'm just looking for some clarity on figures. For 3-core 16mmsq SWA, single phase, I'm looking at table 4D4B in BS7671 and it states...
  9. P

    Cable termination of concentric cable

    Background: I am not an electrician, I am a retired professional engineer high power broadcast transmitter design , but am dabbling outside my sphere of knowledge, so help please. It is along time since I have looked at the 16th edition. I am not in paid work but am helping a friend who is a...
  10. highvoltageguy123

    Mix Ratio of Lead to Tin when Splicing PILC 13800V Cable

    Hey guys, I've been on jobs splicing and installing Pot head Terminations of 13800V PILC cable and I cant help but think our mix of lead to tin is as good as it could be. Walking through some plants Ive seen substations with immaculate lead wipes made anywhere from 25- 50 years ago and notice...
  11. K

    Extend cable from fridge freezer to wall switch

    I have Liebherr fridge freezer and need to extend the cable from the appliance to the wall plug. The directions do not allow an extension lead to be used for this purpose.What should I do? Thank you Gill
  12. S

    3183yag cable 1.5mm flexible for lighting ring

    Hello all, I think I might have done gone and ducked things up. We got a timer frame single story extension put on( 35sqm) For the Lighting circuit i used 3183yag multi strand flexible 1.5mm 3 core cable. Should I have used single strand?
  13. H

    Cable Tray Load Optimization

    There are electrical engineers who just mutter the slogan "Safety is the top priority," and simply convey old and inaccurate Cable Tray Weight information to the Architectural/Structural design department without trying to calculate the Cable Weight on the Cable Schedule. As the result...
  14. S

    What is the age of this cable ?

    What is the age of this cable ?
  15. S

    EV charging cable type

    Hi All, Im quoting to install an EV charger (Dont worry - fully registered, but only been 2 weeks so i'm still picking bits up). Consumer unit in the Garage which is soon to be converted, all cables to be conceiled at some point. EV charger to be installed at front of converted garage (approx...
  16. G

    EICR - C2 for low voltage cable

    Hi, I have just had an EICR carried out and it has comeback with a few C2s. The only one I disagree with is the electrician raised as a C2 the fact that under the kitchen cabinets there are some LED strips with exposed single insulated cables. All these exposed cables are low voltage (24v)...
  17. timhoward

    Uncommon SWA cable with different coloured cores

    I was the 2nd sparks taking over a garden office supply job. The first sparks had fitted 10 sq mm 3 core SWA, but it actually had brown, blue and g/y conductors. The middle was also more like hi tuff in the sense the insulation surrounding the 3 cores resembled a cable in its own right not just...
  18. pirate

    Anyone want to help me clear out old cable?

    Getting desperate to clear my small garage, and I have a bit of old red/black T&E. I used a few bits to add a socket or two in my flat and a couple of neighbours, as the development is all wired in old colours. I am well aware that there are cowboys out there who buy this online, at quite...
  19. HappyHippyDad

    What speaker cable do I need to connect up these speakers?

    I have just removed a rather expensive CD system from a house. I did explain to the customer that I thought it was worth quite a bit, but they just wanted shot of it. Unfortunately no working speaker cables as I had to chop them off. The unit is the bang Olufsen 9000, 6 CD player The...
  20. J

    Cable Reels PAT results

    Can I ask is there separate regs regarding cable reels. Have a 25m new reel which Meggar 100 will not pass. 0.5 ohms. Max 0.19. Any help be appreciated. Jonny

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