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  1. gobananas

    spur cable length

    Im running a ring main for all my sockets using 2.5 cable....as an after thought i was thinking to spur off one of my socket outlets and run up the wall and along a wooden beam...probably no longer that about 4 meters? for a ceiling fan.....this isnt the aircon mentioned in another...
  2. N

    Mystery cable in receptacle box

    I am replacing some of the old receptacles in a 1940s house. Armored BX cable, two conductors, cable is the ground. Mostly pretty straightforward. One box contains a problem. Two cables coming into the box. Black and white from one cable attached to the receptacle. Other pair taped up. The...
  3. D

    Novel idea for cable route!

    Came across this recently, a novel way of crossing a public footpath where no off road parking exists.
  4. M

    IR short, only when cable connected?

    So was on a call out today and cooker circuit kept tripping the RCD. Disconnected at the board and at the cooker switch and IR’d the cable and received the following readings: L-E: 200 L-N: 999 N-E: 999 Everything’s good, reconnected at the board and re-tested the cable going back to the board...
  5. C

    Cable tray query

    Sorry, an odd question . Does anyone have any experience of these. Would the steel 100mm hhvy duty type be strong enough to support wheeling an ebike over (say) 5feet onto a towbar bike rack ??
  6. Marvo

    Flat twin cable with sheathed CPC.

    I see they're introducing a new type of flat twin cable with a sheathed CPC. In my location there's no requirement to sleeve CPC/bonding conductors and you never see it done. We just install and arrange wiring in enclosures or DB's in such a way that there's no realistic chance of the...
  7. A

    Fitting wall lights with side cable access

    Hi all, I am planning to install wall lights such as these ones (LAP Bronx Outdoor Up & Down Wall Light Black - Screwfix - https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-bronx-outdoor-up-down-wall-light-black/8627r) off an existing wall light by connecting them with a SWA cable clipped on the wall. However, I...
  8. lozarus

    Interesting SWA Cable

    Was having a poke around the old man's house today. Anyway. DB is under stairs (18th ed following a recent extension. Not done by me but it's done well.) There's a submain in 2 core SWA feeding an old 2 way Wylex in the detached garage (lights and a socket radial). Entire sub is fed from a 16a...
  9. 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...
  10. D

    Supply Cable Size

    Client currently has a DB in his outhouse. It feeds a pool pump and an air source heat pump. It is currently being supplied using a 4mm T&E cable. He wants the DB moved to his garage. It will still supply the two pumps but also a socket circuit in the garage. Having done my cable calcs, 4mm will...
  11. D

    H05RN-F cable spec

    I have 2 outdoor floodlights & and pond pump. Each came fitted with H05RN-F cable. I've looked at 4 cable suppliers' web sites. 2 of these say "suitable for temporary outdoor use", 1 says "suitable for permanent outdoor use" & 1 says nothing about indoor/outdoor use. Does anyone have the...
  12. A

    Replace strip light

    I have a strip light in the kitchen operated from a single switch. I want to replace it with a straight bar 4 spot array. There are three supply cables to the strip light, two of these are 3 core, red, black and earth. The third cable is 4 core, red, yellow, blue and earth. The new fitting has...
  13. B

    Can i hardwire two 16amp aplliances into a hardwire point on a 6mm cable?

    Is this ok? 32amp breaker with a 6mm wire leading to fused cooker switch. This then leads with 6mm cable to hardwire point. Can i hardwire 2 x 16 amp appliances to this hardwire point. This hardwire point is all i have for these these appliances. Should I use a double hardwire point or will...
  14. DPG

    Cable moling/marking

    Afternoon all. Was wondering, when cables are run underground using mole/tunneling methods, how do people get around the requirement to mark underground cables with tape?
  15. J

    Shed hi tuff cable

    Hi, I rent a house and need a cable to my shed and unfortunately the LL dosent want anything dug into his lawn ! Before I get an electrician in i would like to know if this is feasible. Could I run Hi tuff cable in either Aluminium tube to the shed or lay fence posts flat and clip cable too...
  16. R

    EV charge point 6mm cable??? Help!

    Help please! I need a Tesla Gen 2 EV charger fitted in my garage which is 22m from the consumer unit. My electrician is proposing to route a 6mm cable through pre-existing plastic conduit which has a cable in already and through a void in concrete walls to a sub-consumer unit at the charge...
  17. R

    Replacing undercabinet lighting, unsure of how to handle existing armored cable

    I live in a warehouse condo, converted about 20 years ago. The building dates to about 1870 but with the conversion, all of the electrical was replaced. Most of the branch circuits use armored cable, running from the panel in the bedroom up into a drywall ceiling that covers about 20% of the...
  18. A

    Cable sizing calculation

    Happy New Year all. Quick question regarding cable sizing. I have a 25m run from DB to car charging unit. The 25m run will mean approx 8m is run in the attic, 6m is run clipped direct down and across a wall and the remaining 10-11m will be buried underground in a 2 inch duct to the car charging...
  19. J

    Mains cable to consumer unit top floor flat

    Im starting a re-wire of a top floor flat, they have run an 16mm T&E with a 6mm earth from the ground floor to the 3rd floor feeding the CU, replacing this cable is practically impossible as there is no way of getting down without going through other flats. Looking for some advice of how others...
  20. P

    How to connect a comms cable between a giv energy battery and a Growatt inverter.

    Good Evening, Can anyone shed some light on how to connect the comms cable between a giv energy battery and a Growatt inverter.I can’t seem to find it anywhere in the manuals. Thanks Pete
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