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  1. P

    VRI cables in old install EICR report

    Hi all, I've been asked to carry our EICR reports on a large stately home. The house has around 20 C/U with around 15 circuits in each. All the wiring is VRI cable contained in metal conduit with no separate earths (conduit is being used as the earth). None of the C/U have RCD's fitted just...
  2. J

    Din rail terminal blocks for data/telco cables

    Anyone know if you can get din rail terminal blocks for joining data/telco cables?
  3. gazdkw82

    Ducting for cables

    Builders just about to start excavating for our 2 storey side extension. I thought it would be wise to have some ducting in place as I wish to run a circuit to the garden shed, plus maybe data and options for future supplies. For the shed I dont predict anything bigger than a 3 core 6mm SWA...
  4. D

    Are these cables too close to an LED downlight?

    I'm fairly certain the answer is yes. But I've drilled a hole for an LED downlight and unfortunately it's busy with cables. Moving it will be a hassle due to the spacing of the other lights, just before I do - are the LED lights somehow such low temp that I could in fact just keep it here...
  5. HappyHippyDad

    Running LV and ELV cables together through joists?

    I have quite a bit a cat5e to run through joists under floorboards for ethernet points around the house. Can this run in the same joists as the LV cables or do you make separate holes in the joists for the ELV cables? Cheers guys.
  6. HappyHippyDad

    Neighbours supply cables running through the ceiling void.

    I have been to look at a rewire. The builders have pretty much taken the house apart and I have found the neighbours supply cables hanging above my customers ceiling. The customers line supply cable comes into the top of the cutout and then another line supply comes out of the top and off to...
  7. G

    Interesting cables wot I have chopped out.

    Well, interesting to me anyway.
  8. E

    Are there any resources that show an actual job being done for trainees

    Just looking for resources, books and videos ideally, that show how to actually do the physical job. ie you need to wire some lights in, what's the best method to bring the feed in to the lights, or you need to put sockets in, what's the most efficient way to do the job ie chase out first, put...
  9. P

    Best way to run cables in conduit

    I have a 20mm steel conduit drop to an accessory box buried in the wall. It was previously used for lighting cables and had 2 x 1.5 t+e and 1 x 1.5 3+e squeezed into it. There is no actual conduit system installed - the conduit simply goes into the loft and ends. There is some kind of rubber...
  10. H

    ungrounded switched outlet with three 2-wire cables coming into it -- make GFCI

    I'm just a DYI-er here and very new. I have an ungrounded outlet that is completely controlled (it's not half-controlled) by a wall switch. The place I'm in was built in 1957 and this outlet appears to have a jumper wire from neutral to ground. Notice in the attached pics that there are 3...
  11. Nafislord

    Need help setting up a wifi light switch in UK

    Hi everyone, I want to install a wifi switch in my room but the problem is I am not very informed in electrical wiring subject so would appreciate it if someone could give me some insight regarding this. Light Switch Cables Image The in the inside it says TOP 7704 There is nothing saying which...
  12. Dartlec

    Damp damage to cables

    Had a nightmare of a day trying to get a small 2 bed 1900 or so terrace house through its EICR today for the landlord. He's one I work for, so its a case of fix as I go to get a satisfactory rather than just report. 2-3 hours was sorting out the downstairs lighting circuit failing on IR L-E...
  13. John67

    UK Experience of WAGOBOX IP68 capsule JB ?

    Anyone used them wagobox capsules for swa Cables? I’ve got an external lighting job with semi hidden joints wanted and the capsule top flush with the grass.
  14. A

    IR testing on power cables

    Good morning, to carry out IR testing for armoured power cables in man panels ( pls see below image), do you remove the cable from circuit breakers on both ends or we can test them as it is?( by putting the probes on the cable lug or circuit breaker screw, depends the type of connection)
  15. O

    Does a replacement cable for a cluster pendant have to match the spec of the other pendant cables?

    Hi, I have a cluster pendant light with 6 cables hanging down and a small LED light at the bottom of each. I need to replace one or two of the cables to make them longer, does the cable have to match the spec of the others? i.e. if 0.5mm² has been used can I use 0.96mm² for the replacements or...
  16. Q

    Reference methods for cables ran under floorboards and into stud walls no thermal insulation

    evening all I am wondering what the installation methods should be for cables run under floor boards and then into stud walls but without thermal insulation...102,103 dont seem relevant and so my understanding leads me to think it would be a cross between c for clipped direct under the boards...
  17. L

    Metal Jacket for Computer Cables

    Hi. I'm a newbie here and want to make my own computer cables. Most computer cables are sleeved paracord, mesh or silicon but I want to make more rigid cables that are able to bend somewhat easily. I stumbled upon the pictures attached and they look like some metal jacket sleeves. Does anyone...
  18. F

    Cat 5e cables lashed across ceiling

    Doing a commercial EICR, the original electrical is very good, 25 years old, all trunking and conduits, with klicks on tube near as dam it above the light. (This is what I was brought up on) Anyway cat5 or whatever have been lashed across the ceiling no support or anything. Is this now deemed a...
  19. C

    Are DNO cables fused?

    Are DNO cables in the UK fused before going into a building? And if so how? What happens if you were to short the cable out before the cutout main fuse? View: https://youtu.be/HQSohl-C_nk?t=180
  20. Dartlec

    Skeleton board install in Mantel cupboard and extending single insulated cables

    Had to do a CU change in this lovely heat, so naturally it was a bit of a bugger... Replacing a Wylex skeleton board with Type 2 breakers for a Wylex skeleton board, as client wanted it to remain hidden. The previous board "enclosure" was made up of the nasty brown plastic front (always...

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