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    replacing class 2 fitting, no visable earth.

    Hi all need a little clarification. Customer wants ceiling light fittings x 2 replaced with class 1 fittings. Lighting circuit is earthed at C.U. and class 1 wall switches, and at one of the lights. There appears to be no earth at the second light( just x2 black singles & no sign of the loop)...
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    Adding class I fittings to lighting circuit / extending cpc

    Hi All, I'm a DIYer after advice please. All the lights in my house (ground floor and upstairs) are on one circuit - old colours, as you might expect with the age of house (120 years). There is a cpc (earth) from the (modern) consumer unit to junction boxes on both floors of the house -...
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    Knowledge unit help?

    Due to my college being a complete waste of time myself and a few other of the lads are on our supposedly 'last year of college' with approx. 3 weeks left of this year. The first year was a waste of time and only managed to do unit 301 task a and the gola exam, the college had forgot about the...
  4. T

    Pogramming a spare Merc c class key fob

    I have only one set of keys and wanted to know if a second set can be programmed (no i am not paying Mercedes £200 for it, thats almost a third what the car is worth) :evil2: The key is the IR type like this one
  5. J

    3 phase supply size

    Hi all, I need to put in a 3 phase supply for a piece of equipment in a commercial unit. They've sent the spec sheet for the item over and all it says is Current type (Ph/V/Hz): 3/420/50 Power rating (kW): 7.8 I just want to clarify if it's 7.8kW per phase or 7.8kW total over all...
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    RCD protection on bathroom lighting.

    Hi Guys, Need some advise on RCD protection, I have just tested 112 rooms in a Travelodge in Wales and there is no RCD protection on the bathroom lights, the ceiling is over 2.25m and the light fitting is a L.E.D class 2. Looking in the regs in section 701 & 415 and from posts I have read on...
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    First Class Australian work

    For a good laugh,go to Renovate forums,just google it,drill down to electrical find crap electrical,400amp fuses blowing well lets replace them with slabs of aluminum,it's all there.
  8. 1Justin

    PAT: Metal framed lightshade on class 1 ?

    Conventional metal framed lightshade on a class 1 luminaire. (Luminaire itself is all safe). Lightshade insulated from brass bayonet lampholder by plastic diameter/size-reduction ring. I thus define the shade as double insulated part, - and it's OK for it to float unearthed?
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    Class 2 and earth

    Afternoon Bought a bag of spuds from the Co-op the other day. Some had earth on them, some didn't. However, on the bag it said they were Class 2 potatoes. Do they need the earth or not? Sorry for the simple question, but I only did a "One of your 5 a day wonder" courses so I'm not really a...
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    Class II Lighting

    Can anybody help? Customer has TT system.Consumer unit(Magnuss brand ???) has 10 ways,5 of which RCD protected and 5 unprotected. 4 of the 5 unprotected circuits are lighting and these have no cpc. Customer informed that all circuits need RCD protection and this will be done with change of CU...
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    My Mercedes C Class runs battery down while parked

    I bought brand new battery and put it into the car, didnt drive the car for 3 weeks as use a company car and was away from home for about week and half. When i went to take the car for a drive and enjoy her, the battery was as dead as dodo. Got battery replaced and have now taken to leaving the...
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    class II light with 5" diameter base?

    Does anyone know of a cheap(ish) class 2 light fitting that has a base of around 5 to 6" diameter? Preferable nothing too ornate. I've got a customer that has some rather fetching 60s round ceiling lights with a metal base. not the same but a bit like these.... Of course there is no cpc in...
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    class 1 light fitting with no cpc

    Been asked to swap over a class 1 fitting for another old existing class 1 on a first floor hallway - however there is no cpc on the light circuit! (early 1960s house). In the loft there is a rfc junction box close at hand. What about putting a 4mm g/y single from the light fitting to the J.B...
  14. 1Justin

    no CPC on lights, - switches for class 2?

    I'm looking at the options for customer who has no CPC on lights as is quite common. I know the ESC "good practice guide" - and that all makes good sense. However most light switches with exposed screws into metal back boxes (where metal box is unearthed because no CPC), would therefore be...
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    Class 2 Light Switches?

    Hiya Guys, Ive got a customer who wants his CU changing, main earthing and bonding is fine but theres no CPC's to the two lighting circuits. Installing CPC's would be major surgery and I doubt very much they have the money to pay for it but they're elderly and have to call for help if one of...
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    LED Lighting - What Class are these?

    Hi Everyone - Im new to this forum so please be nice I am working with LED Lighting everyday at the moment and something has come up several times in the office between the R&D and Technical Team. The Situation is: LED Tubes Aluminium Back 230v Supply to the power supply inside the tube Power...
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    Class II insualtion test

    Hi all, i am using Martindale EasyPat 2100. My course tutor told me to use the flash gun as a probe for insulation test on class II. Is this correct? If not am i just meant to use the crocodile clip with any exposed metal? thanks
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    Class 2 for class 1 with no earth

    Quick one....again client wants class 1 light fitting in kitchen. At preset no earthing on lighting circuits. All existing fittings are class 2. Is there any way a class 1 can be fitted with no earth? Say if its noted down on certificate and client made aware of this. All circuits protected by...
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    Customer wont earth class 1 light fittings (Hotel)

    Did an EICR on a 8 bedroom hotel a few weeks ago, issued the report yesterday, every bedroom has class 1 fittings, I assume they cost a few quid, they were put up by the odd job man, Lighting circuit has no cpc as its wired in twin red/black, I said its not a problem if we change them to...
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    City and Guilds 2357 - Unit 302 help please

    Hi all, Just wondering if anyone out there has a copy of the assignment for unit 302 that can be emailed to me. I don't want the answers. Reason I ask is it's a 2 week easter break and I want to crack on with it before it's handed out in class. Hope someone can help. Thank you Elliot

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