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  1. F

    Take a close look where the tails are routed!

    Had a call out to a tripping issue yesterday. I found that the very old RCD was faulty, but upon inspection something didn't look right regarding the routing of tails.
  2. S

    Adiabatics not complying on short-length circuits/faults close to CU

    Firstly, please go easy as I'm still a trainee! Working on my L3 2365 I'm having trouble understanding the rationale behind adiabatics calculations for CPCs, because it seems to me that if you had a fault close to the CU on a longer circuit, or a fault on a short (in length) circuit, you'd have...
  3. Dave OCD

    This could have been nasty...

    We've been upgrading some bits and pieces in a rented house which hasn't had anything done for at least 40 years by the looks of it. The picture is where an old fused spur and box was being renewed as it was really manky and cracked too. This would once have been the external wall but a 'lean...
  4. brokentechie

    Running ring main wiring and lighting circuit wiring together/in close proximity.

    I'm building a "media wall" type structure, to house TV, av equipment etc, with alcoves each side lit by Led downlights and I'll be extending my ring main also as part of the build. My question relates to clipping cables to the ceiling plate (2x3 timber) - is it acceptable to run 1mm T&E...
  5. sythai

    Router close to consumer unit

    Hi Guys Just setting out final positions for new house we have coming up. Client would like router in same cupboard as DB, not my first choice really. If DB is at 1450 from floor level then say we put router/ rack at high level 2300 with a shelf dividing do you reckon this would be ok ? Other...
  6. H

    Consumer unit too close to gas meter

    Good evening Have to quote on a consumer unit replacement, problem is gas meter is next to existing consumer unit 25 mm between them, they are both in a wooden cupboard, What would you do
  7. T

    How to disassemble a Philip’s hue outdoor light? My landscaper cut wire close to case and want to reconnect from inside

    How to disassemble a Philip’s hue outdoor light? My landscaper cut wire close to case and want to reconnect from inside
  8. J

    Electrician has cut holes to close to joist ends

    Hi Employed electrician to wire extra sockets in bedrooms upstairs in an empty house. However I have noticed when I lifted floor board up to do other work, that the cables are running through holes close to ends of the joists, not within the safe zones, .25 & .4, as with Building Regs...
  9. 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...
  10. Rockingit

    Diversity - how close to call it?!

    Went and had a look at a brand new brewery just establishing itself, a virgin install in a new-built industrial block. They're fed as a metered sub-mains off a larger board elsewhere and been installed with a 100/3 board. Clearly, I'm about to find out more about the upstream characteristics...
  11. N

    close a FuseBox F1010MX 40mm knockout

    Hi all, for some reason Fusebox have offered a 40mm knockout for incoming meter tails, but I accidentally knocked this out not realising it wasn't a 32mm size, cant find anything suitable to close it up with , any suggestions on how to close a knockout and meet the regs? Thanks, Chandresh.
  12. K

    UK Would you consider these accessorries too close to the hob?

    Hi, i was given measurements from the tenant and they happemed to be slighty wrong. Now iv already ran cables and the plasterer has already done his job. Looking at the pictures the tenant sent me, the accessorries seem a little close to the hob. What can be done now? Do you think its ok as it...
  13. J

    UK How close to a lake can i install an Earth Electrode?

    Hi Arrived at a portable, metal home. I say that. Its been made out of a shipping container to get around local planning on someones property. It had been signed off by a sparks, so i am told. The earth rod has been Installed in the lake with the top a few feet out of the water near a...
  14. G

    Car chargers close to exposed steelwork

    Hi, installing just cabling at this stage for electric vehicle chargers in a carpark under a building. Assuming tt earthing required on those. There is also exposed structural steel work rising out of ground which will be bonded back to MET. I'm not designing this install, just installing and...
  15. T

    Hacked account. Please close and delete my account.

    Hacked account. Please close and delete my account
  16. IKETBeD

    Can't setup generator in close proximity to service panel.

    How many feet can 10-gauge Romex run (inlet box to service panel) and still properly support 30-amp inverter generator? Do I also take into account the 25-ft of 30-amp wire (3-pronged locking) that connects the generator to the inlet box?
  17. HappyHippyDad

    A close shave!

    Today I was at a customers house (domestic) to do a simple light change. I turned the existing light on, went down stairs and turned what I thought would be the correct breaker off. I went back up the stairs and the light was off. I never take it for granted that that is the correct breaker so...
  18. O

    Code for gas too close to CU

    Hi Guys, About to start an EICR on a property but I already know the CU is about 50mm away from the gas meter, massive garage wall and they put them that close!! I know part-p talks about them needing to be 150mm away but can't find mention of it in the regs. No mention of this in code breakers...
  19. B

    EICR CODE too close to pipes

    What is the right code for: a) central heating pipes running directly below a socket (left to right). Could heat from the pipes slightly warm the socket and possibly warm a flex cord of a plugged in appliance if it touches the pipe? Would lagging the pipes solve this? b) electric cable...
  20. Moley

    Close enough to Xmas for this video

    Well, now that we are well into December it's time to play this video. Does contain some naughty words :eek::D:D

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