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  1. J

    maintenance contract/plan to comply with the MCS

    Can anyone point me in the right direction with where i could find help/info/temolate for writting a maintenance agrement to offer customers to enable me to comply with my MCS inspection. I dont want to steal your secrets , just could do with a bit of help or advice Chris
  2. S

    PIR codes, help please

    Hi guys. Just wanted to ask what code you would give an old wylex fuse board with wooden enclosure. It does have the plastic (plexolin I think it's called) plate at the back. Also 2.5 T+E with 1.0mm CPC used for a ring main on a 3036 fuse. Thanks in advance. Steve
  3. D

    "Protection settings have been set to comply with Engineering Recommendation G83/1"

    Hi all, In our DNO notification form it asks for confirmation that, for the inverter: "Protection settings have been set to comply with Engineering Recommendation G83/1." & "The protection settings are protected from alteration.(except by prior written agreement between the DNO and the...
  4. S

    PIR code question

    I need to ask a question of the forum experts having not been doing pir's for long. A house did today has a hagar board with NO rcd protection, code 4 maybe? Also only has 16mm tails, tns system not sure what to give this if any. yours in anticipation Carl
  5. R

    Periodic Inspection

    Hi, I hope someone can help me a query I have with Periodic Inspection. Our contracted electricians are currently carrying out Inspections on a number of our properties,that were installed to the 16th Edition. However due to the changes from the 16th Edition to the 17th, do we now have to...
  6. M

    interview question-no rcd in a bathroom

    Had a job interview today where the guy asked me if you went into an empty property to do an inspection and found out the bathroom circuits were not protected by an RCD, what code would it warrant...I answered a code 4 as although it did not comply with BS7671, it did comply with the regulations...
  7. L

    Minor works and bonding

    when you do a job which is say a spur off the ring in the living room but the customer wont have there earth bonding upgraded what do yous do? cheers
  8. S

    Minor works and earth??

    Hi i have just installed a new fan off the lighting circuit in a bathroom but upon testing i realised that there was no earth in the distribution board. I know you can't fail lights with no earth aslong as they are class 2 plastic fittings. So is this ok or will i have to run a seperate aerth to...
  9. K

    100ma RCD

    If a building has a 100ma RCD unit as a main switch would you insist on a 30ma one also to protect socket outlets on a PIR main switch as an rcd doesnt comply anyway. im thinking code 3 Also a spur taken of a spur ive coded as 1 as its a fire risk imo, would you agree?? no main water bond...
  10. S

    Unusual DIY 2-way switch wiring

    Hi, recently did a CU replacement. Tested before the change and circuits all good, but one odd thing I found is that the previous owner had installed his own version of a two-way switch for the hall light. However, rather than using 3-core in a traditional arrangement so that either switch can...
  11. T

    The use of RCD FCU's?

    Just after your thoughts really and do many of you use them alot as a cheaper option for the customer to comply with the 17th regs. I've seen a number of them used on lighting and power circuits, Also used when installing an extractor fan. If these are used then you will only be making the...
  12. K

    periodic inspection.

    hi guys, done a periodic inspection today, obv you reccomend 17th edtion items to them change of db etc etc, but they will never change it. todays inspection was tt system, with no time delay rcd, the only thing they had was a 30 ma rcd as main switch which controlled all 16 ways. so...
  13. S

    building control?

    Hi all and happy new year! Who's responsibility is it to notify building control of notifiable work, the customer ordering the work or the electrician carying out the work? and where does it officially state this? I am confused:confused: A customer has asked me to carry out work that is...
  14. E

    No earth in lighting circuit

    HI Guys Hope Santa was good to you all :D Something I have not come across before and was hoping someone could point me n the right direction. My mother inlaw wants me to put up a light in her Kitchen. The fitting needs to be earthed but there is no main earth in the light circuit. How do I do...
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    crab tree cu with merlin breaker?

    I friend of mine just phoned me to tell me that his lighting in his shop keeps tripping, after a few qustions i concluded he had a faulty fitting but in my questioning i asked him to look at his cu and he told me that his last breaker in his crabtree unit was a merlin one - i was just wondering...

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