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  1. J

    UK DIY 2-plate 2-way Garage Lighting, feed through 3 core and earth?

    Hello, Would welcome thoughts/advice on wiring query below. Apologies for a possibly excessive amount of detail, wanted to provide as much info to aid understanding. I will post photos, can't see the button to upload them immediately. Context: Damp 2x car garage - insulation underway to...
  2. N

    Ferrule for triple solid core CPC in socket w/metal back box

    Ancillary to my other post, I wanted to check if something was up to standard in part of the installation I'm doing. We have a metal back box in this case. I've got a fly lead going to the face plate, which has the two other CPC cables going to it also. I've not been happy with how sturdy the...
  3. L

    Size of earthing lead for 10mm 3 core SWA

    I am installing 3 core SWA using a piranha nut. What size of earthing lead to connect the piranha nut to earth terminal do I need? Does it also need to be 10mm or I can get away with 6mm?
  4. T

    3 core cable to new thermostat?

    Hi all, I have purchased a digital thermostat. Just wanting to check how to wire it from the old ones cable.
  5. PhilWarr

    LED Security Light with PIR & 4 Core

    Hi, Does anyone know where I can get an LED security light with PIR, that also has a 4core cable for an over-ride switch? Thanks
  6. T

    Cat 6 solid core for rj45 male ends

    Hi , i was told by an IT guy in a place that i was working that solid core cat 6 shouldn't be used with male rj45 ends and the cat 6 solid core ends should be terminated to a female end and pre made patch leads(apparently they are mad with stranded cable) should then be used to connect to...
  7. Darrin Brand

    a 3 core from an intermediate position to get another switch (madness?)

    In a moment of insanity my tiny pea sized brain has malfunctioned and told me that it was a good decision to run a 3 core from an intermediate position to get another switch 🫣 I'm now at second fix (wondering what the F I was thinking), is there any way to get over this? Place is now boarded...
  8. L

    Two core wiring with the same sleeve colour

    Just asking more for my own curiosity if that's okay. When running say cable when both wires are the same colour sleeve, say dual blue or brown, and there is no power in the circuit yet, how do electricians know which wire is which at each end?! Thanks and apologies for the possibly annoying...
  9. B

    Wiring an Optima G4 Alarm panel to a Reson8 bell box using existing 4 core cable

    I am replacing an existing old bell box with a Reson 8 bell box 8EP420. My alarm panel is a Optima G4. They are connected via a 4 core cable. The existing panel wiring is as follows: Panel Bell box Strobe+ (no connection) A link between T and A Strobe- (yellow)...
    • BernieA
    • Thread
    • 4 core accenta alarm bell box cable core existing optima panel reson 8 using wiring
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  10. T

    Core drill dilemma

    So my dewalts diamond falling apart, literally the fronts falling off, and I can't get the chuck off to see whats going on. Annoying as it's only about 3 years old. These days tools don't seem worth/designed for putting in for repair as the costs Vs new don't stack. Normally I'd just chuck $$$...
  11. C

    Best method to calculate 4 core SWA current rating for two pairs of 1PH line conductors

    Hi, I have a Victron Multiplus-II 5kVA inverter/charger with Pylontech US5000 batteries installed in my house along with a 6.8kWp PV array and associated charge controllers. This installation has full DNO G99 approval and was installed to BS7671 and has been running great for about 18 months...
  12. A

    Stranded Core Coax

    We have had RG11 installed in some flats for use with Virgin/Internet. It should I think have been RG6 but the guy at Virgin was insistent it should be RG11. The RG11 has a stranded (not a solid) central conductor. I need to get an F-type connector on the end. What’s the best way to do...
  13. MaintenanceSpark

    Three Core & Earth

    Silly question I'm sure, but I'll ask anyway. On a 2 way lighting circuit the black and grey conductors get sleeved brown to show they're line conductors and I'd like to know why as black and grey are line conductor colours anyway so surely if the grey isn't sleeved blue it's a line and if the...
  14. C

    2 core armoured to lamp posts

    What's peoples thoughts on this? 2 core armoured to lamp posts via Lucy switches
  15. V

    Led floodlight to exsisting 4 core flex

    Am fitting a new pir led floodlight . The exsisting light is connected to 4 core round flexible cable, core colours green/yellow, blue, brown and black . Should i use the green/yellow , blue and brown and just terminate the black Many thanks
  16. yowie7860

    Solid Core Earth in multicore

    So, according to AS 3000 5.3.2 Earthing conductor material and type 5.3.2.1 Conductor material 5.3.2.1.1 Copper conductors Copper earthing conductors shall be of high conductivity copper and shall be in the form of— (a) stranded conductors; (b) circular braided conductors; or (c) solid...
  17. lyeuhm

    [UK] - 2 Core Red Black Assistance

    Hey, I have a shed in my garden that was built and wired up by my granddad a lonnng time ago and it currently uses 2 core/twin and earth cable but the cable is red and black - I believe it's 2.5mm as it's for two plug sockets and a couple of lights (existing). I'm wanting to come off the...
  18. G

    UFH - 4 core old and 2 core new Actuators

    Replacing 15 year old FAR Italian manifolds (2 downstairs, 1 up) with new Warmup units. However, old actuators have 4 core and new only have 2 core. Can someone please explain what the additional 2 cores are used for in the old actuators and how to modify the wiring for the new, and perhaps if...
  19. Rockingit

    Old unmarked appliance cable - core ident

    Old 1950’s appliance with 2 core, no obvious identification except that one core is copper and the other silver - any thoughts as to L & N?
  20. M

    5 core swa cable calcs

    Hi there , is there anything else to consider when using 5 core SWA instead of 4 core + separate Earth in three phase installations for cable calcs etc? Apologies but just moving in to the 21st century never used 5 core before
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