Has anyone tried to fit Varilight in to MK grids and plates?
I need to change a one way grid switch to a dimmer at home, being a tight sod I dont want to pay 20+ quid for an MK one for a light that rarely gets used, Varilight grid dimmer is just over a fiver!
Still works out cheaper for me to...
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Just wasted the morning trying to replace some old white socket fronts with these great looking brushed nickel versions, but had to give up as the 25 mm backboxs were too shallow. Especially the sockets where someone has spured off twice. 4 X 2.5 T/E cables in 25 mm wont go.
I recon...
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Hope someone can help. I am trying to source a Polestar RCBO 602c/203 *2 602c/323 *2 602c/403 *1. I've tried a couple of websites and they seem to be out of stock. Are they still made? If not can alternative manufacturers breakers be used in the Board? Lastly is there a 63 amp version...
Hi, got an issue with a Crabtree Type 1 6A MCB, recently done a new install on a shop and all was fine with the mcb untill the last couple of days where it was tripping out all of a sudden.....any ideas why????
thanks Dan
Hello and good evening everyone. I am changing the consumer unit in the flat which I am renting for Napit to come and inspect to complete my registration. I am fitting a dual split/supply Crabtree CU with RCBO's for all circuits and a separate mains switch for eco7 also with RCBO's all...
Hi as title says my engineer wants me to fit the above to protect ring circuits supplied from a crabtree c50 board, wants me to supply a rcd unit from a 32A mcb with 4mm singles and then supply the ring from the 32A 30ma rcd,
I think the reason for doing this is either you cant get crabtree c50...
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case of a hundred crabtree 3 gang white plastic switches can be sold in singles boxes of ten or the lot if you have a estate's worth of rewires:biggrin:,offers going cheap before i put em on ebay
hi,im after a little advice.a 5+5 consumer unit(star breaker),5 protected and 5 unprotected.the board has 3 un protected circuits ie 2 spare ways and 5 rcd protected circuits no spare ways.my problem is i need to add a new protected circuit.is it possible to move the rcd unit to allow an extra...
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HI all,
what BS number is the crabtree c50, if there is one?
are thay acceptable as PIR reports, say a sub main 16 amp feeding a caravan ( fixed static ) with an old ELCB?
any thoughts
regards P.:crazy:
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Firstly hello to all members from me! :grin:
Does anyone know (or know where to find) the short circuit breaking capacity of a crabtree C50 5Amp MCB, BS 3871?
Thanks for any help.
Ive just done a pir today and when filling forms out workmate says 'are you not coding no rcd as code 2, i replied no its a code 4, then well what about the mcb's thats code 4 surely, hummm so i said how come well my last boss said that was the case.
This has now got me thinking so id thought...
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AS some of you may know I am fairly new to the trade and passed my elecsa assesment a couple of months ago.
I am in the process of doing my first install of a shower ( for a friend ) and need some advice.
Firstly I had to run the cable from consumer unit to outside wall and used 20mm...
Hi does anyone know if i can get a single pole crabtree polestar 50A type B 30mA rcbo, i have been asked to install a 10kw shower and the DB is a 3 phase board, i have had a look online and so far its looking like i am going to have to fit a MCB to feed a shower rcd consumer unit but i would...
Anyone else had problems with this crap???? Bought the kewtech plug in socket to test continuity and ZS on sockets without having to open sockets and started getting strange readings (a different one everytime on same socket). Thought my tester was playing up....After abit of investigation...
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I am an adult trainee and i am trying to understand a problem that i must have with my shower pullcord isolater in my bathroom. Recently it has burnt out and was wondering what has caused this, as i have replaced this isolator a few times over the years.
The neutral cable on the load side is...
Hello,
I wondered if anybody has experience of this board and any make of RCBO that would fit. I would like to fit a separate RCD unit for a shower but space is tight.
Any help is appreciated
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Hey guys I work for a company that owns a number of properties which myself and a team of engineers run one of which has an old crabtree c50 panel now my compamy are asking for us to do things that would load the circuits to the max , my concern is I vagely remeber hearing there was a tripping...
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