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  1. G

    Garage wiring unsafe and not earthed

    I have a two storey garage with supply from house. On closer inspection I saw that the main supply in was not earthed at the junction box and neither was the light switch(feeding three lights), there is also a double socket in the garage not earthed either. I have ripped out all the wiring and...
  2. D

    Insulated wire running under radiator?

    I have a radiator mounted on the wall under the window and a socket to the right of the radiator. I have an extension running from the socket under the radiator to my desk; there is enough wire so that it runs along the floor under the radiator. Will the wiring be dangerous due to the heat of...
  3. M

    Loud buzzing, dangerous or just annoying?

    Hi all, There is a loud buzzing from the cupboard that appears only at off peak times. Loud enough for us to have to wear earplugs at night. There is a seperate single breaker switch below my off peak breaker board. I have identified this as the source of the noise as the tone and volume...
  4. J

    Dangerous? Plug switched off at wall but still powering things!

    Hi all, I'm new here but wondering if anyone could tell me if I have a dangerous situation or not? I have a double power socket attached to the wall that I've turned off...however it's still powering my phone charger...So whether it's on or off at the wall it makes no difference. Only one side...
  5. B

    Plugging transformer into extension adapter. Is it safe?

    Hello. I'm here for some advice. I'm very tight on sockets and i'm wondering if a transformer, this one to be exact: (Biorb Transformer - http://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/biorb-transformer?gclid=Cj0KCQjwn6DMBRC0ARIsAHZtCePVGfCIB3EkqjrYEfgm5VK9dCaa5G7GJ9TSZXw72fzEZtV_0XbqUIsaAkPbEALw_wcB would...
  6. eleclio

    Dangerous lighting shades

    why in 2017 do we install glass lighting shades. I've just installed 12 lights in a church which are modern leds lights but the shades are so so fragile that 2 broke on the ground and the painter cracked one when fitted. My gripe is when broken the produce dangerous shards of glass. These days...
  7. S

    EICR codes

    Thoughts on the following; no main bond to gas mains (C1), spur spurred of a spur on a ring (C2) & numerous inaccessible sockets for kitchen appliances under worktop with no switched spurs above worktop for isolating sockets (C3). Been a while since I've done an EICR! Thanks in advance.
  8. Wes1000

    Dangerous how to guide.

    Check out this guy! I nearly fell off my chair when I watched it and just had to share it. If this isn't an advert for dangerous work I don't know what is?!
  9. M

    is this dangerous

    hi there , im wondering if anyone can help me, ive just moved into a flat and this box thing on the wall looks dangerous with these wires not coverd up. is this dangerous? i didnt notice it when i was shown around the flat. thank you. [/IMG]
  10. V

    Dangerous Work Exposed!

    Hi Guys, Have i been to a hum dinger of an installation today! Are we sitting comfortably then i'll begin. An electrician i was talking to in the wholesalers mentioned that he was having trouble tracing a fault where there was 60 volts on the pipework and he was having trouble tracing it.I...
  11. V

    Dangerous Work Exposed.

    Hi Guys, Have i been to a hum dinger of an installation today! Are we sitting comfortably then i'll begin. An electrician i was talking to in the wholesalers mentioned that he was having trouble tracing a fault where there was 60 volts on the pipework and he was having trouble tracing it.I...
  12. S

    Potentially dangerous - should I report this to someone?

    Greetings all, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I'm not actually an electrician, but I am an electrical design engineer and I am aware of the regs. I recently bought a new house which, after a few weeks developed an earth fault in the kitchen that kept tripping the RCD. No problem - I found...
  13. H

    NICEIC Certification Scheme Fined for misuse of NICEIC logo

    Builder fined for misuse of NICEIC logo
  14. W

    Spot the obvious but DANGEROUS mistake

    This was spotted while we were carrying out an EICR recently (Clue - Must of come from down under)
  15. D

    Fake dangerous LED lamps to be discussed on Fake Britain tonight.

    Just an heads up, program just started on BBC1 if anyone interested.
  16. happysteve

    Extra dangerous electrocute-o-daptor with lamp test feature

    Seems quite a useful bit of kit... https://youtu.be/hvOTiQKkQMo ... if you want to kill someone (or yourself).
  17. D

    How dangerous are HV Capacitors in microwaves?

    Hello, I'm thinking of repairing my microwave but I've gotten a lot of advice that its unwise. I know HV capacitors can store lethal amounts of energy but what would happen if you were to touch it accidentally with the microwave running vs off?
  18. A

    Cable Caught Below Fridge Freezer Dangerous??

    Hi could anyone answer this for me. I fitted a new integrated fridge freezer in a kitchen unit. I just received a text from the customer saying that her husband looked under the kick board and seen that part of the fridge cable is trapped under the fridge and that this was dangerous and would...
  19. J

    Yellow 240v extension reel??

    Hi all, Today I was given a yellow 240v extension reel to use. Now if I'm not mistaken yellow flex indicates 110v. So how does this comply? If I was to use this on a construction site everybody would assume it is 110v whereas in reality it's not it's 240v! Thoughts please :)
  20. dlt27

    Eicr

    Hi all, I have done a few EICR's before however could do with a bit of advice on what codes you more experienced guys would give these observations; 1 Old 3036 DB made up of wooden base/back. (C3?) 2 Underszed main bond. (C3?) 3 Cooker switch mounted 18" above cooker (C3?) 4 Mutiple cct's in MCB...

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