OK then, long story short; relative has had her old (housing assoc prop) back boiler removed and a new combi installed. The plumbers left the combi's flex temporarily dogged into a plug top and plugged into a socket outlet over the worktop with the assurance that the sparks would be along the...
Have just got myself a CalCard to keep a running check on my newly calibrated MFT. No problem with continuity and IR tests using the card, but am now looking at how, exactly, to set up other tests, being Zs and RCD tripping. Instructions suggest either a dedicated socket on a dedicated RCBO, or...
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I have recently carried out an electrical installation in a small office unit that will be occupied by the public and around 5-10 office staff its a showroom
I have installed non maintained emergency bulkheads within the property and exiting signs on the exit positions
The problem I...
Hi all,
Do you have any thoughts on hooking a PV array's inverter onto an existing circuit, say a ring final? Obvioulsy as long as the cable was good (2.5mm for instance) I wonder what issues there are with doing that..
Cheers for any replies!
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I have a checkbox (CCB1), it does the continuity and insulation checks BUT how do I do the Loop and RCD tests with the checkbox which does not have these facilities on?
I have read that you should have a dedicated circuit to do the loop and rcd tests.
Can someone please explain in more...
Hi all. Our house has a Bosch double oven which is rated at 4.4kW and a Bosch induction hob which is rated at 7.2kW. The hob is on it's own dedicated circuit. The oven however is connected to the same ring main as the 13A sockets via a 20A DP switch which runs with a 32A rcd as well...
Hello all,
Regarding a dedicated circuit not on an rcd (such as a dedicated fridge/freezer circuit), are the options to either bury the cable more than 50mm inside a wall or alternatively fix the cable on the surface ?
I'm just trying to get my head around it.
We have a large commercial...
Anyone any suggestions how i might try and arrange a ring circuit or radial to supply power to pc`s ,problem being the customer does not want these accidently being turned off at the 3 phase board incase of loosing data .
please dont reply with a sticker "DONT TURN OFF ".
Cheers for any...
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