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    Petition: Make working with electricity a criminal offence unless qualified

    Hi, I found this petition and thought I should post it here. I googled the forums and couldn't find a similar post. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/122444 I'm not sure how good or bad the situation is in the UK, but I've heard and read enough to be worried. I read in more than one...
    • Alessandro
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    • electric electrical electrical work electricity qualified unless working
    • Replies: 77
    • Forum: Talk Electrician
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    High Electricity Bill Source

    I will try and keep this as brief as possible while giving the relevant details; My gran is having problems with her electricity bill, she uses Gas for Heating and is using (on average over a month and a half) just under 16 units a day. (Having looked online, I found a ROUGH guide to be about 9...
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    Best Way To Supply Electricity To Summerhouse In Garden

    Hi All I am new this site so please be gentle with me. May I first state I am not a qualified electrician and have hired one to do the job however I have been misguided by previous sparkys that have ended up costing me a lot more to put right. job to do is to supply electricity to...
    • shepped0
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    • best best way electric electrical electricity garden supply
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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    Moving electricity meter a few feet away

    Hello all, I'm just in the process or renovating my house. I need to move the electricity meter about 8ft or so from current location as I'm moving the stairs. I'd really appreciate some advice on what is involved and how to go about this and maybe an indication of how much poorer I'll...
    • bassmonster
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    • electric electrical electricity meter moving
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    cut electricity bill

    Have been contacted by a local pub with a monthly electricity bill of £1850!! Smart meter fitted so no estimated bills, SSE have said that the bills are correct and any problems are within installation. Around 3 months ago they changed 110 50w halogens to 5w LED, in the 3 months there has been...
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    Moving Electricity Meters

    I am looking for some advice about moving meters. I am looking to move the electricity meters in my garage about 3 metres along the same wall to the outside of the garage as I am going to convert the garage. I live in a block of flats and the meters are not just for my flat but they are for...
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    Gas AND Electricity usage tripled for no apparent reason

    Hey everybody, This one has me puzzled - my gas and electricity usage has suddenly gone up by approx 2.5 times. We've not changed anything. A couple of things that happened around the same time: A couple of weeks before our boiler guy fixed something minor on our water heater (I can't remember...
    • LouiseSheffield
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    • electric electrical electricity gas led reason
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Mains electricity cables running under footings

    Hi guys, I stumbled across this forum hoping to find s one answers to an issue I have. I am digging the footingd for a porch we are having built (permission given all clear by council ) however whilst digging I've come across some mains electricity cables. I have since checked the deeds to...
    • christopher c
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    • cables electric electrical electricity mains running under
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Advice re underfloor heating systems appreciated.

    Hello everyone, I'm about to start a self build of a 3 bedroom dormer bungalow on Anglesey. The house will be heated entirely by electricity and a couple of woodburners, using PV panels to generate some electricity as well. I am looking at underfloor heating and would appreciate any views on...
    • Frankyg
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    • advice appreciated electric electricity floor heating system systems underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
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    Smart Meters and Solar PV

    Hi All I have checked previous threads which are now out of date and have not come up with a definitive answer so I hope you dont mind me starting a new thread about this. My FIT is paid by SWALEC and my electricity is supplied by Eon. Eon now want to fit a smart meter but I am concerned that it...
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    Electricity to garage

    We have a new build house which has a detached garage which we are looking to get electricity too-ideally we don't want to have to dig up the Tarmac on the drive to the property. is it acceptable to run armoured cable above ground?
    • Steve ball
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    • electric electrical electricity garage
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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    Electricity meter

    I intend to move mine a foot to the left so I can fit a toilet under my stairwell, currently it will be in the way of knees when sitting on the loo, it will mean cutting the seal and pulling the fuse so I can replace the tails from the henley block and to extend them, thoughts? :biggrin:
    • Guest77
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    • electric electrical electricity meter
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Remotly Disable Electricity?

    Hi Guys. First of all. If this is in the wrong section I'd like to apologise, the section I wanted to post in has a padlock..and It's my first post here. I have a hypothetical question to ask. If I would like to remotly disable the electricity within my OWN house from another room... Say...
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    Which way electricity will flow ?

    May be it is a silly questions but I want to be clear. Suppose I have installed a 2kWp grid tie system in my house. This PV system is parallel connected with grid incoming line via consumer unit. Suppose my operating load in the house is 2kW. I mean I am using 2 KW right now. So my...
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    Electricity Usage (SMART Meter Data)

    Hi, I'm a student at Lancaster University and currently completing a dissertation on selecting electricity tariffs for households. I know some of the electricians like to record the daily energy they use over time. I'm required to collected some sample data of households electricity usage to...
    • JamieElec
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    • electric electrical electricity meter
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Talk Electrician
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    Electricity metering

    Hi there, Please go easy on me.... I have been tasked with Measuring energy consumption across all of the business I work for. The business is across 5 locations and each location has many different buildings. I can calculate how how much electricity we are using at each location due to...
    • alexjb1989
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    • electric electrical electricity metering
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Problem with computers and electricity, need help!

    Hi, I wanted to comment a problem that has caused me problems over 2 years. The problem is that I have 3 different computers, and tried one by one, and when are connected to electricity the computer slow down for a random period of time (the slow downs or delay comes better at mornings, at...
    • spikesot
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    • electric electrical electricity help! need help problem
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    KWh meter for measuring generated electricity?

    First, some background. I live in Indonesia and am not a licensed electrician. That said, I do have some basic knowledge. Enough to know that what I am doing is not up to code. I am going to install a 100 Wp system with a plug-and-play grid-tie inverter plugged into an outlet. I repeat, yes, I...
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    G59 relay

    Good afternoon gents, just wondering if someone could explain to me the need of a G59 relay when using a back up generator. I kind of understand how a G59 relay works, that it open circuits the switch that operates the generator to prevent it sending electricity out to the grid. Also, it is to...
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    electricity meter

    If I was to swap a meter for a landlord eg. What type of cert would it require? Just an EIC?
    • amckay
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    • electric electrical electricity meter
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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