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  1. Dave OCD

    New Kitchen Electrics

    The attached picture shows a typical example of how I normally do the RFC & cooker circuit wiring when a new kitchen is being fitted. I had a plumber who I hadn't met before criticise this as 'all the wiring should be chased in or in trunking' which I found bloody irritating as the clipped...
  2. A

    RCD Problem - HELP NEEDED!

    First off I dont claim to be great with electrics! I have installed a new consumer unit today, from the meter it has some 16mm T&E tails at considerable length - maybe 10 meters where I have put a KMF switch with an 80amp fuse. The board is a 2 way split, when i open the main RCD switch at...
  3. J

    Loss of Most Electrics - VW Transporter

    Hi All. I have been fitting a tow bar to the van this morning (T5 1.9 TDI, 57 plate). At the point of wiring the electrics, I needed an ignition feed (could not find one for the life of me by the way)! During that ‘search’ with a Snap on test lamp, I am afraid that something has ‘happened’...
  4. dlt27

    Electrics on display furniture.

    Hi don't know if anyone can help! I have been an install electrician for the last 10 year's, but have now become a maintenance manager of a manufacturing company. I carry out maintenance, install work and also production work which is basically wiring up lights, sockets etc on display units for...
  5. N

    [Help/ Advice please] Fridge-freezer electrics malfunction

    Hi can someone please help with an electrical problem?. The fuse has blown on the fridge-freezer and is cutting out the mains fuses. *Obviously everything in the fridge and freezer is defrosting everywhere... We woke up this morning to all the electrics being cut off at the main fuse because of...
  6. D00DY_T00DY

    Industrial electrics?

    Would quite like to get into the industrial side of electrickery our at least look into it and was wondering what it involves.. I know I don't want to do house bashing don't mind rewires, new builds and commercial. Just looking into different routes... On an unrelated note. I have a car...
  7. D

    Quad Bike Electrics

    Was wondering if anyone can help. My 13 year old son is very keen on cars, old ones and has wanted to learn about fixing them up. I friend of ours gave in a little 49cc quad bike to fix up to help him learn. He has stripped sorted the engine, but it is the wiring that is confusing him, as is...
  8. Pete999

    Electrics to shed

    No I'm not asking how to do it, nor if what I have done is right, just saying been out there working this morning, my knees, back, legs, head, arms, in fact everything aches, I really must try and slow down, still Camera bloke is coming over tomorrow he can finish off, I hope, crikey I really do...
  9. M

    New to electrics in surrey area

    Hi all, I have recently passed my 2382 , 2383 and 2392 and am looking to get some experience of working as a domestic installer to be able to register with a competant person scheme. I have 3 years experience of wiring and testing portable buildings and also have level 2&3 qualifications in...
  10. M

    electrics

    Hi I have had a gas engineer come to my flat today and they said that having electrical points in front of gas meter is a serious breech of health and safety can someone tell me is this true and where does that leave me with my housing association
  11. C

    Hello all, don't hate but here's another DIY garden electrics post...

    Hi one & all, Im a Street Light Engineer and extremely use to dealing with multiple SWA terminations in street lights (of which i'm 100% confident in myself to do, i'm yet to be 'snagged' on any of my work)! However... there is a but... I want to install 2x sockets and power a 70w light (which...
  12. R

    Shed/Garden Electrics?

    I want to put a 2 way consumer unit into my shed to feed 2 outdoor sockets and a couple of spot lights. I have bought the CU with a 63 A main switch, 1 x 20 amp for sockets and 1 x 6 amp for lighting, now my question is, can I take a supply from my kitchen socket (fed from a 16 amp mcb) through...
  13. R

    Studying Electrics.

    Hi guys, new to the forum and have been reading a few threads which have been really helpful. I am currently in my 3rd year of my apprenticeship however been put off site indefinitely due to problems with my knee. I've got plenty of time now to revise and learn new things and thought this forum...
  14. S

    how to get into the auto electrics industry

    Hi All I hope someone can answer this im an electrician at the moment doing domestic and commercial properties, i now want to also train as an auto electrician, but i cant seem to find a course in or around Birmingham that is just auto electrics. does anyone know of any? and also what is the...
  15. D

    flood damage electrics

    Hi all Any suggestions, for dealing with flood damage circuits the property had a leak on the bath now one of the circuits is tripping randomly I have IR the circuit and it is giving a 000 reading tried splitting the ring but with little success on establishing exact location its a very old...
  16. P

    Boiler electrics

    Interesting one tonight. Boiler worked fine this morning; heating and water. Boiler and electrics about a year old. Boiler serviced by installer on Thursday This evening - 4pm, water came on. At 4.05pm, the Boiler spur tripped in the RCD. I flicked it back up, all okay and boiler came back...
  17. N

    Schneider Electrics - Easy 9 consumable unit

    I recently asked an electrician to replace the old type fuse box with an up-to-date consumable unit and he fitted a Schneider Easy 9 unit in and to be honest it just looks cheap and nasty. My girlfriend was in the house at the time so I couldn't give my input on the unit before he fitted it...
  18. Spoon

    Pneumatics and electrics in the same enclosure

    Hi Everyone. One of my work guys has asked if its ok to put pneumatics in an electrical enclosure. I don't think it is, cause just in case of a fire, and I think I have read it somewhere in one of the regs books that you can't. I have done a search for Pneumatics on this forum and looked in...
  19. A

    Is an isolator switch needed for your electrics to be upto 17th edition?

    Im having some work done on my property soon (Post Office & House). I was advised that my electrics need to be upto 17th edition, so I had a electrician sort it out. New fuse box with all the usual RCD stuff. I have now been told I need to get an isolator switch before any work can be carried...
  20. C

    advice on garage electrics

    hello, im after some advice on a fault i have with my electrics in my garage. i moved into the house just over a year ago and the garage only have a light and a socket, the previous owner had already installed an armoured cable from the consumer unit under the stairs, through the garden into the...

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