Hi. As Maintenance Officer of a holiday complex, I have been issued a new Martindale HPAT 500 to do routine testing with. All seems OK except every toaster in the entire place fails the earth continuity test showing >20Ω I'm holding the lever down to create 'on' position. Doesn't seem likely...
Brief run down for you all
Checked end to end of ring that’s sound
Meggered LN sound NE sound LE 0.03
Split the ring same stuff
Split it again same stuff again
Long story short stripped all sockets off on the ring and every single leg has a LE fault
Was rewired 2010
Only logical thing I can...
Hi All,
I am installed some Flux Lighting Line 3 fixtures and wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction or provide some troubleshooting ideas.
I have attached a GPO plug to the end of the light fixture cable, and when turned on, every 3rd LED bulb remains off. Please see...
Hi, I've been getting my house socket circuit tripping about twice a week. We only moved in about 3 months ago. I've been going around checking all the socket connections and today came across this one in one of the bedrooms. It didn't have the neutral fixing screw tightened so I've secured that...
I just done some work for a new landlord and ok he has paid me on time , he rang up querying the bill i had sent him ,but i dont often work with some landlords only a selected few, either they dont want to pay or i have to keep chasing me tail to get the money out of them ,new landlord how...
Hi everyone,
I've been reading this forum and was hoping I might be able to get some advice!
The RCD switch for my sockets has been tripping every night for the past week between 4 and 5am. I haven't changed anything in the flat in the last week, I got a new hob oven and fridge in Feb so over...
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I have a series of 5 pot lights, 10-12 years old, in my kitchen, installed (not by me) when the kitchen was redone in 2010. Never had a problem with them, but now all of a sudden they trip the breaker every time I turn them on.
I replaced the halogens with LED bulbs almost 2 years ago...
Other than keep increasing your hourly rate how do you make each job more profitable ?
I know other trades put a much bigger mark up on materials , my brother in law who does landscaping puts 100% mark up on core materials to pay for his time driving around collecting stuff
I know Some...
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I recently had an electrical safety test and the electrician said he needs to replace the board because it's quite old.
The electrical board and all other electrical stuff is outside of my house in the landing. My question is, when replacing the board, does the electrician have to come...
Hi guys I have this problem that I've been trying to figure out all week.
On friday I had a 5 tail economy 7 smart meter installed and every night at 2 am the RCD trips and you cant reset it until 9 am so the problem is obviously to do with the off peak supply coming on. Theres only 1 rcd for...
Hello, I would like to download Camélia a Mechanical calculation software for overhead distribution lines. can someone have it's installation or link ??
Been asked to check some one's house electrics, lots of DIY stuff. Nearly all sockets up and down are on radial circuits and 2 circuits going into each MCB. Bad points doing it this way?
My appartment building has hallway plugs with a different fitting to every day plug sockets - it's the same as a normal uk plug socket except the distance between the top hole and bottom two is considerably shorter. What kind of socket is it?
I have a Lightsys 2 installed and it has been working fine for a few years. Two weeks ago it started triggering every morning around the same time (but not exactly it could be within 2-3 minutes different) at the same zone every time.
Eventually I have disconnected the sensors (volume sensors)...
In Germany, but question is for home in UK :)
So, been out of this for some time, I am putting in the wiring (approx 12 meters) for a 7Kw (28Amp not allowing for diversity) induction Hob. Every thing seems to indicate 6mm cable, however from the IEE Current ratings table 4E2A, for clipping...
I know for a fact that the attached EICR is a forgery. I suspected as much even before I had been given a copy of the report.
My suspicions were confirmed the moment I noticed that the tester had entered 25 years as the estimated age of the installation. The installation is in fact, brand-new...
I live in rural Italy. You get to chose your max KW here and pay accordingly. Most home have 1.5-3.0 kw, I pay extra for 5kw. I am at the end of the low voltage lines, one of only a few on this circuit. I constantly have voltage problems, according to my fluke multimeter it can go from 190v to...
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