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  1. N

    Mobile home wiring to existing house

    Hi all. I've been asked to hook up a mobile home to a house. My initial intention was to fit a rcbo in the dB and then a socket at the gable end. Blue type one. Earthing is tnc_s. So the previous owner has told the new owner that the mobile is negatively wired. He has told me this and tbh...
  2. D

    New cooker dp switch, existing wires won't reach terminals..

    Evening all, Not a qualified spark so I thought it better to ask than make assumptions. Swapping all switches/sockets in our house to screwless ones, all going fine until I went to swap the cooker isolator switch. The old one has feed top, load bottom. The new one has load top, feed bottom. As...
  3. K

    Rewire house using existing cable runs?

    When rewiring a house is it necessary for electricians to chase walls and ceilings, can't they existing cables runs to pull new cables through?
  4. Soulcraft Electric

    Making "good" an existing garden "installation"

    Neighbours, eh, who'd have 'em? I was asked to investigate why a neighbour's garden "installation" was faulty and being neighbourly agreed to take a look. It was clear that the neighbour expected (required) that only remedial action to be taken... I've documented the initial state and the...
  5. M

    Adding a PIR outside light to existing lighting circuit

    Hi all, I have been asked to install a PIR outside light on a commercial property. The feed has to come from the existing lighting circuit inside the stockroom which is on a two way switch system. I need the PIR light to work independently from the switched inside lights. The outside light come...
  6. P

    Adding more lights to an existing garden lighting circuit

    Hello guys I am new and have just finished my level 3 2357 electrical installation and waiting to carry out my AM2. My uncle has asked me to do a small job for him . He wants more lights added on to his existing garden lights. At the moment he has 4 spike lights , he wants another 4 spike...
  7. Martyn Fletcher

    Consumer unit upgrade with no slack on existing cables

    Hi all, As the title suggest, I have today replaced an old (1977) Wylex fuse board for a nice shiney 10 way consumer unit. However, when I took the old fuse board off the existing cables gave no slack, not even a smidge. They were solid and with just 200mm of cable left hanging out of the wall...
  8. P

    Adding an extra light to an existing 5A ring

    Just removed the unfused spur on a 13A ring that supplied an outside light through 2.5 cable and in-line single pole switch! To replace I want to install a 2 gang switch in the hallway (where the existing hall light switch is now) When I put in a 4 pole junction box and run a switch wire I...
  9. Jeremy Ragan

    New 12v LED Fixture with Existing Panelized Lighting

    Hello, I will be replacing an existing ceiling fixture with a new one but my project has a number of complications. Old Fixture: 12-volt track-style fixture 12-volt WAC Lighting remote transformer SRT-300M-12V New Fixture: 24-volt Nemo Ellisse Double LED Suspension Light Uses integrated...
  10. Msitekkie

    OK to T consumer unit for garage off existing SWA to workshop?

    I currently have a 10mm T&E SWA cable (which passes through my garage) serving a small CU in my workshop at the bottom of my garden (200ft). The garage is currently connected to a FCU on the downstairs ring, but I would like to T off the SWA and add another consumer unit in the garage. First...
  11. cliffed

    Existing imperial conduits to be removed

    Morning ,3 runs of conduit are in the way of a new door opening,they are imperial sized. They run from top to bottom of wall,then disappear into the solid floor to various positions.These will need to be found,& reinstated somehow,it’s not going to be easy,it’s a old building ,done the proper...
  12. cliffed

    Existing imperial conduits to be removed

    Morning ,3 runs of conduit are in the way of a new door opening,they are imperial sized. They run from top to bottom of wall,then disappear into the solid floor to various positions.These will need to be found,& reinstated somehow,it’s not going to be easy,it’s a old building ,done the proper...
  13. T

    Which way additional consumer board or use existing

    I'm having an extension built, electrics are going to plan. Socket cables are in (went for new ring in the end), light cables and I decided to add a feed for the shed which comes in on 2.5 anaconda. My question is should I add a new consumer board using 10mm twin off a space in the existing...
  14. Midwest

    Existing Supplementary Bonding

    I'm doing a bathroom refurb this week. Today I inspected the existing install. The bathroom only has lighting circuit in it (6A mcb, no RCD protection). The hot & cold services have supplementary bonding, as does the CH towel radiator. The non electric shower hot & cold service does not have...
  15. E

    Existing Bathroom Lighting

    If I change like for like lights in a bathroom that has no RCD protection, is it required for me to install an RCD .
  16. SolarCity

    Decommissioning existing wind turbine - recommendations?

    I've been contacted by a customer who wants to have a wind turbine removed. Does anyone know of a firm in the Midlands area that could carry out this job?
  17. cliffed

    Refurb works In offices

    Just your thoughts on this one,doing a part refurb on existing offices,no initial verification or certs found anywhere. Premises rewired bout 1990,adding sockets here & there in each room. The DB is a Crabtree Tpn polestar,just finished some loop readings ,& not good,1.49 the highest,there is...
  18. J

    Existing basement back box fixings

    Morning How is a good way of fixing back boxes to existing solid walls of basement flats. Builder said no fixings but need to ‘glue’ They are just dot dabbing exisiting walls and the finish is white plastic- so will get away with 25mm so no chase needed
  19. T

    New Distribution Circuit to existing consumer unit

    Do not know all details but Contracts Manager we know has had EICR done (not seen it yet) but the attached garage has a socket in it not sure if it is on ring or just spurred off ring into garage but a plastic 2/4 way PLASTIC consumer unit has been installed fed from this circuit containing 2 x...
  20. E

    EICR- What coding for an existing Bathroom

    Guys This is an existing Installation around 12 yrs old RCD protection on the power but not on the lighting, when carrying out a EICR what would the coding be on the lighting in the bathroom?

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