Well - I recently rewired a house and planned ahead for a proposed single story extension.
The main house is now finished and occupied. Carpets - the lot. Cables are under a suspended timber floor in the kitchen and the plan was to extend these circuits (sockets and lights only) into this new...
don't do much pa testing but noticed a couple of times these show reverse polarity on my megger pat 120 ,but test the pins for continuity and its ok on neutral and earth but no continuity on line,they all work ok ,is the electronics causing problems ?
I am unused to putting in CO monitors and have just realised that one is required as there is going to be a log burner in situ.
With smoke alarms these need to be mains and linked. Can I use a battery CO?
When I had my chimney fitted, the chap was a registered installer (part J I think) and was...
Hi guys does anyone own a 2 peice fibreglass extension ladder that’s not operated by a pully or rope? I’m struggling to find one and could do with a brand name I only want a little one to keep on top of the van
Looking to see if anyone could help with programming an extension onto the omron cp1l-em40dt1-d. program has already been written however the person who wrote it has left and i have only done work with siemens.
any help would be great!
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I'm looking to have a weatherfproof socket https://www.electricalcounter.co.uk/products/Switches+%26+Sockets/Weatherproof+Accessories/Nexus+Storm+IP66/Outdoor+Weatherproof+Unswitched+Double+Socket+13+Amp+IP66/1977877864
connected via a plug to the mains, it has to go 30 metres to an outdoor...
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I am going camping in a few months time the camping pitch that I'll be on will have a electrical hook up.
Is it safe to buy a standard household extension lead and replace the plug for a camping hook up one ( IP44 industrial plug) ? Like this one
= what can I get the National Grid to upgrade for free before I get the plans drawn up and they won't charge me the earth.........
The mains cable at the moment comes in through the coal bunker under the stairs an is used as a hand rail for when I go "underground" and to me it seems pre war...
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I’m due to carry out a part rewire for now on my parents 1930s home in the living rooms and bedrooms etc and eventually the kitchen and living room will be knocked through into one room in a few months time. I’m going to update a downstairs socket circuit, upstairs socket circuit...
Hi need a bit of help. I connected my floodlight to the existing wiring. I used the blue and brown wire and it worked for like 5 seconds and the floodlight just went off. The floodlight had a yellow wire i didnt connect that because the bathroom wiring is a twin 1.5mm and only blue and brown...
Hi guys I'm needing new extension lead to power light and music centre and have plenty excess 6mm & 2.5mm and 6metres 1.5mm grey twin and earth cable, plugs, sockets and grommets etc. Have basic knowledge of electrics just wanting opinions on using 2.5mm twin and earth cable a new 13 amp plug...
I had an extension fitted and a single circuit added for the light. However, the light will only operate from the MCB and not the switch. As soon as I introduce the switch into the circuit and operate it from there it trips the MCB and will not stay on. Any thoughts on what might be causing this?
I have had an extension and complete rewire of my house. Towards the end of the build the builder declared bankruptcy (long story). He has since disappeared and I have no communication with him.
I am now trying gain building regulations completion but I don't have any electrical certificates...
I have a socket which is connected off the main circuit ring.
Just wanted to know if it's possible to add another socket spurring off this second socket?
(Please see attached image.)
If it's against regulations, then
1) what's the worst that could happen? (Will my circuits blow up?)
2)...
I have just been messaged on facebook by someone who has had an extension and for one reason or another the spark (probably the builder) has gone AWOL and they cant get the EIC or part p notification. I am advising them that the best they would get now is an EICR unless they can get the original...
Bear with me on this guys as its a long one and i know these threads have been done to death but im interested in any views any of you may have.
I have been asked to price electrical work for a two story extension consisting of kitchen/diner downstairs and two bedrooms upstairs. Although the...
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I am in the middle of wiring my extension and just after some advice regarding the appliances.
I am thinking of running a radial to a double back box for grid switches for four appliances (freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge) and then having a sepearate kitchen ring.
Is...
Hi,
So in my wall socket, I have plugged in
A Belkin SurgeCube (Literally saved my life at one point) I mention this, because ideally I'd want to keep this in.
A heavy duty extension lead (not surge protected) going in to that surgecube
In to the extension lead, I plugged in
A genuine...
Hi everybody,
Could I use an old socket and some 1.5 mm2 flex to make an extension lead, wired up to a rubber plug top? I love to use old materials up so they don't go to waste, especially old MK sockets, very robust. It could be just light duty portable power, just as and when I need it!
The...
Hi, after some help wiring up the Tado Extension unit to my boiler. I have attached some photos of the existing wiring, the wire supplied form Tado and instructions from Tado and those on my boiler. I'm assuming from this I need to remove the existing bridge from terminal 1 and 2 and attach...
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