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  1. Dan

    Electricians Forums needs a few extra Electrician Mentors for our training courses area

    Can you help? Electricians Forums needs a few extra Electrician Mentors for our training courses area. Need to be super experienced and qualified. It's an unpaid role (as all roles are here!) But you get a badge and are helping younger people (or career change people) to get into the trades...
  2. R

    Fire alarm cert for extra smoke detector

    Morning, do u need to produce a separate fire alarm cert for niceic if I am just adding an extra smoke to existing system. I understand if it was a new install grade D domestic then I would complete a full cert for that. Do I have to fill in a minor works like you do for an alteration to an...
  3. A

    hi everyone , i have a question regarding extra low voltage lighting,

    the situation is this: 8 x 24v rgbw flood lights for a garden, each fitting has power consumption of 45w. 3 lights into a 200w driver, another 3 into a 200w driver and 2 x into a 150w driver. all in the same B10 RCBO. the breaker trips after a few hours. The 230v armour cable and connections...
    • Al Capone
    • Thread
    • everyone extra hi everyone lighting low voltage question regarding voltage
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  4. S

    Extra wiring leftover from Europe - can it be used in North America?

    Wired my home in Europe (obviously 220v there). My assumption is wires are wires and as long as the AMPs are covered, it can be used in north america. I have a cottage I want to update some old wiring there, and am considering bringing over the leftovers as it's much cheaper here. Anyone know of...
  5. K

    Can anyone tell me what these extra wires are?

    Hi. I've had an electrician come in to set up sockets and lights in my loft conversion. 2 switches for the main light (one at the bottom of the stairs and one at the top) 2 bed lights with their own built in switches and some plug sockets. The plug sockets are finished and working fine. I'm...
  6. S

    Add extra 13A sockets to Cooker circuit.

    There is a severe lack of sockets in our kitchen. We have a cooker control switch with a single socket in it, but no cooker connected. Would it be possible to run extra 13A sockets off the cooker control circuit? If so, would this need to be done by an electrician to be complient with regs...
  7. D

    Extra spur advice - fuse needed?

    Hi, I need to run a spur from a main ring socket, however, it already is supplying a spur ( double unused socket ). Is the only way to disconnect the unused spur? Or can I incorporate a fuse? What's the safe way to do this please? Thanks
  8. F

    Extra sockets in garage

    Hi diyer here, I'm wanting to add two extra double sockets to my garage / workshop. Currently have two double sockets wired with 4mm t+e with a 16 amp breaker In the consumer unit. It looks like a radial circuit as it doesn't loop back to the consumer unit. Can I just continue the circuit with...
  9. W

    Being billed for extra work?

    Hi guys. I had an electrician who came out, because there was a fault in the system. £180 for the emergency call out. Then I was quoted £750 (if paid in cash) else £900 for by bank transfer/invoice. fusebox was placed with a PCB one. 2 faults were identified in the circuit, necessitating a...
  10. G

    Adding extra chime to mains wired doorbell

    Hi I have a mains wired doorbell with the chime in the hallway. Parents are elderly and dont hear the bell all the time. I want to run two wires from the hallway chime into living room and add another chime there. Does the new chime need to have built in transformer does it not require it...
  11. happysteve

    Circuit details + test results - extra sheets for EIC/EICR - BS7671 2018 + A2:2022

    happysteve submitted a new resource: Circuit details + test results - extra sheets for EIC/EICR - BS7671 2018 + A2:2022 - Fillable circuit details and test results (extra sheets) PDF form for 18th Edition Amendment 2 Read more about this resource...
  12. highlanders317

    Advice for home pc area and extra sockets

    Hi All, I am having fibre to the premises fitted tomorrow, much earlier than expected, supposed to be another month or so. I looking for some advice on what to get to replace the current 1x4 sockets with 3 extension leads for pc, tv and always on. I am not looking doing the work myself, just...
  13. J

    Two 3 way switches, 1 reg, too many "extra" wires and zero working kitchen lights. (Picture Inside)

    Hey guys. Embarrassed to say but I've been living here for almost 5 years now and I've never had my kitchen lights working properly. Can someone possibly help me with some advice to wire these in properly? The other day I switched out all my old plug in outlets and light switches for new...
  14. D

    Upgrading my garage electrics for more light and extra sockets

    My Current Setup (see image BEFORE.jpg): The wiring for my existing detached garage is shown (see image BEFORE.jpg). The house consumer unit provides RCD and MCB (Hager MTN116 B16 – 16A) protection and is wired to the garage via SWA. The SWA armour is earthed where it leaves the house. It enters...
  15. TDrake

    Convert two way switches to lightwave + extra light

    Hi all, I'm looking at swapping over two regular switches to two Lightwave Gen 2 switches. The top part of the diagram below shows the current setup and below that shows what I'm thinking of doing. The 3 gang has two other lights wired to their own switches which are not in the diagram...
  16. S

    I am wanting to put some extra sockets in a shed. Bulgaria

    Hi. I'm in Bulgaria and wanting to add some extra sockets, what I was planning on doing was cutting into the feed that supplies the next room and adding the sockets as I go and then connecting back up to the cable. Can I just put a connector in and run a spur to the plug or should I come in and...
  17. P

    changing consumer unit from plastic one to metal

    THIS IS FOR ELECTRICAL NEWS ONLY
    • Piotr1000
    • Thread
    • answers change changing consumer consumer unit extra metal plastic rcd unit
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. G

    Where to purchase extra turnbuckles for Galv Trunking?

    Hi, I've been seaching the net for extra 50mm & 75mm Galv trunking lid turnbuckles, does anyone know who sells them? Cheers
  19. A

    installing an extra switch in lighting circuit

    hi I have a studio which has two lights from one switch on the cieling . I have just installed a daylight strip lamp but is to bright for normal use other than when painting . Is there a way to put a further switch in to independently switch this light off and leave the other on . Ive checked...
  20. Dave Appleby

    Extra line in lighting JB

    I know how stupid the title sounds but... It's exactly that. I am currently doing a downlights replacement. The switch line feeds into a JB. However in addition to the feeds to the lights I also have a 1.5 t&e with everything cutback except the line. I know about borrowed Neutrals but a...
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