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  1. A

    Kitchen appliance FCU

    It isn't a requirement for FCU's to be used for kitchen appliances ie dish washer or washing machine is it in a new build? I was thinking of just putting a double socket in a cupboard and plugging in the two appliance but have read about using FCU's and was wondering if this is a requirement or...
  2. L

    I have wired my electric wall fire into the fcu next to it . I twised the stranded wires and secured them in the terminals .

    I've been told by a colleague I should be bending the wires over?
  3. D

    You can't spur more than one fcu from any socket...?

    Ok guys been asked help mate out but i think he has done his install wrong but as misplace my regs book cant find exact regulations he contravines. Scenario is this big boiler room and pre existing metal clad sockets in ring final circuit. 32 Amp protection. He has added 6 FCU metal clad...
  4. G

    125V L-N on cable at FCU

    Was called out to a wall heater not working, took FCU off and both L and N supply cables had snapped off. This is a spur off a ring. I have not tested the ring as cannot isolate but all plugged in equipment is performing normally. Voltage on the exposed ends L-N was 124V, L-E 238V. My...
  5. kingeri

    Surge protected FCU ...

    So I have been asked to provide surge protection to a group of sockets in a PC area within a house. The sockets (7 doubles) are presently supplied from an FCU off the ring final. An easy solution would be to replace the FCU with one with surge protection built in. Problem is, they don't seem...
  6. P

    Wifi controlled FCU suggestions

    A customer has a couple of storage heaters on an economy meter and wants to be able to control both (seperate timer FCUs for each heater). They ideally want wifi controlled FCUs, but there isn't much on the market and the reviews aren't great (I usually use timeguard standard timer FCUs). Any...
  7. J

    Switched FCU with LED indicator

    Hello all, Im looking advice. I'm a diy'er. I have just replaced an old double socket and switched fcu with new stainless steel ones. My previous fcu would have the neon light lit, when switched on. My new one has the led lit when either switched on or off. It's lap brand from the screw fix...
  8. R

    Vent-Axia install from fCU

    Hi all I need your help my old vent Axia went busted and i needed a new one . I bought the same model VA100 and wire it up . That where the problem begin, on the terminal block on the vent got L. N SL so I conect the blue cable to the N terminal the Brown to the L terminal and the black to the...
  9. A

    Electric fire circuit issue

    I have been given from a friend an electric fire as seen attached. The fire comes all as one with fire surround and hearth with a power cord and 3 pin plug at the end. The fireplace is rated at 2kw. As far as I was aware this is ok to just plug into my downstairs ringmain. Am I correct With...
  10. cbear92

    Bringing ring to regs standard, and other things

    Hi all, new to forum but excited to get in the thick of it. I've done some domestic electrical work in the past as my dad was a HV sparky when he was younger, and I have done a fair bit of LV microelectronics in my line of work. I have just bought my first house and done some things already...
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    Immersion Heater FCU

    Was called to a job by a reasonably local plumber this morning who was re instating a new 3kW immersion heater in a house. Since the immersion was ripped out 10 years ago the house has been rewired and no circuit remains for the immersion as there was not one in at the time of the rewire. Never...
  12. L

    Immersion wiring and amp sizes

    set up for immersion goes like this for me.... Option 1) 16amp breaker > 2.5mm t&e to 20amp DP isolator > flex from this to immersion. But how is this set up..... Option 2). 16amp breaker > 2.5mm t&e to 13amp fcu > flex from this to immersion Are both fine?
  13. G

    Mirror light from lighting circuit. FCU or isolation switch needed?

    Hi everyone, Does a mirror light on a lighting circuit need to be on an isolation switch, fused spur or can it be wired directly on the lighting circuit? My thoughts are; My job is to protect my cable, there I have no issue, i.5 mm2 cable to mirror light Local isolation, the mirror does not...
  14. E

    Loft Sockets added to spur( FCU)

    Hi there looking to fit 4 double sockets in a loft , there are no existing sockets wired from the loft so it will require a cable to be rsn into the loft , im wondering if i spur off a socket can i then connect the 4 new sockets in a radial from the spur assuming the original socket circuit is a...
  15. Daniel Shepherd

    Two fused spurs from one current socket?

    Hi, I'm doing some work on a room I want to convert into an office space. It currently has three sockets in it. One has two neutral and two live wires connected to the socket, the other two have 3 live an neutral wires (this wiring is done circa mid 60's we think. I plan to add about 2000kw...
  16. P

    FCUs - Electricity needed for 2 Digital showers

    i have recently had one bathroom redone. A spur was taken from a plug in the airing cupboard and put into a switched FCU with a 3 amp fuse as per Mira digital installation. The second bathroom is now being done with another same digital shower next door to the other one. I am assuming I cannot...
  17. Gavin John Hyde

    grid fcu modules .................

    Need to put a FCU in to feed outside lights. Ideally customer wants me to use a redundant 2 gang backbox that used to have aerials, phone etc in before he had it all moved about. Currently just a blank plate; Still has old grid plate in cupboard. Would prefer to have the fcu inside as he doesn't...
  18. J

    Weird IR results? At a Switched Fcu in RFC

    So I am doing an insulation resistance test on a new flat and I get a dodgy L-E reading on the IR. I won't go above 20Meg and it fluctuates. Identified where the problem is and its a switched spur. When cables are removed all test +299 including the load which is 2 sockets. When all are put back...
  19. S

    adding fused FCU to radial circuit in kitchen

    Hi, I am fitting a new kitchen and would like to know if it's ok to connect switched 13amp FCU onto a radial circuit. The kitchen has a radial circuit with 4 x double sockets fitted - 2.5 twin and earth cable. I would like to add 4 x 13amp switched FCU's - one from each double socket so as I can...
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  20. Gavin John Hyde

    external fcu question

    Got a job coming up need to install a fcu coming of a RFC in an adjoining office room to power a light circuit. the light circuit will be in a large greenhouse with lots of water being sprayed for the plants and flowers so need suitable IP rating, albeit the FCU will be out of direct contact...

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