Hi everyone I'm ready to do second fix on a rewire it's a tt system all my circuit will protected by individual rcbos
Do I need main switch to be normal dp switch or time delay rcd please help.
Hi I am a time served electrician with 40 years experience in the maintance industry , i have 18th edition , can i replace my own consumer unit ? I have my own earth loop impedance tester , Rcd tester any thoughts
Hi everyone just joined the site
Iam a trainee electrician currently have my 18th edition and doing my level 2/3 diploma
I have been working with a electrician for the last few years so have some experience
I do struggle with pricing jobs and feel I tend to under cut myself and would...
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I am trying to replace an old ceiling light with a new one. My current connection has 3 wires and not sure how I should be wiring this. Please can someone help
Working today with a friend and i used this cheap Heatgun .Shrinking onto tails . NO juice in property at time .WOW ! amazing machines for the money. Can see myself buying one . The SWA shrink shrunk nice and tight and no damage from too much heat etc
DNO ripped out antique main incomer/breaker .The guy hated us and himself and everyone else by the end of the job ! . Client going to contact supplier and ask for new meter .Old consumer is beyond dangerous .So whole flat will be rewired etc .I just want to strap in a DP isolator and "garage...
I found these today so ordered some as I suspect I will need to extend a few cables when doing some work soon:
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/WA2401.html
They look neat, rated 32A and accept cable to 4mm. Also stranded cable, which some of the smaller Wago push-fit do not. While it is...
I'm converting my garage and have about 15m of skirting being installed which has a groove in it I wish to install a (dotless) RGB led light strip all around but it needs to be smart and controlled via Alexa.
Can you tell me if anyone does something which will work for this spec of skirting...
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Is anyone aware of the change to solar generation FIT payment contracts for existing installations. (FIT payment scheme closed in 2019)
It seems ofgen is changing all existing contracts which paid a set amount for 50% of of the kwh generated .. into only being paid for every unit you...
evening everyone,
Just wanted to check if acti9 mcb's fit into isobar4 merlin gerin board. I have tried to do a bit of digging however i cant get a find a definite answer, some people say they do and some say they dont.
Thanks!
I currently have a 3Kwh solar PV system which was installed over 12 years ago and getting a very good FIT payment and I don't want to lose it! I'm thinking about having a 10Kw battery installed, the idea being that I can divert excess generation to the battery and also have the facility to top...
I'm working on a system that has been installed incorrectly. It's a 3ph Hager board with 8 swa cables glanded into the bottom entry panel. The install is fine except the earth tag (banjos) haven't been fitted and they have relied on the metal plate as an earth. My question is, can you get a...
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Family member has moved into this house which is about 110 years old. Bodges everywhere inc the electrics. We are just rennovating it and when I took down the ceiling the light fitting broke
Can anyone offer advice on how to get this light fitting working for a couple of weeks? It will be...
Hi guys, has anyone got any experience of resistances through press fit plumbing fittings?
Just been to a job I did last year which was a bathroom, kitchen, new board etc and now noticing 10k values between chrome rail & the flex outlet earth which I don’t recall seeing when I tested it! It is...
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Im really new to the world of conduit. I have some 25mm pvc conduit and cant for the life of me seem to fit back boxes with 25mm knockouts. Is there an adapter that fits a 25mm conduit in to a 20mm back box? Can i cut a 25mm hole in the back box? Do the 20mm male adapters allow for 25mm...
Hey everyone,
I'm trying to understand how to fit a metallic back box on a stud wall. Should it be fixed to a stud (on one of the sides) or is it expected to be fixed to a noggin?
In either case, how would I know exactly where a noggin or a stud is, so that the hole I cut on the plasterboard...
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