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  1. M

    has anyone successfully fitted 10mm cable, 45A switch, 1gang backbox?

    Switch will be in stud wall; cable currently running horizontally....looks like I may need to pull some slack through to run cables through top and bottom of backbox...or strip back sheath and bring through back of plastic box using a 25mm grommet. The 45A switch wiil be in a kitchen for an...
  2. sythai

    Nest Smokes (heat?)

    Hi Guys Just seeing if anyone knows for definite if Nest have a heat capability or not yet? Have a new build coming up which obviously needs smokes & heat ? And they have specified Nest throughout. I'm thinking not possible yet and doubt very much they'd be a way of linking into an Aico heat...
  3. C

    I have fitted electric folding door mirrors and electric windows to my Land Rover Defender.

    Does the Master Switch for Windows and Mirrors on a Mercedes have a separate control unit or could I use it in a Land Rover Defender?
  4. M

    Should a consumer unit be fitted 2 inches from a boiler?

    Hi my daughters rented home set on fire. The consumer unit was making a massive popping noise which shook the house. The boiler is in the same cupboard under the stairs and is 2 inches away from consumer. Is that normal practise? Plus a chappie came to fit a smart meter and told my daughter that...
  5. M

    Has the correct shower been fitted?

    Hi...a bathroom company has fitted an electric shower 9.8kw, we have just found out our cable is 6mm. They had a plumber and a chap who was not a qualified electrician do the first fix of fitting the shower and also putting in down lights in the ceiling and they got an electrician to 2nd fix. We...
  6. DT1991

    Anyone fitted these?

    Has anyone fitted these if so any issues after installation https://www.geofire.co.uk/agrippa-magnetic-fire-door-holder-closer/ Thanks.
  7. J

    Light fitting.

    Hey guys. I've fitted 3 LED chandeliers with no issues. Doing the 4th and having a big issue. Everytime I switch it off, the breaker trips. This one has 2 mains connections coming into the light as opposed to just one with the others. Any ideas?
  8. M

    Help ! New light fitting wont switch off !

    Hi just fitted a 2nd hand light fitting to an older light I removed , now the wires a from the ceiling are 3 red 1 black and earth wire . I connected the 3 red wires together to one wire of the light fitting and the black one to the other and the earths together, now unfortunately the wires on...
  9. L

    UK Are surge protection devices fitted before or after the main switch

    Are surge protection devices fitted before or after the main switch
  10. L

    shower not working

    Shower not working after new consumer unit fitted. It's not the shower or isolator switch that is at fault. Source URL: DIY Electrical Forum - https://www.electriciansforums.net/forums/diy-electrical-forum.64/
  11. S

    Previously working PV/Battery system starting popping RCBO when SMETS2 meter fitted

    We had a PV/battery system was fitted in late May, and measurements showed it was working very well, but then a few weeks ago the old meter (electronic box about the size of a large cigarette packet) was replaced with a SMET2 meter and everything went down hill! When the PV system was working...
  12. C

    THIS ALARM OBVIOUSLY NOT FITTED BY AN ELECTRICIAN !

    Hello All, I came across the photo below on my Computer - I apologise if I got it from this Forum. Obviously the Alarm was NOT fitted by an Electrician ! I refer to the `Installed on` detail. I thought that this might amuse some Members ? Chris
  13. multimick

    bonding thoughts with a sure stop remote tap fitted

    hi all terrace house lead water incomer with old stop cock which i assume is redundant as plumber has fitted a surestop stop tap the one which works by air pressure switch,,i put the main bond on incomer before sure stop (only about 2 foot of pipe) he swopped it to after the sure stop...
  14. M

    Insignia gt900l anyone ever fitted one?

    Hi guys Going to be putting a new shower. Well it'll be a mixer shower but has a panel that has lights and speakers etc. This is wired with a 3a plug top on the end. Anyone ever fitted one before as i was unsure the route to go with supplying this. Do i take a feed from the cu on a 6a...
  15. Pat H

    A friend had a new consumer unit fitted

    I wasn't able to help as really busy but they were having a new kitchen installed. The fitter said they need a new ring main for the kitchen and so needed a new consumer unit. Had a look the other day. No RCD protection as it trips on the old ring main. The guy recons its the supply at fault...
  16. M

    type fitted breakers

    i see that in the 18th edition there is now a coding for type fitting , i have been coding any mix and match breakers as code 2 , after contacting lots of manufacturers there guidance is always that they have not type tested any other manufacturers products for there boards, as we know many...
  17. sythai

    MVHR - Anyone supplied/fitted one of these?

    Evening All Just seeing if anyone has any experience of these - MVHR? And who would normally install it along with all the ducting? I have a 'Eco' new build to price up with this set up. Meeting Client this week to get full spec on the project, just have brief overview and basic plans so far...
  18. R

    Eyelid Lights Fitted Under Soffit

    Wondering if anyone has fitted eyelid type wall lights under soffits? I think I've only seen these wall mounted but I want to light up my double garage door, I want the light to point more out towards the drive than light up the door itself so wondered if this would work? Also there is a sensor...
  19. J

    Getting an Isolator fitted - With pics....

    Hi Folks, First time post here..... I'm about to start upgrading my kitchen - and I've got a few bits of wiring to sort. No big issue, but the main thing that needs doing is the backboard for the consumer unit needs changing. Reason being - there used to be an electric storage heating system...
  20. Msitekkie

    Bad experience having isolator switch fitted by Scottish Power/Actavo

    I "recently" contacted my DNO to have an isolator switch fitted beside my meter (my consumer unit needs changing and I didn't want to pull the fuse). I was told I needed to contact Scottish Power who charged me £85 but failed to turn up for the appointment, resulting in me having to contact them...

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