Hi, got a job that’s coming up which involves putting electricity to a wagon that’s half way down a field from someone’s house. They want it so it’s like a caravan, so they can disconnect the power lead whenever they want and move the wagon around.
There’s only 2 circuits in the wagon; 4 lights...
I have purchased a number of expensive copper dowsing&reynolds light switches which have been fitted by an electrician as part of a refurb project.
I am not proposing to do this myself, but as previous advice on the forum has been very useful, so would like to know if this is possible before...
Happy new year anyone reading this! First thing on the agenda this year is a new kitchen which is being fit by ikea. Part of it is a free standing breakfast bar that has integrated fridge and freezer and I'm wondering where the sockets will need to be mounted for them because there's no wall...
Hello all. I'm starting to do more fixed wire testing at my company and wondering about asbestos checks. The last company I worked for (was an apprentice at the time) didn't check any asbestos register before starting the test so just wondering where to stand with it. These will be commercial...
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559.5.1. My question is that for any luminare in the UK must be complaint to one of the methods (BS standards) listed in the list, or else we would not be compliment fitting and connecting to? Is that correct?
So if the fitting is not supplied with any details in relation to the points...
My wife is planning to have a dog grooming business in a spare room in our house. It is 2.6m x 2.8m. It will have a dog bath in one corner with an electric shower fitted to the wall nearby. Much like this...
I know if I have a shower in this room that I cannot have any socket outlets due to...
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Is it still permissible to have fixed wiring in a factory inspected by an external company every 5 years?
I have the company who we used last time hassling me saying its due, but are very vague on saying what 'due' means.
I have been asked to fit a set of electric gates and some garden lighting to a property. I'm working behind the guy doing the indoor electrics. He is talking about me wiring the gates back to a plug and the garden lighting to a fused spur. Question is do I issue a minor works certificate for...
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I've never thought twice about using 0.75mm2 flex for connecting fixed equipment (e.g. extractor fan in window) to a fused connection unit with 3A fuse where this is sufficient for the load of the equipment. But table 52.3 of BS7671 states minimum csa for copper cable in lighting...
Does the non opening side of a typical perspex shower cubicle represent a "permanent fixed partition"?
Having a "discussion" with a colleague regarding the "plan" diagram p.89 OSG (yellow). Discussion centres around whether the PFP needs to be a wall or just the standard perspex cubicle side...
So, with the house job nearly completed, the wife wants some outside heating and the blind man needs to connect his motors for the new outside blinds coming...
HEATER
She’s found a 2kw infra red heater that, while I’m not keen on trailing cables on the deck will probably do the job if it’s...
A bit out of the ordinary this one.
Carrying out an electrical install on a 200 year old ex warship.
We have installed Rcbo protection on all local circuits on the boat.
There is a 50mm 4 core swa cable going to be supplying the boat direct from a lucy box with a isolator then cutout and meter...
Full on social breakdown possible here as Cape Town runs out of water.
Cape Town is warned it faces riots amid water crisis | Daily Mail Online - http://dailym.ai/2GrE6An
Looks grim, hope it rains cats and dogs soon.
Would you suggest flex for fixed wiring on an EICR is a C3? The client has basically run flex from one socket to a surface socket (i.e. a glorified extension lead). However I would say this is fixed wiring.
What does 521.9.1 mean where it states "only where the the relevant provisions of the...
Doing a kitchen refurb' at the moment (for my son actually), which has a kitchen island unit, between the kitchen area & dining area. Its going to have one twin socket, mounted somewhere inside and some led tape lighting around the edge of the work top.
The supplies come into the unit via...
A client has decided to attempt a dual programmer replacement and made a mess, i have reconnect everything as following but the boiler and programmer arent working together, just wondering if any one would have a look at the connections to see if i missed something or if they have another idea...
Been asked this question today by one of our engineers , do you need to pat test / test fixed appliances / equipment ( hand dryers , heaters etc )
My opinion Yes he thinks no
Something we don’t really do but know we really should and keep records of these tests
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