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    Position/fixing of kitchen sockets

    Hi guys would like your veiws on fixing twin sockets and fused spurs on the backs/sides of kitchen base units as have had a few different veiws on this one,i always install sockets and spurs to walls behind base units but a few sparks and kitchen fitters say that this is not required? And fixing...
  2. S

    Fixed wiring report results...can anyone help?

    Hello I've been asked by a client to rectify the problems discovered after a fixed wiring report on one of their retail buildings. The report states that "No RCD protection for all sockets rated up to 20A", Apart from any sockets located exterior to the building which are on RCD's. I was...
  3. R

    PAT testing fixed appliances?

    This seems to be a grey area in the industry, the code says fixed appliances should be PAT tested but alot of the common PAT testing equipment cannot handle this sort of test. I've come across different answers: 1. don't pat test fixed equipment 2. only do a visual + earth bond with a multimeter...
  4. R

    notifiable? Removing fixed appliance

    Hi, like so many here, I am a newbie going through the motions for training (recently got 2382 and going onto 2392) for domestics .. obviously it seems , it wont be for the money..hmmm Anyway, I have a qualtified plumber friend who with a customer that has an electric heater on a fused spur in...
  5. A

    Dimming fixed wall lights

    Looking for some advice please I have a hall with 3 fixed wall lights (each have 60W linear halogen bulb). The light produced from these is too bright and I was wondering if there are any lower wattage R7 bulbs, or is there an inline box that can be connected to the feed cable that would act...
    • AdrianGroom
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    • aus dimming fixed lighting lights wall
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  6. R

    Fixed 110v installation

    I have been wiring up a workshop for a customer, and went back the other day and he had bought 4 16A 110v sockets, and a fixed 3kva transformer He wants me to wire these 4 off 1 transformer. So I have wired the transformer into the board, to go on a 16A supply. At the 110v side am i right...
    • robsparx
    • Thread
    • 110v aus fixed installation
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia
  7. N

    fluke 1651 problem

    hi all just wondered if anyone had this problem in the past.my fluke has stopped being able to do a 200v insulation resistance test.the 500v and 1000v work fine but when pressing the button to choose your voltage 200v no longer appears. any advice much appreciated
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    Fixed Appliance spurs

    Howdo guys Probably a daft question but its better than not asking. Just seeking clarity regards installing an accessible dp switch for a fridge and freezer. I've looked at Section 537 in regs and i'm still a bit confused. My understanding is that you need to have an isolation switch so you can...
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    Bathroom socket

    Was at a domestic went in bathroom and noticed a washing machine. Fine. More than 3m from bath more than 500mm from sink socket enclosed behind machine next= blue cable Turns out the guy had wired an extension lead from the kitchen socket (plug top) via the ceiling down to the socket and...
    • martysparky
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    • aus bathroom extension fixed plugged socket wiring
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
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    back board

    Hi, At a customers house the board which has the c/u on it has started to break up its a price of chip broad and the customer had damp problems which have now been fixed but the board is crumbing away and hanging off the wall. The broad also has on it the mains and electric meter therefore who...
    • kduck
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    • aus board customer fixed meter
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
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    Commercial P.I.R to do, opinions please

    Hi All I have been asked to carry out a PIR on a fastfood outlet that i wired 15 years ago. The place has had no maintenance, no other PIR and i can truthly say its not really monitored by a competent person elctrically or maintenance wise. My signature is going to be on the cert and i know...
  13. M

    can I wire an 8w light to a cookers fixed spur?

    I have a small 8w light purchased from Ikea - the ones that you can attach under kitchen cupboards - and I want to use it to light the area above the cooker while the cooker is on and in use. I would like to know if its Ok to wire it into the switched spur of the cooker so that once the switch...
    • MrSkipsey
    • Thread
    • aus fixed light spur wire
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
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    rcd for fixed outside equipment

    Do fixed outside devices such as floodlights (high up and out of reach) need RCD protection? Assuming cables are surface mounted (no cables buried in plaster,etc). Are there any other conditions, such as: - only one light per unprotected MCB, or multiples allowed? - any other fused switch...
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    fixed items in bath rm

    if a fixed item is fixed out of zone 2 as i read it there is no need to have any special ip rating as there is no reg concerning out of zone2 obviously any leed should be short enougth that it is not of any danger rcd of course
    • beaver74
    • Thread
    • aus bath fixed items
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  16. R

    cables for fixed appliances

    Hello all, can any of you tell me wether I am correct in saying that fixed appliances, ie, ovens, hobs must be supplied with a suitable flexible cable like a h07 rather than say T+E. I thought I had read this somewhere in the big book but cant find it. Also my understandin is that as T+E has...
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    isolator switches to fixed kitchen appliances

    Evening all. I am having a brain fart regarding isolator switches to fixed kitchen appliances - mainly because I've never seen one :o (and the wholesalers are shut now). I'd be :D if someone could explain how they are wired to an unswitched socket. Also for the following scenario would I need...
    • No.15
    • Thread
    • appliance appliances circuit fixed isolator kitchen marked socket switch switches
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Talk Electrician Forum
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    Fixed wiring tests - UK

    Can anyone tell me if fixed wiring tests include the inspection & testing of three phase motors and starting equipment, or does it only cover building services, eg lighting, sockets, etc.
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