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    Best cable type for in floor heating

    I am planning on redoing my basement floors and debating on adding underfloor radiant heat. It would be supplemental to my HVAC as the basement as being 70 year old house all registers are roof mount. My question is due to the large area of main room roughly 13' × 30' (4m × 10m) 400 square feet...
  2. L

    UK Exposed Live Wires Under Bedroom Floor?

    I was trying to fix a cold radiator when I came across some exposed cable and copper wire under the floor boards, a quick test with a voltage pen showed live. Not sure what kind of voltage they're putting out, wouldn't the RCD trip if they were dangerous? I covered the ends with electrical tape...
  3. UKMeterman

    Electrician Jobs Storage heater swap out first floor flat Didcot

    I am looking for an Electrican to do a swap out of a storage heater in a first floor flat in Didcot.
  4. J

    Extending/Moving Ceiling Rose/Pendant between floor joists ?

    Hi All. I need to extend the cables for a 3 plate ceiling rose/pendant on ground floor ceiling by 450mm. Can I fix the ceiling rose/pendant to the ceiling joist and then run 3 core 0.75mm flex through the plasterboard ceiling to the light fitting. Or, do I have to extend all three 1.5mm T&E...
  5. HappyHippyDad

    Building a false floor for the new van.

    I recently sold my Renault Trafic as it had done 214,000 miles and I also wanted something more economical. I bought the Citroen Berlingo LWB. A very nice van to drive, more like a car than a van. However, I had to take out roughly half of the stuff I had had in the Renault as the berlingo was...
  6. cliffed

    comply to Regs to install a MCB for the Sub Main to the 1st Floor DB

    Replacing DB’s with all singing all dancing RCBO’s Problem’s we have now…Existing installation consisted of DB Grd Floor.. DB 1st Floor…Grd Floor DB supplies 1st Floor DB…16mm T&E installed IN fabric of building. DB 1st Floor supplies Remote Garage Block 16mm T&E With the Sub Main to DB 1st...
  7. J

    Mains cable to consumer unit top floor flat

    Im starting a re-wire of a top floor flat, they have run an 16mm T&E with a 6mm earth from the ground floor to the 3rd floor feeding the CU, replacing this cable is practically impossible as there is no way of getting down without going through other flats. Looking for some advice of how others...
  8. A

    Contactor for carbon mat under floor heating

    I'm after some advice please, I have carbon mat underfloor heating throughout my bungalow, each room has its own thermostat and are fed via a fused spur , these make virtually no sound, whereas my living room is a much larger area of around 40m2 and has its own thermostat and is fed from up in...
  9. K

    Under floor heating mat 15Amps

    Hi there I need your opinion on this one, I need to fix mat 18sqm (200w). Client instead of one mat bought 2 mats (12sqm)+(6sqm) one thermostat . Went through the manual of under floor heating so 12sqm (2400w) + 6sqm(1200w) total 3600w. Now my question, how do I spur nearly 16amps, standard spur...
  10. F

    Need relay advice for in floor heating

    I have a customer that has 3 heating mats under the tile. This was installed a while back and a relay was used. I measured a 21 amp draw for all 3 mats. I installed a new thermostat that is wifi enabled and it worked well for a while. However I am now throwing a code that says that the...
  11. O

    AFDDs needed in CU's over the 6th floor or all CU's?

    Work has booked me in for a CU change on the second floor of a 7 storey block of flats. They are under the impression that AFDD's only need too be fitted in the flats over 18m high, or the 6th and 7th floors. I'm pretty sure the regs 421.1.7 mean all flats in a block that high but it's...
  12. E

    Cable Junction Under Floor Without Box

    Hi, Looking for more advice please. My electrician has spurred off a cable under flooring using what seem to be wago type connectors (push in, no screws). They are not enclosed in a box and the flooring is boarded and will be tiled over when refurbished. Is this acceptable by current regs or...
  13. BringItOn

    1st floor lateral cable replacement

    Hi, this is a repost of the initial in diy as the only potential diy aspect is the prep ahead of a qualified person attending, this is hopefully the more appropriate place.. I’m looking to find out about options and necessities for a pending certified installation. In the ground floor flat...
  14. O

    Replacing wiring and plug on an LED floor lamp

    Hi there, I'm hoping someone may be able to advise on whether my LED floor lamp can be repaired or not. The cable has split from the plug, as per the below photos. Can anyone recommend a replacement plug/transformer + wiring? There's a join under the base of the lamp, which you can see in the...
  15. D

    Dropped MCB onto tiled floor, damaged internally?

    Hi folks, quick question, I dropped a C16 MCB from 5 feet up, onto a tiled floor. No visible damage so I put it back with the others. Could it be damaged internally so as it would allow current to flow but fail to actuate in the event of over-current? Or is it a case of, if it's damaged, it...
  16. Sara Davies

    Question for a new product: uni student. What jobs are done on the floor / kneeling most?

    Good day I'm a university student on a product design course. To create a product around electricians day to day work making your lives easier. My main question is what work do you conduct most on or near the floor? What tools are used in those jobs? lastly what are your issues an...
  17. L

    Ground Floor Bathroom Extractor Fan Query

    Hi. My current axial Xpelair model 92614AW ground floor bathroom extractor fan is installed in zone 1 and doesnt work efficiently at all. Its wall mounted but doesnt go straight to the outside as there is now an extension on the back of the bathroom. I think either I need to get a more powerful...
  18. M

    Electrak Busbar under floor

    Customer has a set up using Electrak 63A under floor busbar, fed in 10mm armoured and backed up with a 63A c type mcb. From this he has 32A unfused tap offs wired in 4mm in flexi conduit going to 16A rcd which then feeds 3.15A desk top supplies. Am I right in thinking the 4mm feed needs...
  19. K

    under floor heating 32amp final ring advice needed

    Hi all looking for some advice as a non sparky , be gentle :) To be clear I wont be doing the work myself , just want to be better informed. I already had an underfloor heating mat rated at 6.8A installed in my kitchen , this worked off a fused spur (13A) on the kitchens 32amp Ring final...
  20. RicoRepairs

    Ground floor lighting trips circuit breaker.

    Hi all, so just moved into a new property, the light fitting/rose was removed from the living room, nothing looks to be shorting (But there is a single neutral with no connector block?) but the breaker trips straight away. There are 4 fittings on this floor, none with bulbs in, none with any...
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