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  1. D

    Distribution Board Height in a Small Cottage - Full Rewire

    Right doing a job for my registration assessment so got to get it spot on. Job is an old cottage but been stripped right out and complete rewire. Am I correct in saying the dB hight has to be at the same hight as light switch? Seems far to low if u ask me.
  2. kropaske

    Very old cut out info

    Came across this recently. Looks like 30s, 40s maybe. Does anybody have any info, Bs number, kA values...
  3. F

    Strange RCD fault

    Hi I've been investigating a strange RCD fault in my house this afternoon, there are only 3 circuits on the RCD, GF sockets, 1F sockets and Garage. It's a Crabtree board installed around 2000 I've tested the RCD a few times at 0.5 and at X1 both test fine, traced the tripping to GF sockets...
  4. Mark.W

    Earthing Faceplate

    Hey Guys, I'm in a discussion with another spark about whether or not he earths the metal back box of a floor socket box. He seems to think there's no need because the faceplate gets self drilled to the back box and it doesn't have lugs like a standard metal Patress?! The faceplate screws...
  5. N

    Can Wiring to Wall Socket be Laid Horizontally Along Wall at Near Floor Level?

    Hello, I have had my 2 story house rewired and one of the low level wall sockets on the ground floor is wired with wires that run horizontally along the wall at floor height and then travel up the short distance to the socket from underneath it. My question is whether this is good practice...
  6. J

    2way switiching- into intermediate

    Evening Evening! currently have a situation where I have: switch on loft landing (2way) switch on 1st floor landing (2way) which turn some down lights on/off on 1st floor -SL from the lights is at switch on 1st floor........and 3core from here to loft lanidng now customer ALSO wants a 3rd...
  7. G

    Chasing cable in a ceiling

    I wonder if anyone can advise me about some work I have done in my living room in regard to the building regulations. I needed to install a light in the centre of the room. I could not access the joists from via the floorboards upstairs due to the fact a bathroom floor had recently been tiled...
  8. A

    Lived in house rewire tips

    Hi guys, Just wondering if any of you have any tips on lived in house re wires? Got one coming up and just looking for some tips and tricks to get the job done as quick as poss without annoying the occupier. Been told the kitchen was re wired a few years ago and don't need to do, obviously I...
  9. Dave301

    Main Bonding

    House has had gas installed. Meter is outside of property at front. The box is not attached to the building and the gas pipe enters the property under the floorboards. The pipework goes to the boiler at the rear of the property under the floor the whole way. Is it OK to put a bonding clamp...
  10. S

    Picture uplights in a flagstone floor?

    Hi all, On a current job the customer decides she wants to light a canvass picture from the floor??? The floor is real heavy flagstone - currently being re-laid. I cant find anything that would be directional enough that can also be trampled on and doesn't cause a trip hazard. I obviously also...
    • stevethesparks
    • Thread
    • angle floor lighting outdoor picture
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. W

    Where can I buy trendy looking 4 gang floor socket box?

    Looking to move our TV and the myriad of accompanying boxes and cables that comes with it from the corner of our lounge, as that's where the sockets are now, into the area around the middle of the our bay window. I'm looking for a, trendy brushed whatever, 4 gang socket box. Any idea as to...
  12. L

    gekko gripper

    super rod gekko gripper youtube - Bing video - https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=super+rod+gekko+gripper+youtube&view=detail&mid=69C636ED46FEF8DADA4C69C636ED46FEF8DADA4C&FORM=VIRE Any one used 1? looks like a hand bit of kit to have
  13. polo1

    Wet pants catastrophe

    Ok, so I've been asked to check a possibly faulty lower immersion element. Sure enough, it's gubbed. Fortunately I had a spare the correct size in the van. Drain down a massive cylinder, but can't get the element shifted. Not insured for hot works, so ask the letting agents to organise a...
  14. Karin

    sunday shock scenario

    ok so this is a scenario that i read on another forum that interested me. the solution wasn't mentioned. shock received from shower tap while standing wet feet on tiled floor. testing from the tap (PME earth via bonding) to a screwdriver in the garden (true earth) showed a potential difference...
  15. Soulsurfer

    Floor sensor tube / conduit

    Although prob easy question, I am installing my first heat mat and am wishing to make sure that the floor sensor is fitted right ! I have got some small tube that I'm pretty sure the sensor goes inside and protects it when it sits in chase in floor before self levelling goes down. But do you...
  16. yellowvanman

    Sockets in the middle of a shop floor

    Customer wants a number of sockets to work benches in the middle of a 'largish' shop floor. Walkways all the way around, high ceilings. I'm sure others would have come across this sort of problem, would appreciate some ideas!
  17. E

    Fault Finding

    Hi, Does anybody have any tips or tricks on how to find where a break in electric UFH cables. I was thinking of using a tone generator and hoping to trace the tone until it stops. Thanks
  18. charlie76

    Running cable through a switch back box

    I would like to run a cable through a galv back box (at a light switch) which is not terminating in that back box. Is there a reg which forbids this? Reason being the switch back box is already tubed from the switch to the loft. I am chasing from the floor up to the switch to get a 3c+e from...
  19. D

    Under Floor Heating thermostat - Inside or Outside the Bathroom?

    Can someone with an understanding of the Regs help me with. I have had two electricians price up a job to install underfloor heating matts in my bathroom. One told me it is ok to have the thermostat and fuse spur in the bathroom and the other said it needs to be outside the bathroom. Ideally I...
  20. F

    Underfloor cables under a underfloor heating system

    Hi, I am considering having a underfloor heating system in my kitchen. (Electrical mat system) my questions relates to whether i can also run some cables e.g. Rings mains under this system so I can have a central cabinet unit that has power to it in the middle of the room. I am concerned...
    • Fc6090
    • Thread
    • cables floor heating install system under underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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