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so I’m running Ethernet cable and have a question.
the cable needs to pass through joists. There’s already 3 holes drilled (correct to building regs). I’d rather not drill another. Two of the holes have central heating pipes and the other is gas supply to the boiler.
there’s enough...
Just had a boiler put in on a grant scheme.
Water main earth bonding was connected in with the existing gas bonding's pipe clamp on the outlet pipework of the gas meter inside the meter box, then taken through the backplate of the gas meter box, then goes along behind the units to the water...
Background is we are selling our house and moving out of state. I've been fixing big and little things and painting for several months now, as well as purging possessions and packing.
House was built in 1961/1962 and has mostly old two conductor cable supplying everything.
I might add that the...
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Does the earth Bonding HAVE to be done at the meter or can it be put on the gas inlet to the boiler in a utility room? Plans have changed and cables already run ?
Also am I right in thinking that if water inlet is in blue pvc pipe Bonding isn't required even tho it is copper on...
Firstly thanks for the chance to find advice I need. I'm a qualified gas/heating engineer with over 20years exp. Icometed about 3 years of night school whilst working as an electricians mate over 20 years ago ( before heating) I know how to bend tube,tray,and have experience in house wiring,3...
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I feel I should know the answer to this one, but I'm not certain, even after consulting GN8.
A friend of mine has a semi-detached house with two copper gas pipes entering, one for the cooker and one for the boiler in the loft. They join together outside and are...
The best position for a CU is in a cupboard that has a vertical copper gas installation pipe that would be about 25-80mm from a metal CU. This pipe supplies a boiler. Not a gas service pipe, or gas meter, just a copper gas pipe, with no joints, near the CU.
1) Is this OK by current regs as...
Climate change: Ban all gas boilers from 2025 to reach net-zero - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57149059 I knew this was coming .So where does this go? Sparks doing the Water heating installs or the Heating engineers having to retrain a lot etc etc etc ?
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I have recently purchased a new kitchen including applicances (which I am waiting to be delivered). I am looking to sort out my electrics and get the sockets and fuses in the right place.
Is there any reason why I can't plug the fridge/freezer and gas hob to same double socket?
The...
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Never thought of this one before...
I have a customer who reckons his gas oven strike unit which is plugged into a socket is tripping the sockets rcbo.
I'm about to trek over to look at it but just pondering if it is safe for me to do an insulation resistance test on...
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I have a gasoline powered portable generator with 220v 1700w output and wonder how I would go about powering an 20v 800w electric scooter with this.
I guess it won't be enough to just hook it up to the charger as the batteries will drain faster than they recharge, so I was...
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Came across this yesterday on an EICR. Cables and pipe were boxed in with MDF which, when removed, revealed some quite untidy cabling (although the cables all seemed secure enough when tugged) which also passed behind the horizontal gas pipe. I can't find the relevant reg number, but it...
Went to a house this morning to locate a fault causing the RCD in a split load board to trip.
Going through the usual tests, I decided to put my earth leakage clamp meter on the earthing conductor.
Here is where it gets weird: with the main switch in the off position, the meter was reading...
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I am looking to replace my gas hob with an induction hob (this one: electriQ 52cm Canopy Cooker Hood Kitchen Extractor Fan in Silver - 5 Year Warranty eiQ52CANOPY | Appliances Direct - https://tinyurl.com/1jipb3dj) which...
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I’m 18 and recently cancelled my uni application, I did a levels in biology, chemistry and psychology and did pretty good. Someone introduced to the trade saying it’s lucrative etc etc and can courses can be acquired in about a. Year. I thought it’s better then me doing 3 years uni and...
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Getting a Gas Insert for fireplace. I was going to pull power from outlet in basement. Plumber told me that typically electricians tie into existing thermal cutoff for gas boiler. Seems reasonable, but not sure how to tie in?
Should I tie in before and after thermal cutoff?
Client with a 50s house that has apparently always been like this wants to change their self standing gas cooker, and obviously fitters are not going to currently.
Any gas experts who can qualify exactly what the regulations say, as there seems to be some variety in the way it's described...
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