Hi guys, can anyone point to the building reg about appliances in the kitchen having a seperate switching, e.g washing machine under a worktop- socket under the worktop supplied from fused spur above. Thanks.
I have applied for my JIB card sent off all my certs etc how long does it take to process and get a card back. I am out of work at the mo and need the card because agencies just don't want to know with out one.
scottish power relocated the supply to an outside wall mounted box nice new cut out switch lovely , so how long is it that PME's name changed to TNCS ,because this nice new job had a PME connecton sticker on it , is it just me and again 100 amp fuse but they installed a 60 amp , think when i do...
Anyone else had problems with this crap???? Bought the kewtech plug in socket to test continuity and ZS on sockets without having to open sockets and started getting strange readings (a different one everytime on same socket). Thought my tester was playing up....After abit of investigation...
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As discussed in http://www.electriciansforums.net/electrical-forum-general-electrical-forum/31577-home-wiring-help-replacing-light-switch-4-wires-2-red-2-black-2.html I have just had the report back from my electrical inspection and just wondered if you could comment/advise on what he...
ck technicians tool rucksack only couple months old seen little use like new
dewalt tote bag again like new
fatmax tote again never used
fatmax xl open mouth tool bag, like new
fatmax tool organiser bag, again never used
bosch 18v cordless hammer drill had light use good condition...
I've got a total mind block, just filling out a minor works form for work i've done today and I've just drawn a blank as to what I put in method of fault protection and my books are in me van outside. Am i right in thinking it's refering to bonding and circuit breaker/fuse etc?
I want to put...
Just gone to commission 8 Sanyo HIT 240's with a Sunnyboy 1700. There's dc power to the inverter and power from the consumer unit to the inverter but nothing in between, the display etc hasn't lit up and there's nothing being generated. We've retraced the cables and they all seem ok - any idea...
have had them tested. They have a 1.5mm cpc, insulation resistance on all of them was tested at >200 M ohms. Just not sure how long they have been in. House was built in 1965. As long as there are no problems such as over loading or cables laid near pipes or touching polystyrene, how long can...
Sorry, long post..
Hi all just wanted to get a few opinions if poss.
An elderly (80s) couple round the corner from me were approached by a company who suggested they should have a "free electrical safety check". They went ahead with this. When the chap came around and did the visual only...
Hi all,
just planning a kitchen and wanted to use a 3 gang grid switch instead of having multiple fcu around one area of kitchen.
I would propose to break into the ring from a nearby dbl skt down to grid switch (2 x 13a unswitched skts, 1 x 3a fuse carrier for hood).
Any advice ideas, is...
Hi all,
Ive just bought a box of 50 double skt outlets to BS1363, manafactured by GET England, but they have only one terminal for the CPC.
The on-site guide (page 67) states "socket outlets must have two terminals for protective conductors. One terminal to be used for each protective...
hi guys can you tell me if how many ways the standard lnb will be on the sky dish as standard as i dont fancy having to pay an extra £10 a month for an extra room
i have a magic eye new in packet waiting to go into bedroom all i want to knoe is how i go about installing from sky+ box or from...
Evening chaps,
Yes - clearly from the title of the thread I'm not a qualified electrician...
I'd like to think I'm not daft, however!
The situation is this; I've recently moved house and got a bit carried away on the chrome switch/sockets front. Fitted over 15 in the house without any...
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