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  1. S

    57mm Height single powerpoint

    Hi, We would like to have installed new single powerpoints which are on the skirting boards of our old house. However the existing ones we have are of an odd size, and we were told that if we want them that size we need to source them ourselves. https://Upload the image directly to the thread.com/a/KQ7Nbxr (photo of the old...
  2. D

    Garage Receptacle Height?

    DIYer here. Can somebody tell me what the required height is for receptacles in a garage due to possible flammable vapors? Thanks
  3. L

    what its minimum height of a consumer unit..

    Hi all. Customer asking me to fix 3 phase consumer unit on a new shop . Its brand new installation . He want to use every part of shops and he asking me to go as lover as possible. Anyone know what its minimum height of bottom of consumer unit i can go in comercial installation.
  4. C

    short overhead cable height - house to garage

    I'm in the process of installing Catenary Cables to support 2x SWA and 2x cat5e cables, over a distance of a small distance of 1.5m. The cable entry hole at the garage is 2.30m high and the house cable exit hole is just under 3.0m high. Below the supported cable is the garden gate/door and...
  5. T

    Mounting height for residential three phase dis board

    Hi everyone, this ones a first for me but weve been asked install and use a three phase supply in a large new build house. The 16 way dis board is going to go in a ground floor store / plant room and will give us either 48 single phase ways or a few less if we use some three phase 22kw EV's...
  6. P

    Chasing conduit to a wall mounted TV and height regs

    I've just recently had the shell of an extension built and will be doing most of the interior except for electrics and gas. I'm planning to chase the walls for where I'll bed in the new conduit to the location of sockets etc before any plastering is done and know the regs on the minimum and...
  7. R

    Risk Assessment for Working at Height

    Ive got to complete a Word Document regarding a Risk Assessment for Working at Height. Would anyone be able to give me pointers. It only has to be brief then all of the tables will be filled in. Ive not done one before, so I am in need of some advice if possible?
  8. Msitekkie

    Height of Zone 1 2.5m above the shower tray or 2.25m off the floor?

    When looking for the height of Zone 1 above a shower, we typically look at the diagrams which show 2.25m above floor level, with no Zone 2 above (although some variants of the zone diagram on various websites do show a zone 2 above a shower). The text however (under 702.32), says Zone 1 is...
  9. K

    GFCI outlet required for dish washer ? outlet height from floor ?

    The more I learned about home electricity, the more paranoid I become about outlets in my home. First, in my 40+ yrs old home, ALL outlets are 9 inch above the floor surface (measured from the floor to the lowest edge of the outlet), including garage outlets. I just learned that NEC requires 12...
  10. Designmen90

    DB installation height

    Hello everyone, is there any rule/normative which defines the height of installation (from floor to bottom of DB) of wall mounted Distribution Board?
  11. Michael J

    CU recommend max height

    Doing a complete rewire on a domestic property. The client is adamant that he wants the consumer unit flush to the ceiling not complying with the 1350-1450mm requirement. I have shown him Approved Document M but he’s having none of it. What would you do in this situation?
  12. eleclio

    Fire panel height

    Anyone know what height a fire alarm panel should be mounted. Just a basic off the shelf 4 zone panel. Plenty of information on call points and heads but contradicting heights found for DDA.
  13. D

    Full Rewire Consumer Unit Height

    Hi all. I am not an electrician but greatly really appreciate some advice if possible. I am in the process of getting a full house rewire and the consumer unit is currently under the stairs. The electrician is saying that to get the work signed off by building regulations the consumer unit has...
  14. HappyHippyDad

    Working at height?

    I have a tripping RCD in a church. The faulty circuit supplies 5 x spotlights which are on the inside walls of the church. They are as high as trying to reach above a first story window in a house so perhaps 5m above ground. I will eliminate all other possible faulty parts (switches etc) before...
  15. BruceBanner

    working at height.

    Hello all. just a rant really, survey a job at an old chapel, rewiring due to ---- poor ir, old vr & splitting power & light to a replacement rcbo sub main agreed, quote agreed & massively highlighted on bottom that scaffold tower at 5-6 meters required but not costed as foot note &...
  16. A

    UK overhead cable height

    Can anyone please tell me what the minimum height for an overhead cable from my house to my shed. The gap a 3ft and it is wired from the main fuse box and into another fuse box in the shed. It is encased in conduit and at the lowest point is around 7ft (this then enters the shed)
  17. A

    Tv socket height new build

    1200mm is the max socket outlet height in new build property so what's the score with putting a socket at a height where a wall mounted tv will be situated obviously required to be higher than 1200mm. Is this now not allowed for new build properties?
  18. S

    Light switch height

    Hi Having my flat re-wires. It’s on the first floor, with no disabled access. Electrician is saying light switches have to be a max of 1200mm from floor (about 400mm lower than their current position!). I realise that this is the standard for new builds - but does it apply to old properties...
  19. Charlie_

    Height of consumer units

    I always install my consumer units between 450 and 1200, sometimes at 1400.. Am I right in thinking that CUs come under part M? Extensions and rewires not covered by part M? Anybody still installing them up at ceiling height?
  20. Gavin John Hyde

    Working at height..........

    Got a customer who wants a ev charger fitted. Only issue he is on 3rd floor, fuse box at front of house.Wants cable taken out then along under window ledges before going down to his parking space below at the rear. Planning have approved it so long as cable painted to match stone afterwards as...

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