Hello people im new to this site and i would like some advise if possible.
I live in a 1920's terrace council property, our current consumer unit was only fitted and full rewired done two years back.
The current location of the board is on a partition wall in the kitchen approx 2 metres...
Hi as explained in the newbies part, i have stuff for sale for a friend who passed away, all his stuff has been used as training and is all in full working order, im located in Harlow essex but can post/couirer as have paypal, i am also happy for people to have address, phone number and my ebay...
in the building regs is there anything that states the maximum height of a spot light as the arcutect on a build has stated that i have to put a spotlight at 6 meters heigh
now surely for mantanance this is not allowed
cheers
Hi there, I am new to this site. It looks like there is a lot of useful info here. I am an electrical engineer contracting to a DNO (11kV and 33kV) and do not have an in depth knowledge of electrical regs.
Here is my problem which I hope some kind person can answer...
We have moved into a...
Hi everyone, im fitting sockets in a kitchen, the kitchen is a shell there are no units worktops or anything in there, i cant remember is it 1.2m the height to put sockets so they will be at correct height when the worktop and units are in. Thanks everyone.
Evening all..
Just wondering what height from the floor or ceiling a CU must be or even if there are any regulations...
Installing a 3-phase board in to a flat, but don't want to put it too high but then not too low.
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Does the consumer unit have to be between 450mm and below 1200mm in an old house? In the electricians guide to building regs its states "new dwellings". The guy I`m doing the rewire for doesn`t want a board half way down his wall but the electrician who is signing it off said it has to be...
hi i am a newly qualiied electrician doing an install at the moment where dno have brought there supply to the outside box. i was going to drill through the wall and put the fuseboard on the adjacent side. Is there a height regulation on the fuseboard i thought that it just had to be...
Hi all, bit of a dilemma regarding how to route the supply cable to a garage. Just wondering what you'd do in this situation.. unfortunately I didn't get a photo but the garage is at the end of the drive beside a bungalow. The corner of the garage roof is about 2 feet away from the corner of the...
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Someone I know would like his TV on his wall once his living room has been redecorated. I know there is a minimum height for sockets but is there a maximum?
Rather than take a spur from a nearby socket I could extend the existing ring as his floorboards are already up. Would...
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i have a shed supply to install on a catenary, and looking in brb it would appear that it needs installing at a minimum of 3 metres above ground
it is coming from the corner of a bugalow to the shed and there will be no vehicles coming anywhere near.
what heights do you lot normally install at...
Hi all,
Just done some samples papaes, the confused Qs are as below:
Q. The minimum cross-sectional area of any conductor in a caravan is
a.1.5mm2
b.2.5
c.4
d.6
the answer is a, however, I found from P.191, the min. is 2.5mm2 for 16A
Q. The maximum permissible height for a caravan inlet is...
An electrical control panel, in particular for height-adjustable tables equipped with actuators or lifting columns driven by an electric motor. The panel has a first part (1) intended for fixed mounting of the panel and a second part (2) with operating keys (19) for activate electrical switches...
Hi All,
Do the heights of Sockets & Light Switches in a New Extension to an older property (one room) have to abide by the new regs for heights or can they be at the same height as the existing sockets etc?
Another minimum socket height question!
Material change of use - New flat in an old warehouse so I guess you could call it new build.
There's no way you'd get a wheelchair or anybody of limited mobility up to the first and second floors, so do the sockets still have to be min 450 and the...
Hi a friend has had a sparky in to do the first fix for his kitchen and conservatory. However after numerous phone calls the guy will not come back to finish off the work.
I went around today to see if I can help and am a little bit puzzled.
There is going to be 2 underfloor heating systems...
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