Following on from another thread on here, can you please help me with a fundamental issue regarding certification bodies. Bear in mind we are new to this sector but not new businesses.
There are two owners of the business and neither are electricians (I’m one). Electricians are contracted to do...
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Just tried to replace my kitchen light but I have a wire left (which I believe is from the switch ) but I dint know where it goes . Please could somebody point me in the right direction
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3-phase + N supply for a 27kw industrial supply to a isolator , I’m awaiting a reply on what is going to be used on the output side but what sort of size cable and type would you all use as it’s enclosed in a thermal wall in conduit and it’s an industrial kitchen...
Ive screwed off the old light thinking it would just be a matter of screwing other straight in the same way the problem I’m having is the wires from the ceiling are too thick to fit into new light fitting, there’s 3 earth wires that we’re intertwined together but I unraveled them, I think the...
Hi, I'm at a job where there is 4x16 amp sockets protected by 4x16 amp rcbos in a bollard, the customer now wants 6 amp rcbos cause he wants to limit what people are using can you do this? I suppose it will just trip if people use more than 6 amps
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I need to change my extractor fan which is in Zone 1, I have found a extractor fan as below for Zone 1 that does not need a separate transformer, as long as a RCD is present. Will the current RCD's be sufficient? I know the RCD is working, as I connected the wires wrongly when testing...
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Currently in my 3rd year of my apprenticeship and so far passed all assignments etc however the college advised us all to hold back on our portfolio until the third year, just collect pictures and evidence of certain tasks which I have about 100 photos which range from testing, to...
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Ive just tried to fit the Honeywell Skybell trim door push to my existing mechanical chime and it seemed to go fine. The Skybell door push seems to work fine but my mechanical chime is constantly ringing, not sure why. Any suggestions? My chime has a 14v transformer and the door push says it...
Hey new to this so please bare with me. I completed a city and guilds level 3 electricians course and had been practising for over a year before the urge to travel took me to the far east for 6months! Whilst out there I spoke to a guy who is a PTS lecy and have thought about taking it up. I am...
This is not my area so any help with a solution to this would be appreciated..
I have two lines coming into my house both coming into the front of the house. Line A is my house/business line and also has the broad band on it. Line B is my wife business line.
The internet router (BT) is in the...
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Just wondering if I could grab a hand understanding this circuit, or more specifically what each individual part is/what it does?
Thanks for the help
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Looking for some help to rewrite a 2 way light switch. Can anyone tell me where the wires need to go please?
I have 3 connections going to the switch a 3core + earth and 2 twin & earth.
My assumptions are that the 3core comes from the other switch. It has brown in COM black in...
Afternoon everybody, I'm about to start my CompEx renewal tomorrow and was hoping someone could advise me on the minimum glanding requirements for Ex d,e and n. The main reason for asking is that you have to use the minimum requirements on the course, whereas that isn't something we do on the...
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New to the forum, looking for some advice please.
We have sold our house and going to be moving out soon so we are currently putting any little things right that need fixing for the new owners. One of the things that needed fixing was the alarm keypads on our 2 alarm systems, both have...
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I'm hoping some clever person can please help me...
I have an electric hoist set up and I would like to have another one to lift at the other end. I don't really want to operate 2 remotes so I want to wire them both into a terminal block and then into 1 remote....
That sounded simple...
Hi, I'm new to the electrical field, have passed my level 2 and learning my level 3 but regrettably have very little 1st fix experience.
As an assignment I have been asked to provide a fixture and fitting list to a made up drawing of a first floor house(lounge/halllway/kitchen/downstairs toilet/...
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I ordered a Nest 3G and want to install it replacing a Honeywell system.
Everything I know is:
Potteron Boiler
Megaflow Tank
Honeywell ST9100C1006
2 x Honeywell Thermostats
The 2 Honeywell thermostats do upstairs and downstairs but I would like the nest to just do the whole house...
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I'm hoping someone can help me regarding the Whitecroft lighting unit CPDMGAMMA..
I have come across one of these installed in a school.. The area is not in use so they only light coming of the unit a EM lights..
I am not familiar with the unit and would like some help pls, as I've...
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Hoping someone can help with the below and excuse my novices!!!!
I have 8 Parathom LED spot 111 50 advanced lamps wired in series, they are each 8.5w and are replacing existing halogens. I am struggling to find a driver that is able to run them all and have spoken to Osram who were no...
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