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    Impact and ingress rated wiring acessories?

    Does anyone make anything that ticks both? Have a bakery with some metalclad sockets and spurs that are covered in mank but plastic flap outdoor sockets would get smashed up
  2. A

    DeWalt impact wrench selection for containment installation

    Good evening all, I'm thinking to buy a Dewalt impact wrench for containment installation, sometimes can use for car tyre changing. Which size (1/4", 3/8" or 1/2") are more suitable? Considering DCF922 1/2", what's the difference with DCF923? Regards, Andy
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    Possible?: Find a compatible rotor for Fein Asb 658-1 impact wrench?

    Hello. Is it possible to find a compatible rotor for an electric motor based on the dimensions of the original rotor? The manufacturer Fein says that the motor of the impact wrench Asb 658-1 is an in-house development. Is it easy to test the rotor for defects? For now, I have measured 8...
  4. D

    when did the impact driver become the tool of choice to do terminals up ?

    Pretty much every celeb sparks on Youtube and every celeb diy training video on how to do a board change shows the sparks using an impact driver When did this become the norm ?
  5. D

    Its a sad sad day , my 18v impact died

    So after around 10 years my Hitachi 18v impact died doing a consumer unit change this week :( Can anyone recommend a decent mid-range £100-120 impact driver for light / general use ?
  6. D

    Impact Driver Vs MCB

    Every big build I have had the pleasure to work on the last 10+ years I would say 99% of the sparks use their 18v impact to do the consumer unit connections Good practice as its fast and effective Or butchery and will lead to knackered switch gear
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    Does adding a wifi enabled switch impact wiring in box capacity?

    Hi all: total diyer here. First post. I have a four gang switch box (15 amp). I want to replace three standard switches with three wifi enabled switches but am concerned that I have to put in an increased sized four gang box due to capacity limitations on this standard size four gang box that...
  8. R

    Dewalt 4 Piece Drill Set - 18v Combi, SDS, Impact and Torch

    I thought I would list my Dewalt set on here. To see if I get any interest. It’s around 6 months old but I’m looking to buy another brand. Collection only from Liverpool. I’m looking for £450. Any questions just ask.
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    UK Impact on cable rating if trunking used to consumer unit

    Hi My consumer unit is located in the garage, the cables are currently clipped to a solid wall above the unit. I am considering putting the cables in trunking to give them some more protection, the trunking would be just under a meter long. I believe its common practice to use trunking in this...
  10. Lister1987

    Milwaukee M12 Impact Driver - Experiencies?

    Been eyeing up getting an impact driver as the first tool for my power tool collection. Live seen the M12 in a few Thomas Nagy's vid and feel I need over with the formfactor but I'm undersided on which system to go for; DSES puts across a good argument for using Ryobi; very rarely used so...
  11. R

    Voltage Indicator and Proving Unit/12v Dewalt Combi and Impact Drill

    I am looking to sell some of my Tools, due to my uncle retiring me has kindly given me some tools. Socket and See Voltage Tester and Proving Unit Kit - £80 Dewalt DCK211C2 10.8V 1.3Ah Li-Ion XR DCD710 Drill Driver & DCF815 Impact Twin £120
  12. Marti

    Using an impact driver - rattler - to tighten MCBs!

    Noticed one of the old hands doing this recently; using an impact driver (rattler) to to tighten the slotted PZ2 screws in a newly installed board. Never occurred to me that you could but when I (very discreetly) checked them with a conventional screw driver they were all spot on. Does / has...
  13. D

    Cheap impact.........

    Hi all It is my 40th coming up next month and my parents are insisting they get me a little something I have told them I don't need anything but they want to So my old Hitachi 18v impact is pretty much dead and I would like to try another brand Any recommendations in the sort of £100 range
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    Bosch Professional impact driver

    My Bosch 18v GSR Professional impact driver started smoking and stopped after 9 years of hard work this week. The Combi that came with it got mistreated and lasted 4 hard years. An independent tools repairer had told me the Combi's motor was no longer obtainable. Anyone out there happy...
  15. J

    Combined East and South facing panels impact using a bypass diode

    I am new to the forum so Hi to everyone out there! I am also a new DIY Solar PV user and I am looking for some technical advice on an unusual string configuration. So some prelude before the question: I have been looking at Solar on and off bust its always been too expensive and the FIT's keep...
  16. J

    Flat wood bit stuck in impact driver

    i have a flat wood but stuck in my makita impact drill any ideas to try get it out i have tried everything i can think of
  17. L

    Recommend powertool kit, sds, impact, multitool etc.

    Hi, as the title suggest, can you recommend decent powertool set please. I want sds, impact tool, multitool.. what else would you guys recommend. Brands, recommendations. About £800 budget. thanks
  18. S

    Will 18th edition have any impact on the am2 exam

    I have almost finished my NVQ Portfolio and will soon be booking my place at an am2 test centre. I know there is a long waiting list at some of these places and I wonder if the exams will be changed at all by the time I take mine? To be more specific, does anyone know whether there will be an...
  19. Gavin John Hyde

    Long screw driver fittings for impact driver

    Im looking for a decent but not over priced set of the extra long impact driver bits, have had 2 sets now and both been a pile of s**t.. 1st lot arrived in small plastic bag and the metal was brittle and rough as hell... one snapped during use! the second set were so soft after just a dozen...
  20. A

    Milwaukee m12 fuel impact drill

    Hi I'm just posting to see if any one else has this problem with the drill, the problem is when the drill hasn't been used for a few minutes I'm finding I'm having to remove the battery and then put it back in for the drill to work,this is happening with both batteries and there both showing as...

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