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    Can you extend meter tails inside a consumer unit ?

    ...and why would I want to do that ? Well, I'm faced with a real botch job of a consumer unit. Essentially this is a "new" consumer unit only put in a couple of years ago by a friend of the clients family who was apparently an electrician. However the unit they bought (a Niglon) had the main...
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    Customer actually starts sticking his hands inside a live board while chatting to Delroy

    https://www.electriciansforums.net/media/dont-touch-that-hands-on-customer-attempts-insanely-dangerous-diy.19349/ Scroll to about 4.30 minute mark , I honest don’t think I have ever had a custOmer physically stick their hand inside the consumer unit while I’m trying to work delroy Gets all the...
  3. S

    arcing inside inverter

    Hi all. My Sunnyboy 3000hf inverter was making an intermittent buzzing noise and displaying fault code 77 which often means a relay problem. So I opened the case and gave the relay a tap to see if stuck and the relays close OK, but I can see the buzzing is coming from what I think is the...
  4. C

    Socket inside a En Suite Vainty Unit???

    So this was an interesting conversation today and wanted peoples advice. Plumber asked me if I could fit a socket inside an enSuite Vainty unit. I asked why and he said the customer had bought a japanese toilet (the ones with the air, water and lights ect) Japanese toilet is off a cable with a...
  5. M

    Small indicator light inside junction box?

    Moved into an older Lake House in Morristown, NJ. Trying to figure out what this lightbulb inside the juntion box is all about. Anybody know what this type of switch/indicator light was used for back in the day?
  6. T

    Can anyone tell me what this is inside my light socket on my ceiling fan?

    My ceiling lights were flickering, I found something sticking out of one of the three sockets. Only one looks like the picture. I put another bulb in there, it blew immediately and now the lights are no longer flickering.
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    Henley Block inside fuse box ...:)

    scroll forward to about the 10 min mark , genius.. :)
  8. X

    5v inside a backbox

    I’m looking to run some small electronics inside a backbox, with a partially perforated cover. Basically a temp sensor on an ESP8266 - it’ll run off a 5v supply (there is a built in 3.3v conversion on the board I am looking at) taking well under an amp. There are a bunch of low power small...
  9. S

    Crimping question for Wires inside extension cable

    Hi all, I'm not an electrician by any stretch, but I do try to do the odd job in my studio. And shortening extension cables is something i need to do once in a while. When taking the plug off one recently, I saw these tiny crimps that were used. And I can't for the life of me figure out how to...
  10. W

    Eicr code for spurs within bathroom zone 2 but inside cabinet

    Hi all Eicr being undertaken, what code if any would you consider for this scinario Small bathroom in a flat, with airing cupboard inside, no room for immersion and pump spurs (looks like spurs was inside airing cupboard at one point but cupboard has been made smaller to enlarge bathroom and...
  11. L

    How do I wire a motion flood light prior a switch to operate the inside ceiling lights?

    Hello, i am having issues wiring my garage... i am running my lighting circuit. First, i wanted to run my power feed from the panel, to a junction box (which will split towards a motion activated flood light that is continuously powered, split to the garage door opener, and split to a switch...
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    Is connector block allowed inside a fuse board?

    Hi all, wondering if someone can clarify this or refer me to a regulation regarding using connector block inside a Consumer Unit, I have some cables that are being moved the the RCD section of the CU but are too short and there is no practical way to get more length without making a mess. I’ve...
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    Glass Top Stove Inside a Drawer?

    Is it possible to install a glass top electric stove inside a drawer, whereby the stove is only in use when the drawer is pulled out?
  14. mattg4321

    Sockets in a public place inside locked steel cabinet

    Been asked to supply 13a sockets to 2 positions round a sports facility. The expected load is small, but the length of cable run is fairly long. I’ll probably be using 10mm2 2core with the swa as cpc. They have had problems with kids etc gaining access after hours and fiddling with things etc...
  15. R

    Adding more outside lights to same switch inside

    Hi. I have an outside porch light which has a switch just inside the hallway. I am adding 2 more outside lights to be switched on using that same switch. I have ran 1mm cable from the switch line and neutral & earth to the new light and continued that to the 2nd new light. When I switch the...
  16. JK-Electrical

    Inside the smart electric vehicle EV charger which doesn't need an earth rod

  17. Lister1987

    The Gift-It-On Thread - FREE PRODUCTS INSIDE THIS THREAD!!!

    The aim is simple and 2 fold To give an easy meabe of clearing out clutter that once was in use and now has no use to the owner To ensure that tools/equipment/literature that can be used by our sector gets as much useas possible Theres a few rules to ensure smooth running of the thread: Once...
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    Installing fibre from external man hole to inside building

    I currently have a large project coming up in which my company has asked me to install fibre into several buildings from external man holes, which will be dug out and installed by contractors. My intention on most is to come up the external wall using a security grade channelling from ground...
  19. H

    Can I charge this li ion battery in led lamp with 7.4V new charger? pics inside

    I really wanted to keep using my led lamp for my plants. So I bought a new charger. Altough I couldnt find a 8.4V charger, so I bought a universal charger. I tryed the setting on 7.5 Volt and I tested it for 5 min. But now I read on the internet that li ion batteries can explode and catch flames...
  20. C

    Kopex inside metal trunking

    Hi all, New to the forum, question regarding Band 1 and Band 2 segregation... So on a site I'm working on, installing access control system. Now the access control panels have designated metal trunking for all relevant cables being low voltage. The trunking is directly above the panels. The...

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