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  1. J

    cable ducting without pulling rope installed

    Hi, Just wandering what to use to get an armoured through a new duct which has been installed prior to me being on site without a pull rope. Longest run is about 30 meters with probably 2 bends and is about 3 inch diameter but is the flexible type with ridges. Will rods go that far and round...
    • Jdsparky
    • Thread
    • being bends cable ducting installed led other pulling round without
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. M

    Battery Pv Battery Storage Retro Fit

    Hi All got call out to a domestic fault on consumer unit totally separate from the job & client mentions to me that they had Battery storage fitted to the PV. anyway they mention that at present they are trying to contact company that installed it as their electric bills have gone up & they...
  3. O

    Installed to meet European standards my foot!

    "We have sent this off to Australia the Landlords will no doubt be in touch direct she says that the Company who did the lights were done by an NICEIC Electrician who had to meet European standards" Its worth noting that the burnt cable is so bad I now need to get authority to cut a hole...
    • Octopus
    • Thread
    • attach european installed led meet niceic standards
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. L

    Installing PV non MCS

    Hope somebody can help I am a time served sparks and a PV installer with all the relevant qualification. I have installed around 250 PV systems and signed them off as I m NICEIC registered. The MCS was dealt with through the companies I was installing for. So here is the question- As the...
  5. S

    Newly installed mira escape shower electric stopped working.

    Hi, i had a new escape mira electric shower installed month ago and it already stopped working. the neon light on the pull cord switch comes on when cord is pulled but when i press the power button on the shower, the light on the pullcord switch goes off and shower doesn't work. can someone...
    • sonny22
    • Thread
    • electric electrical electrical work escape installed led mira newly shower working
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  6. Q

    No sign of any earthing in newly installed kitchen... Please Help!

    Hey Guys! I'm not an electrician by trade but I need some advice on what seems like a serious safety issue. Recently bought a flat in an old ex-council building and had a builder in to gut and rebuild the place. He says he got an electrician in to do the work in the kitchen but I have some...
    • quinlivanb
    • Thread
    • attach builder earthing electrical electrician help help! installed kitchen led newly please sign
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. M

    went to fit immersun & found this installed 2 years previous by solar installer

    Says it all seen about 8 like this so far.
  8. A

    Installing PIR sensor with room light

    I'm trying to for a PIR with a light but unsure how to connect. I have good knowledge and can install plugs etc have installed lights before. The pir has a NAL connection. What goes into A? And how would I install a light? Based in UK.
    • adeel718
    • Thread
    • attach install installed installing light pir room sensor
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  9. P

    Burnt out switches

    A plumber has installed a 8.3kw heating boiler pulling 35a which is being fed from a 6mm . it has burnt two 45a cooker switches already. Why. Rewiring to 10mm will be hard as tenants just moved in. Owner going mad ! Cable is running above ceiling near downlighters and poss insulation. Also...
    • Penney
    • Thread
    • burnt cable installed out quality switch switches
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. S

    Adding more panels to a system and crossing the tariff boundaries

    Hi, Thanks for reading this and for your help in this matter. i have a customer that has 4kW on their property and would now like more installed. the case used to be that they would keep the higher tariff for the 4kW and receive a/the reduced tariff for the remainder. there was talk this was...
  11. D

    Short circuits from tails to meatal cased CU's

    Following on from http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/electrical-forum-general-electrical-forum/106222-watch-out-im-fitting-plastic-db.html I wonder how many of us have ever seen a fault from tails to a metal cased CU, I haven't in 35 years. Whether a TT and a live case....or a TN and a real...
    • Deleted member 9648
    • Thread
    • circuit circuits installed insulated metal never short tails
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. W

    New Lighting circuit - how are fans etc. connected

    Hi, I'm installing a new lighting circuit. Normal stuff - radial circuit with lights looped in on the ceiling roses. My question is - how are things like bathroom extraction fans, smoke alarms or an outside above door light normally included in a new circuit? Are they added as spurs off the...
    • Wavy Davy
    • Thread
    • circuit connected edition fans installed light lighting lighting circuit new smoke
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  13. B

    Where's best to obtain wiring diagrams for an American vehicle

    Evening all, Long story short:- My dad has just had an aftermarket parking sensor kit installed on his corvette, is there anywhere that you know of that I could get the wiring diagrams (legally please)? So far as I can tell. . . The rear sensors are okay (wired to reversing light), & only...
  14. R

    Just installed a plastic consumer unit

    Just installed a plastic consumer unit as I do not have to fit steel until 01/01/16. Do I use a pre amd3 certificate or a amd3 certificate? Thanks.
  15. S

    Smoke, heat and carbon alarms in rented accomodation.

    Hi all, I am trying to get my head around the current regs regarding smoke heat carbon alarms in rented properties. for eg could I install.... mains powered c/w battery back up from the upstairs lights, same from the downstairs lights but both are radio-interlinked so both smoke alarms sound...
  16. M

    Rewirable fuses date, code

    1. Hi can you please tell me when rewirable fuses in consumer units were phased out. 2. A spotlight bar is fitted to ceiling with original ceiling rose base pushed up into void between ceiling and floor boards. Code C2? Thank you
    • midgetman
    • Thread
    • ceiling code current floor fuse fuses installed rewirable still
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. Worcester

    Voltage Optimisation - The true value for homeowners ?

    Just got this in an email today, kind of sums it up really !
  18. V

    need a help for the fuse type please

    anybody know whats the fuse type for this isolator switch? put one up while ago, customer called and asked to replace with motor rated ones. save me a trip to the site, really appreciated.:yes: Square D Twinbreak 100A TPN Switch Disconnector Fuse
    • vb6951
    • Thread
    • circuit correct fuse help installed motor please type
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. J

    Can RCD/RCBO trip if no cpc is installed?

    Good morning, :) I saw lighting circuits done with 2-core cable (red-black) with no earthing conductor. I was wondering in a case of an earth fault is the RCD/RCBO going to trip? I think if a metal switch or a chandelier becomes live, the RCD/RCBO won't trip due to the missing cpc! But is it...
  20. yellowvanman

    LED Tape

    Anyone installed long lengths of this? Customer wants it stuck on top of a picture rail around a room (about 20m), there will also be breaks in the picture rail for doors etc. Just need a heads up on pitfalls with this sort of length required.
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