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  1. F

    Installed cables within safe zone then moved by others.

    Hi all, hope someone can help. I've completed part of a new install in a clients new build house. The cables have been installed in safe zones or in line with accessories and routed via holes drilled in noggins and are all protected via split load RCD 17th Ed Consumer unit. The plumber...
    • Fuzzy165
    • Thread
    • cables installed led money moved others safe safe zone trying within zone zones
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. G

    3 phase surge protection

    I have a job coming up regarding the title, installing a surge protection unit to a main mccb panel, as far as I'm aware currently is that I will be using a spare way on the mccb panel to supply the surge unit, but that is as much information that I currently have, Anyone have similar...
    • Guest112
    • Thread
    • 3 phase installed panel phase protection surge surge protection units
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. M

    Immersun faulty, VO?

    hi all just want to check this set up. have 17th edition board (already installed) have main switch then a VO on one circuit (hold fire read rest), 2nd breaker immersion circuit. then first RCD unit which is fed via VO unit has half the house on it. then next rcd that has some sockets on...
  4. M

    RCD TEST Question

    Help Please I have installed a new supply to a garage. It is fed from a split board consumer unit in the house and is protected by an 80amp RCD. I have installed a consumer unit in the garage which has a 40 amp RCD. (cu earthed via earth rod). I carried out an RCD test and got the following...
  5. HappyHippyDad

    building inspector not happy!!

    Afternoon all.. I have recently been asked if I would sign off a new installation (large new build house) that I had not installed, I said 'no' and explained that I could supply an EICR. Even after a brief look around I could see a number of problems. The building Inspector has said that he is...
  6. S

    Klima Underfloor heating Matts

    Evening Guys and girls Anyone recently installed a Klima underfloor heating matt? I recently supplied a power source to one in my in-laws house that was installed by the builder. Seem to be gettting no luck with it working though, its a manual thermostat. There's power there and I can hear...
    • SimpleSimon
    • Thread
    • heating installed power thermostat these underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. infinity

    benQ reviews?

    I have a customer interested in these 330w modules and he wants to see reviews but I can't see any anywhere, can anyone point me in the right direction?
  8. M

    Mains on 3-phase DB

    Hi I am working in a hotel and I found that a 3-phase DB was fed by 2 seperate swa cables one containing the 3 phases and the other a seperate neutral and earth I know this is bad practice but can someone tell me why the NIC firm have picked this ad a fault I would not have done this myself it...
  9. H

    centeral battery UPS system

    Can an MCB be used instead of an RCBO for a supply to a UPS centeral battery system if the required disconnection times are met?
    • Hawk
    • Thread
    • battery cable earth installed system ups
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. sythai

    Ceiling heating...1970's?

    Just seeing if anyone has come across ceiling heating before...? They have it installed in a flat (top floor) we're currently working on. Very thin (2-3mm) type of matting laid all around between the ceiling joists. Has a 10mm copper strip down each side of mat, a type of fabric in between...
  11. A

    CO2 Alarms: Whose Responsibility?

    Hi there. Two questions: If I was doing a full domestic rewire and there was a gas/wood burner present, would I have to fit a CO2 alarm in the room to conform with BS5839-6? This is something I've just thought about on a kitchen job, where the customer has had a woodburner installed in the...
  12. D

    Need Advice on Part P with newly wired extension not installed by myself

    I would like to say that for the last 8 years i have not worked in the domestic installation environment and have recently been tasked to sign off a new house extension (for one of the bosses family) and produce a EIC so that it can be signed off by building inspectors. Back story - A spark i...
  13. M

    Installed Thermodynamic System - 2 year test results

    A four panel solar thermodynamic system in Poole, Dorset had its two year birthday earlier today. It is mounted on a solar wholesalers industrial unit and provides hot water and so called heating to six office radiators. It cost £10K to install and replaced a gas boiler. It was supposed...
  14. D

    What to look for when having solar panels installed

    My mother intends to have solar PV panels installed soon but this is beyond my field of expertise. What should she look for when choosing a PV system and the installer? She has a bungalow in mid Essex. The rear of the pitched roof faces roughly south. Do any of the top installers on here cover...
  15. N

    Halogen down lighters poorly installed

    Just thought you may like to see what happens when you install halogen down lighters incorrectly , this was found at a local care home 24 down lighters 12 with burnt out cabling and joists which had been on fire !!!! they have now been replaced with Deltec 9 watt 60 degree led down lighters
  16. dansk

    RHI and UFH + MCS.

    Hi, Firstly thanks to Gavin for your input, this customer is still pushing this point and I would like a wider view on it. As most of you know I do UFH, I've sold a full house of UFH and the customer wants some sort of heat pump to heat the water, 2 firms have said he has to use an MCS or...
  17. whinmoor

    Two Jobs in Norfolk

    I went down south last weekend for my mum’s birthday and she took me to visit two neighbours who had solar panels installed. I thought I’d share the stories. One photo of each array attached. a) The first photo shows 8 black framed panels. The householders didn’t know the brand. I noticed that...
  18. P

    rcd tripping

    Working on a tt installation with resistance reading in excess of 200 ohms. MCBs are single pole, neutrals on common bar. Newly installed 'cheap' rcd is double pole. Rcd is tripping, but not consistantly. Have isolated possible circuit fault is on, but cannot find any obvious reason for...
    • PaulW
    • Thread
    • fault installed possible rcd rcd tripping resistance tripping
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. F

    Have you installed or considered installing solar PV panels? Need help with a project

    Hello all, I am a third year student at the University of East Anglia researching the decision process behind why people choose to install or not install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on their homes for my dissertation. If you have ever considered installing, are going to install or have...
  20. Dan

    Chatroom now installed for you

    I've installed a basic chatroom. It's accessible via the arms (pub) and also by clicking Chatbox Full in the main blue menu (under the orange menu). I'm still testing it, so if it breaks something else it will have to go. No tears if that's the case please. You need 30+ posts to use it. No...
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