insulated

  1. eckardt

    Show your insulated tools

    Hi everybody, i want to show my insulated tools and i would like to see yours,my tool are Facom. Knipex and Cimco.
  2. W

    Adding Circuit to Insulated Consumer Unit

    Hi, I re-wired my house in Oct 2014 and installed a Hager plastic split, dual RCD, 16 way consumer unit. I now want to convert the garage and planned on running a 6mm from a spare 40A MCB in the consumer unit to a metal clad 4 way consumer unit in the garage. My questions are, will I then need...
  3. P

    Strange activation with pir

    HiHave fitted a stienel pir on the back of a brick pillar to control some lights on drive way. Tested during daytime by walking by and driving van by all ok. Customer rang to say doesn't work when he drives by (warm car ) but works if you walk by. I went down last night and can confirm what he...
  4. A

    VDE insulated screwdrivers - your opinion

    Hi all, There is a parrallel thread about your favourite VDE screwdriver, What is the exact reason you prefer one to the other ? In your opinion, what makes a good electrician screwdriver, and what's the common weakness of each insulated screwdriver you already used ?
  5. L

    Singles in PVC conduit, all insulated accessories, do you need a CPC??

    Only reason I can see is if accessories might be changed to those with metallic enclosures in the future and then you'd need to pull a CPC in which would be a big hassle? No sockets, just lights which are supplied with 2 core flex, Ansell 50w led floods.....linked by PVC conduit, fully enclosed...
    • Lazlo
    • Thread
    • accessories conduit cpc fully insulated metal pvc singles
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. G

    Cheapest heating

    What do you think is the cheapest heating system for a house of 200m2?
    • Girolamo
    • Thread
    • cheapest costs heating insulated thermal trainee
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  7. E

    New insulated set of philips screwdrivers

    I want a set of philips screwdrivers that are heavy duty for screws that need many torque to unlock. For example screws on connection box of a motor. There is no need for insulation for this use, but i would to have it in case of a need. What would you suggest? I could buy them from amazon or ebay.
  8. Hellmooth

    Schneider board or other?

    Just about to fit a new amendment 3 board, haven't installed one yet although have worked on a few BG ones. Yesss are having an open day on Friday and the easy 9 is down to £65 for a 10 way, same as the MK, what's people's preference?
  9. 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
  10. A

    Insulated Neutral Voltage Stree

    This question is to help my understand of an insulated neutral system and what happens during an earth fault. I understand that the system is earthed through capacitance, and that voltage will charge and discharge through the fault. This will cause voltage stress in the functioning phases due...
  11. R

    mineral insulated cable repair

    hi there i was looking for some advice please. i have micc installed in a sandstone turret it get damp occasionally when not vented window open etc. recently the light circuit has tripped the lights still work and after aprrox ten mins it trips again. suspected damp in the mineral. can you...
  12. M

    Single Insulated Meter Tails

    Hi everyone, I'm new to this place and only doing my training at the moment. The guy I'm working with and me are currently on a job where we are wiring up to a meter. The meter tails are double insulated and are about 300mm long. They are connected into a fused isolator in the meter box. What...
    • micklmas
    • Thread
    • insulated meter meter tails single tails
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. N

    cable behind 50mm insulated plasterboard

    Hi, doing new build first fix ,chased wall for 25mm conduit to run ring mains on 32 amp rcbo (TT installation) behind 50mm insulated platerboad, is OK to run in 2.5 t&e. Without factoring in thermals, would be very expensive to beef up to 4.0mm.
  14. spud1

    Tails - metal board - TT system

    Hi, Can anyone clarify for me the requirements regarding either the RCD protection of tails or glanding of tails entering a metal consumer unit in a TT system. With specific forethought to the upcoming amendment enforcing all metal consumer units. Cheers
    • spud1
    • Thread
    • amendment board boards insulated metal system tails tt system
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. Pete999

    Insulated Pliers

    Right, Got tin hat, body Armour, anti abuse cream and I don't give monkeys mood on, has anyone tried the Knipex all insulated pliers? I sold some gear on flea bay so I thought I would get some just to be as Tel puts it for posey jobs, they are actually very robust and I think they would be quite...
  16. T

    Insulated plasterboard advice

    Alreet chaps once again i am turning to here for advice! I am hoping to plasterboard and skim our front bedroom this week but i am slightly unsure of which plasterboard to go for! We live in a very old cottage with 9.6ft ceilings and basically the house is cold all the time. So i have been...
    • Tidy Max
    • Thread
    • advice attach insulated insulation joists plasterboard
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Electrician Talk Forum
  17. N

    Electrician with non insulated tools

    Hi all, Just wanted to see people's thoughts on this. Had an "experienced" Electrician start at my place of work on agency (mainly electrical maintenance) He claims that he has worked all over the country and done so much. However, he doesn't use insulated screwdrivers and his...
    • Newbie90
    • Thread
    • electric electrical electrician insulated tools
    • Replies: 62
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. D

    Insulated Terminal Driver arghhhhh

    Guys I'm gutted I've lost my britool insulated terminal driver 3.5mm. I can't seem to find a replacement online any where. It was brill as it was a dead long one 150mm shaft. Anyone know where I can buy a new one I can't see them anywhere online ****ing devastated had that since started my...
    • Dizzy_Maskell
    • Thread
    • driver insulated terminal
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. V

    flexible conduit, CAN YOU WIRE A HOUSE WITH IT?

    can I wire a house in flexible conduit and singles ?, as done in other parts of Europe, there does not seem to be any specific info in BS7671 or part P, Let me explain further I have 20 years experience uk trained ,i have done commercial and domestic but I have also pent a few years working in...
    • vmgbarra
    • Thread
    • conduit double flexible house insulated steel wire
    • Replies: 101
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. uksparks

    Double Insulated Singles

    Hi, Does anyone know where I can get double insulated singles by the meter, not drum. Its only to run from a time switch to a contactor to pull it on, but have nothing less than 16mm and struggling to find any, have tried Edmunsons and they only go down to 16mm, CEF cant help, Neweys have a...
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