Warning lads! 2 Main switch boards we have fitted recently have burnt out! would seem at factory they have crossthreaded the neutral bar link at top of board! we always check tightness of connections but it would seem at first sight its tight But its not (only by less than mill) clients load up...
Evening guys, I`m working on a small industrial unit at the moment. Most of my work is domestic and have not come across this before when doing commercial or industrial. The main supply is coming up through the floor and into the main 3 phase service head......along with this is what I would say...
Hi, can anyone recommend the best way of terminating an swa into an insulated enclosure. I wanted to use metal clad but the client would prefer to use insulated to get a better lifespan out of it.
Cheers
D
Somebody at my workplace is suggesting that there is no harm, but rather beneficial to run earth wire insulated in a metal conduit from customer cut-out to installation's earthing point, saying it would rather prevent corrosion. This has however met fierce resistance from the remainder of the...
Morning all, looking to purchase a new set of insulated screwdrivers and just wondered what people thought of bahco (irazola)? It's either a set of those or some CKs methinks, always see CKs in the wholesalers but not much else, any and all opinions will be gratefully received :)
Hi guys, I'm not into EICR's but would like to ask your opinions on this situation. GPR enclosure with locked doors. Several SWA cables emerge from ground within the enclosure but glanded in free air. All glands have banjos and locknuts on and are all cross bonded together. The cores from the...
Hi again,
2.5 TE cable installed within fully insulated partition walls which i would of thought is now pretty mush standard now on new builds / refurbishments. According to OSG guide table F6 page 150 Ref method 103. 2.5mm cable down rated to 13.5 amps! Radial for imm/htr...
Can anyone advise me on step ladder purchase? I need to get some suitable step ladders to work up to 8 feet approx. I would like to store them in my van (Transit Connect), so ideally collapsible. something like Little Giants. Now I understand the advantages of glassfibre steps, but none of them...
Looking at a rewire on an old cottage and just discovered that the walls are to be lined with an insulated plasterboard which is about 65mm think, so when fitted to the wall I guess 75-80mm from finished surface to original wall.
I was wondering how best to do the first fix since normal...
Recently had my inaugural NICEIC Domestic Installer Assessment. My assessor pointed out to me that my Schedule of Inspections was slightly inaccurate in that I had marked "double insulation" as "N/A". He pointed out to me that standard ceiling pendants had no CPC and as such were class 2...
Just done 80% rewire in house where 12m of 6mm t/e shower cable replaced with 10mm t/e to allow upgrade of shower which has already been done prior.
However, due to other extensive work in house it was simple to replace all cable from consumer unit to shower pull switch but the cable from pull...
hi all :)
just looking for some advice a customer has cut threw a mineral insulated cable that was buried in his garden when he was doing some digging its powering the sockets in his shed ,he cant afford to get the cable changed to swa and want's me to repair the current cable its completely...
Anyone got any experience with this insulated tool kit? Going to start work as a trainee next couple of weeks and want to make sure i don't get duff tools.
Makita 96 Piece Electricians Tool Kit
Cheers
DC
Has anyone ever come across them?
Initially, I was convinced that someone had wired the lighting in this house in SINGLES twisted perfectly together. However on further investigation, it turned out to be coloured, double insulated singles. It looks horendous in the attic, but they tested out...
Hi guys, in need of a bit of assistance if possible. I have been asked by a customer to source some 3-bar spotlights that she would like in a couple of her rooms. After checking her lighting i found there wasn't an earth present in any of her ceiling roses so am after some double insulated...
Which is best?
Obvioulsy neither, and we have measures to isolate supply and have conducted risk assesments etc...
My question is, if you were to strike a 230v power supply with say a 110v "kango", and were holding the handle, would the tool / cables / transfromer give a route to earth this...
hi there
just a quick question when installing a wired doorbell system is there really any need for a bell transformer that is double insulated/class2 to be enclosed in its own seperate enclosure ?
if there is no reason to protect from mechanical damage.
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