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  1. J

    Kitchen downlights have no earth - how to tell if double insulated or not?

    Hello all Council is here for the last day of full re-wire but there is one small problem with my kitchen eyeball downlights. There are five downlights (roughly 20 years old) in the kitchen which I'm told are not earthed and therefore will have to be disconnected, pendant or strip light put up...
  2. S

    Snapped Live Wire when changing sockets

    Hi All, when changing a socket front, the red live wire snapped (old twin 2.5mm and earth)looks like there was a nick in the insulation so I have lost about 30mm of the end of the wire and now the live wont stretch to the live terminal on the socket front. Is there a way of extending the red...
  3. J

    shower block- new three phase supply

    Hi. I'm a new user to this forum, and would appreciate if you could help me out on this one. i need to price a job on a new shower block. Customer has just had new three phase supply. Shower block is 100metres away from DNO cut out. I was thinking of 4 pole 300ma TD RCD in an...
  4. D

    Rubber insulated tinned copper value??

    Does anyone know how much this tinned copper weighs in at the scrappies???
  5. P

    Assessment: insulated steps

    Are insulated steps/ladder expected to be used during an assessment?
  6. L

    Double Insulated Tails ?

    Where does it say that meter tails have to be 'double insulated' ? Also i have to change a fuse box in a flat soon,meter box is outside couple of meters down,tails go up the cavity in a tube,no way am i going to be able to change the tails without major diruption to new decor etc,Current tails...
  7. T

    yellow? insulated drivers

    been on a site today and the sparks all seemed to be using near enough all yellow insulated drivers, anyone shed any light on these? just curious as usually red or orange etc :confused: and never noticed in wholsalers before that we look after
  8. C

    Double insulated cooker hood

    Morning folks... I put up a cooker hood in my cousins kitchen yesterday and noticed when wiring it in it had no earth cable. I was in a bit of a hurry and couldn't find the book but I just thought it was a bit weird.. It's one of these metal cased jobs.... (probably not this exact one)...
  9. C

    which crimps for domestic

    hi guys can anyone recommend a decent set of crimps for domestic wiring, mainly twin and earth cable, tried roleson but really don't trust them because the cable is easily pulled apart, or maybe i pull a bit to hard?
  10. D Skelton

    Double insulated lighting

    Does anyone know where to get a decent double insulated, metal wall light from? I can't seem to find one anywhere?
  11. SolarCity

    Spray Foam insulated lofts

    Has anyone had any experience of these? They look a bit of a nightmare to me. Is it even possible to remove the tiles on these jobs?
  12. A

    Calculating the voltage drop across a PVC insulated cable- 35mm copper conductor

    I am adding a new Air handler panel to a building and its load is 5421KVA. How do I go about getting the the start up current when the phase voltage is 240V? On obtaining the Start up current, now how do I calculate the voltage drop when the cable that I am thinking about using is the 35mm sq...
  13. F

    Klein Pliers / Connector Crimpers Model 12098

    I'm looking for a set of Klein pliers / connector crimpers model 12098. The Klein universal pliers / connector crimpers have a crimping die behind the hinge for superior leverage while crimping.Does anyone know where I can find a pair of these pliers,tryed ordering from USA but they want min...
  14. I

    Help please. A2/A3 radial circuits

    Hi all. New member, first post. I'm only in training at the moment and i'm a bit stuck. My text books refer to A2 and A3 radial circuits, but for the life of me I cannot figure out what the difference between them is. Can anyone help or point me in the right direction? I would be very...
  15. T

    Insulated ducting

    Does anyone know when you must use insulated ducting? I'm thinking the 4" duct wrapped in insulation then foil.. I remember being told only in lofts when attached to tile vents, but could be told wrong
  16. J

    metal board on tt system

    Hi all, where does it say in the regs that you can't use metal consumer units on a tt arrangement? been told this by a couple of people but can't find anything cheers
  17. T

    Double Insulated Singles

    I am a qualified spark. I have encountered a scenario and something in my head tells me that it is a no no. I cant find the regulation documented anywhere. I am sure I read it last year and the lacking availability of double insulated 1.5mm singes would support my thoughts. This is a change...
  18. M

    New insulated steps£

    Try here. step ladders made by towers and sanders
  19. M

    Cables in conduit

    What three requirements should be observed when circuits of different voltage bands are installed using cables which are installed using cables which are contained within the same insulated conduit system. I know 1 is all cable to be insulated to the highest voltage, but Im strugling finding 2...
  20. H

    ? best type of down light for volted roof insulated with sellotex board insulation

    im in the process of taking over a job which has been first fixed by others its an old large garage converted into 2 story outhouse upstairs all the lighting and power cables have been wired using fp200 white or simeler and coverd in selotex board for insulation all ov the downlighter holes have...

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