Recently been to a site with a 3month old hot tub install that had been done by another sparks, with the IP66 rotary isolator just 650mm from the edge of the Jacuzzi. It is possible to be partially immersed in the Jacuzzi and lean out to operate the isolator.
Would you consider this acceptable...
EICR observation - Electric shower does not have an isolator (pull cord or switch). Circuit can be isolated and locked off in the consumer unit which is in the nearby airing cupboard. (This is 1st floor flat).
Is there a reg that says a shower should have a local isolator?
My customer calls the DNO today to ask for an isolator (he wants want to do things properly and is worried about a fuse pull as he has a smart meter!?) he gets passed from pillar to post, in the end gets through to a department who state that they will not fit an isolator but will come and pull...
How would you code a cooker isolator switch mounted within the cooker space, I.e directly above the hobs?
It's a metal faceplate mounted flush on metal splash back.
Now recently we've been working at a job and the customer requested dimmable spots throughout the house including the bathroom with an extractor switched on with the lights. it hasnt been second fixed yet but im curious about how it will work so my best guesses are
The fan works normally with...
Hello all
I am currently re wiring a flat which has a damp problem in the kitchen at the rear. I will be installing a 6" extractor fan with a pull cord on it to help reduce the damp. The fan will be supplied from the lighting circuit. I am aware that you need a 3 pole isolator when it comes...
I've recently been asked by a family member if I can install them a fan in their en-suite due to moisture.
The fan isn't able to be drilled through the wall due to it being an old terraced home, meaning it can only go above the shower as this is the only area where ducting is available to go...
Hot tub in a garden next to a wooden summer house.
I need to add an isolator.
Ideally it would go on the side of the summer house as the CU is just inside but that puts it closer than 2M of hot tub (isolator is IP65)
The next option is inside the summer house but I'm less keen on that as the...
Well lads iv been asked recently to do a job that the customer wants all the sockets in the garage isolated as he leaves in the evening preferably using an isolator switch. There are 4 socket circuits.Can anyone recommend what size (and brand) contactor and isolator switch cheers
Hi, I'm brand new to the forum, so please go easy on me! :-)
I'm building a large extension, which includes a new en-suite bathroom. I appreciate that the work has to be done by a suitably qualified electrician, and is obviously subject to building control sign off. That said, I have been...
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