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    Replacing a kitchen wall fan

    Hi all, I'm a newbie to the forum and I'm replacing a wall mounted extractor fan in the kitchen. The existing fan wasn't working when we bought the house, but it is wired on twin and earth cable and is switched off and on by an isolation switch (no pull cord). I assume that it didn't have a...
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    Kitchen Wiring Advice

    Advice please on new electric oven and gas hob wiring for a new kitchen. It will be an integrated type oven with gas hob inset into the work top The oven is a single electric fan oven approx 14metres from the distribution board What size cable should I use for the oven supply ? The gas...
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    simple kitchen Light fitting

    I’ve changed an upstairs light before with success, now I’m changing the 2 kitchen lights, currently the living room light or kitchen light won’t come on now, everything else ok. I changed how was before. 1st pic is the old fixture. 2 black wires to blue/neutral, should be ok Green yellow to...
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    Fault on kitchen ring

    Hi all. Had a phone call about a tripping RCD. The customer had narrowed it down to the kitchen ring. When I go there,it was indeed the kitchen ring causing the tripping. Firstly checked the usual,nothing plugged in to any of the sockets. Checked the connections at the sockets,these were all...
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    Pricing Kitchen rewire and consumer unit upgrade with bonding and Cert

    Good evening people. I'm about to price up a kitchen we wire for a friend I've done work for mates before and know how it goes. Anyway, was hoping to get some guidance as I'm an improved and steadily taking on larger jobs myself. Job: Kitchen rewire. 3 sockets 3 single sockets chased in 4...
    • Redkipper
    • Thread
    • bonding cert consumer consumer unit kitchen pricing rewire unit upgrade
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  6. leep82

    Smoke/Co alarm recommendations

    other than aico can anyone recommend any? Im looking for mains powered with battery back up and will require a combination of smoke, heat and Co detectors. Nothing against aico have used them many times amd will do again. The customers on a current job have asked about alternatives as they dont...
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    Fuse board in kitchen EICR

    Hello guys I will not be carrying out EICRs for friends and family ever again as my judgement has become some what cloudy. Thoughts on the below breakers in a commercial kitchen covered in grease? i have suggested new fuse board ?
  8. Spike1947

    Kitchen Cabinet Downlighters info

    Hi I have just changed my ELV Cabinet Down lighters from ELV to 240v because the transformer kept blowing the fuse (5A), I put these in over 20 years ago, so they have had a good go, as you can see from the pics, they are not located inside the cabinets, there is a pelmet and flat board joining...
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    Electrician Jobs Run power to kitchen Island - pyro cable through ufh screed - East London

    Hi, I have an open plan flat and want to get power to a kitchen island. I really want to avoid getting it through a pole from the ceiling. It's a new build approximately 13 years and has under floor heating. I believe it is electrical under floor heating, and from making a drill hole under a...
    • IanG
    • Thread
    • cable east electrician electricians london island kitchen london power power to pyro screed through ufh
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Electricians Jobs
  10. S

    Under and upper cabinet lighting

    Hi, Hope someone can help. We currently have under cabinet lighting installed in our kitchen (by the developers when buying the new build). Keen to extend this lighting to above the cabinets, there are additional unused connections available in the current electrical supply. Struggling to...
  11. FatAlan

    Underfloor conduit for kitchen island unit?

    Any recognised / best practice methods / conduit types for routing cables under floor. I’m looking to feed an island kitchen unit so will be looking to supply an induction hob and sockets. Will be a completely new floor with insulation on top of concrete, underfloor heating pipes, screed with...
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    Kitchen appliance sockets and safe zones - right or wrong?

    Hi all, I think I'm posting this in the right place - apologies if not. I'm wondering if I could ask for a bit of help here. I'm renovating a house for myself to live in, and I've spoken to an electrician this week to have it fully rewired. There appears to be a problem though with my planned...
  13. DeanoRN

    LED light strips under kitchen cabinets

    good evening ladies and gentlemen Just a quick question, my aunt has asked Me since she’s having her kitchen redone can I fit LED lights under her cabinets, It’s not somthing I have done before Or even seen done so I was just wondering if it’s a tricky job. I was thinking I could do the job...
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    adding fused FCU to radial circuit in kitchen

    Hi, I am fitting a new kitchen and would like to know if it's ok to connect switched 13amp FCU onto a radial circuit. The kitchen has a radial circuit with 4 x double sockets fitted - 2.5 twin and earth cable. I would like to add 4 x 13amp switched FCU's - one from each double socket so as I can...
    • scot3
    • Thread
    • adding circuit fcu fused kitchen radial radial circuit
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Installation of kitchen unit downlights.

    Hi guys Its your trainee sparky here. Just a quick question, If I was to install downlights in a kitchen unit to illuminate the worktop, where would I get the supply from? A guy I was speaking to who isn't a sparky said its best to get it from the nearest kitchen socket to where the lights...

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