I have a very ugly and large cooker socket above my gas cooker. It has a single plug point which my cooker is plugged into for the ignition/timer. It is in the way of having a splashback installed. How easy would this be to move a few inches to the right and replaced with something a bit more...
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I recently upgraded the 110ah battery in my camper van for a 260ah AGM one.
My solar panels (200w via MPPT, soon to be doubled) struggle to keep up with my consumption, so once a week I hook up the battery to mains using CTEK's 5A charger, which supports AGM batteries but is not...
Does anyone on here have experience or currently do any work for large house builders?
What kind of prices do they offer for new build work?
Me and my mate just smashed out three 3 bed houses in a week. And no it wasn’t a rough job, we are just fast workers and know how to get it done well...
Could anyone recommend a set up i could use to power an old lampost using pv panel, charge controller, battery and BC led. The system would require some sort of dusk till dawn sensor or timer.
The lampost is in a very unaccessible location and cabling it underground is out of the question.
Could...
Hi all.
Looking for a bit of advice.
Customer has a new large induction rangemaster cooker with a total power of 14.8kw.
Currently on a Hager board with a 50a b mcb and an existing 6mm cable.
As soon as oven was switched on it tripped the RCD.
Taking diversity into account the cable should be...
I have a customer who called me in to look at a small electrical fire.
They are a welding and fabrication company and have several welders operating on site.
The circuit pointed out to me that had been on fire was a 3 phase 16A supply for a floor mounted crane.
the crane is able to rotate on a...
Has anyone got any knowledge of a decent SPD that I can retrofit onto large panels?
Preferably I would like it to have its own enclosure and a set of VF contacts so that I can wire an audible alarm and light to them for ease of checking.
I am struggling to find anything suitable. The USA...
Hi, Could anyone help with where to source a pattress box 150mm wide with the two fixing screws to attach the front panel set at 137mm apart... all the usual suppliers seem to be around 130 ish!
Thanks, Jim.
Hi guys & girls, I have a client who wants a new cctv system on his business, He sells cars so has a lot of ground to cover. Doesn’t need any fancy extras just a dvr that can take around 30 cameras, and the cameras image to be clear enough to recognise faces and number plates at a distance of...
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So my shutter door today started playing up.
Trips the RCD in house and garage but only when closing shutter. Does not have any problems opening.
So here is the head scratcher... once you reset the RCDs it closes fine..!!
Only thing I’ve done last week is paint the shutter, it’s driving...
upgrade to a 1940s ish installation mains busbar due to soldered joints failing on busbar isolator, 20 ish switched fuses of the same age on it. Large installation(hotel) that never closes and has alot of c1s on existing out of date certs but they want the mains upgrading 1st before the rest of...
Seal emerges from water and uses an octopus to smack a kayaker across the face - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/seal-slaps-kayaker-video-octopus-instagram-new-zealand-kayak-a8557016.html
Amusing. Reminded me of this Monty Python sketch ....
I have just fitted a BG 2gang weatherproof switch.
At present only 1 of the gangs is in use to switch 5 x 200w LED floodlights.
I used 6mm 3 core SWA as it was a long run from the CU and Voltage drop forced the larger cable.
I only just got 2 x 6mm cables into the 2gang switch. In a year...
hey guys,
i have just started out on my own and have a job to quote for which is a a 4 bedroom house with 4 reception rooms. it has around 40 sockets to install throughout, nothing fancy like gu10s or anything.
i dont want to overquote but at the same time dont want to work for nothing.
are you...
Hi, my company is in the processing of upgrading lighting from fluorescent to LED. I am having trouble sourcing 1800mm x 600mm recessed panel light fittings. Is there anywhere that still has these sizes as all I can seem to find is the 1200mm x 600mm? How should I replace these units? All...
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