An SWA feeding a signal box was cable tied to the cable tray on the side of a footbridge at a railway station. A train passing through the station snagged it and it went ping and recoiled down the platform....
Report 06/2018: Passengers struck by a flying cable at Abergavenny (Y Fenni) station...
just looked at a job 800 circuits so it is a bit building.
They regularly have maintenance and shut downs on the LV equipment.
Would it ever been acceptable to limitate the LV equipment if a shut down wanted to be avoided by the client?
start my largest rewire next monday -5bed over 4 stories
2 things I want to iron out before I start really....
1) I have quoted for installing LD3 grade D fire in each hall/landing and heat in kitchen- but advised the client this likely may need to be a Grade A system and he needs to seek...
Is there a way to change the font size on this forum? Thread text seems unnecessarily large - Something more like the browser default text would be better
Following on from some recent mishaps, I'm sure you've all read about the story of Big Ben being silenced for four years, and some suggesting story it's Health & Safety go mad;
Big Ben's bongs to fall silent for four years for repairs | Daily Mail Online -...
Hi Folks
This is my first post, but I've been reading many posts over the last few months and have found this forum very informative and some times very humorous, Thank you all.
I have recently come across a problem whilst doing some PAT testing for a customer that has left me confused...
Just found this on fleebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FoxHunter-Plastic-Mobile-Roller-Work-Shop-Chest-Trolley-Storage-Tool-Box-Toolbox-/111274440959?var=&epid=1012664579&hash=item19e87938ff:m:mAAVN7cQSXAb7C7udFL98WA
Selling fast. 40% off.
Not sure you could climb on them, but they see a cheap...
Hi all,
Used to doing small 2 bed and 3 bed new builds so cable sizing is never an issue
got a huge 7 deb house 5 floors to do in the next 6 months, had a quick look and now wondering what cable size to use, before i get the book out i thought id post here for more advice
4.0mm legs for ring...
Hi,
I am doing alterations to a fifth floor office in a special effects company. I have a few questions.
On looking at the installation it is only 5 years old and in good condition, all records of testing and good electric layout drawings. With the new update on the regs in mind i see that there...
Hi, posting for a friend,
Whilst fitting a LED Light bar ( believed to be 120w) to a Landrover Defender (1995) he tapped into the signal wire of a relay that supplies his roof spot lights and used that as his signal for the light bar relay..
He has used the horns earth for the relay and also...
customer has standard outside socket and has bought outdoor lights with large transformer plug she wants to plug in, is there any outside sockets out there that has a deeper casing to accomidate this, keeps the job simple
Hi All
I am an self employed electrician for the past 12 years and I am now looking to upskill and get involved in facility management.
I have just booked on a city and guilds 2396 course and I am hoping to progress to a degree once completed as this seems to be basic entry level for this type...
I am about to rewire a large, 9 bedroom domestic refurb that has gained multiple 2-floor extensions and new loft conversion.
Original footprint was 135m2 ground floor, 96m2 second floor, new footprint is 180m2 GF, 127m2 FF, 76m2 SF. Concrete ground floor
Meter cupboard and original consumer...
I've got a college assignment based around design. There's 4 DBs:
Main CCU
DB1 - Lighting
DB2 - Power
DB3 - Offices
I'm assuming that the Main CCU is the intake and that then has distribution circuits to the three DBs. Cool, so I started working through the lighting DB, got about 30A total...
what is maximum amount of spur sockets taken from a main , the main amperage can be changed easily the wiring is 2.5 and a ring main is not possible without a lot of work as this is a large old house which has been wired this way , there will only be one large consumer a water heater .
OK.... I have a customer with 2 x very old Phillips "downlights" - the holes in the ceiling are about 140mm in diameter and I need to locate a "cost effective" solution so that GU10 LED's can be fitted.
Suggestions please
Thanks
My friend has a two gang dimmer it's the size that fits a 2 gang box also in brushed chrome they changed from a 250watt per dimmer to a 1500watt per dimmer as the first one wasn't dimming the lights
One side does two wall lights with 8 x 3 watt dimmable lamps
The other side does a massive...
Hi all,
I have a some larger jobs coming up where 2 or 3 pairs of hand would be useful. For those of you who take on large intermittent contracts, how do you go about the extra labour provision?
Local temp agencies have nothing on their books, and the national ones I have asked aren't cost...
My client wants to fit a very large floodlight 240w LED (Wirefield LED Commercial Floodlight 240W - http://www.rexelenergysolutions.co.uk/product/2500671142/Wirefield-LED-Commercial-Floodlight-240W-) to a telegraph pole. I was wondering if anyone knows of any brackets to use to attach to the...
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