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  1. H

    Rcbo functional earth location

    When wiring an rcbo where do you tend to put the functional earth? I'm assuming it will be tricky to ensure the small functional earth will get a good grip when placed with its corresponding cpc, so do you put your functional earth in its own terminal?
  2. C

    Cable Fault Location Business

    Hi All I am hoping for some advice. I have saved up enough money to purchase a cable fault location machine and was hoping to start my own little business. Can anyone tell me whether this would be a good business opportunity? Is there a demand for such a service in the UK? Is there a lot of...
  3. VoltzElectrical

    Megger 1553

    I already read the thread on this but the answers didn't help. I need to get my !553 apart and have taken the 4 screws out. The unit will start to part but there appears to be something holding the two halves together at the top. Does anybody know how to open one of these up? I spoke to Megger...
  4. C

    Service cable burial location

    I need to sink an earth rod in the general area of where I know the service cable is buried. There's a thin layer of hard standing to break through then it should be soft clay soil. Basically just need to know if the cable comes out the front or the side of the house. Can't see from inside...
  5. R

    Advice needed about location of consumer unit

    Evening all, Went to a job on saturday in rented accomadation, where there landing light was not working. On speaking to the tennant, she explained that an electrican had been around to try and fix the problem already, he had been unsuccessful. He had also stated that the consumer unit needed...
  6. T

    Fault protection in conductive location with restricted movement

    Hi all, any ideas on how to implement fault protection in conductive location with restricted movement for hand held power tools(110v site tools)? As per sec 706 of BS7671, electrical separation is required but also reg n 413.3.3 & 413.3.6 states then on separated side NO connection to Earth...
  7. M

    Kitchen Extractor Hood Isolation Location?

    Hi all, I know that cooker/hob isolators need to be within 2m of the appliance but what about extractor hoods? I was planning on having a flex outlet plate behind the ducting housing so it's out of sight and then having a FCU to isolate. Does the FCU have to be in the kitchen or can it...
  8. N

    Supply Location 60 metres away.

    Hi, I was called out to a customers house recently to price for a new consumer unit. When checking the earthing arrangements i discovered the meter cabinet was being supplied by a 6mm (2 core black and red) swa cable. This cable was fed from a 60amp double pole isolater that was in turn fed by a...
  9. D

    Megger MFT1710 serial number location

    Hey all I was wondering if anyone can tell me where to find the serial number on an MFT1710 as I bought a 3 month old unit on ebay the other week but i cant find the serial number and it had no paper work with it.
  10. C

    Special location

    I normally stick to domestic wiring, but I have enquiry from a customer who has added stables in their back garden. I think I should treat this as a special location i.e. agricultural. When I referred to the 17th edition its says no to TNCS systems. That puts me in a spot of difficulty as the...
  11. A

    Nibbly fish shop - special location??

    So bit random but been to look at a new shop that has tanks with those fish that you stick your feet in, and they eat the dead skin off them. The tanks require power and come with a short length of flex (approx 600mm) and plug top. In my opinion these tanks would be classed as a bath tub as a...
  12. M

    Location of PME Links

    Hey pepes. I'm a bit new to Ryefield boards, so maybe an obvious one. While installing the Ryefield boards in the risers to feed the flats in a tower block (40 floors), we were told to remove the PME links from within the boards. Should there only be a link at the supply, as it is a PME system...
  13. J

    three phase switch fuse location

    I am after some advice/help. Im currently on a new build home which has a new 3 phase supply put in by uk power networks. The consumer unit is well in excess of 3 meters away from the meter but the problem I have is that it is an external meter box and I cant put the switch fuse back to back...
  14. P

    consumer unit location problems

    Hi Everyone, I am looking of a bit of advice/help regarding the position of a consumer unit in a rewire of an existing installation in a domestic property. The consumer unit is approximately 8 from the ground and so requires ladders to access it. the customer wants the CU replacing but wants it...
  15. D

    Bathroom RCD's

    Installing a fan for a bathroom the other day resulted in an interesting discussion with the client,who is a now frail but mentally intact long retired sparky. I had fitted an RCD FCU at the DB to the associated lighting circuit to cover the only bathroom circuit,as there were no RCDs present or...
  16. J

    Special Location: Hobs/Cookers?

    What page(s) in the big green book would I look at, for specific zones/regs for Hob's/Cookers for switches & socket distances from the appliance? Looked through the special location chapter but can't see much to do with kitchens at all if im honest, nothing under Hobs/Cookers/Kitchen/zone page...
  17. M

    Consumer unit location.

    A flat I tested yesterday was once a house that was crudely split into 2 flats. The c/u for the ground floor flat is in the entrance lobby for the upstairs flat, this is a completely separate property. Both meters and all switch gear is in the same lobby. I am a little lost about what to put...
  18. GMES

    Special Location

    I tried to convince Glenn there was no bonding required in this shower, he took some convincing, but then admitted defeat and got the shower Gel out.
  19. C

    Fuse box location for electrical car charger installation point?

    Hello everyone, i have just started up a door to door business arranging appointments to install electric car chargers at domestic properties. I am primarily targeting new build houses as the fuse boxes need to be located on the exterior of the house or on the inside of the exterior wall so that...
  20. 0

    Outdoor socket notifiable

    Sorry to go over old ground but just need clarification. I have extended the ring main in a kitchen and customer now wants an outdoor socket. Is this now notifiable? I believe not as ammended rules state notifiable for new DB, new circuit, work in special location? Thanks.

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