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    shower and power circuits in loft

    hi guys anyone have any good ideas re routing shower circuits in the loft space when the amount of insulation means the joists are not even visable ?. i was thinking 25mm conduit supported via rafters, or building a batten run above the insulation and clipping to that. any ideas for where the...
  2. J

    Extending 10mm shower cable in the loft ??

    Hi Can I have some advise Can I connect via junction box or similar 10mm shower cable in the loft as moving the shower and dont want to replace the whole cable? (but moving the shower will result in cable being to short ) Is this allowed and what will I need Best Regards Jimmy
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    cable run perpendicular to loft joists.

    hi just been to look at a job, have to get a cable accross 4 joists ( perpendicular) now i know drilling loft joists is a no no, the cable run will be in an area of the loft not used for storage and the customer has no intention to board out the loft is there anything wrong with laying the...
  4. sythai

    Loft conversion advice....

    Evening Chaps.... Just seeing if anyone out there has done/does the electrics for many loft conversions. Only done the odd one many many years ago when first started out on the books. After a fair bit of perseverance have managed to get myself in with a local company that specialise in that...
  5. kingeri

    Cooling down loft conversion

    Hi everyone. This year I converted the loft into a bedroom. This was done when the weather was cooooool. Now, over the last few days I have found the temperature up there to be unbearably hot, even well after the sun has gone down. The skylights have been open the whole time. Anyone any...
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    Inverter in the Loft?

    How well do solarPV inverters cope with being in a typical loft? What do you think about locating inverters in the loft? Have you noticed an inverter having to reduce its power output to allow itself to cool? Or will we have to wait and see how last autumn's rush of installations performs -...
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    Loft insulation. Clipped direct or in free air?

    As above really. All the rewires I have done recently have had mountains of this stuff installed. So is it bed to lay ontop of this stuff or continue to clip direct under if( which I have always done)
    • highspark
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    • clipped direct electricians' talk free insulation loft
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    homebase loft insulation £2 a roll and going like hot cakes

    homebase are shifting serious quantities of 175mm loft insulation, of the low itch recycled plastic variety at £2 a roll for a limited period. This post is obviously for information purposes only as it's restricted to 12 rolls per customer and intended for DIY insulation and not to be stocked...
  9. yellowvanman

    Wiring in the loft of a thatched house

    Fairly new thatched house (less than 10 years old), owner wants some sockets put in the loft for an aerial booster. All existing cables are twin and earth enclosed in a 16mm conduit! The conduit ends just above where a cable enters a room or stud wall, with maybe 20mm or so of cable exposed...
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    wireing in a loft

    Having to deal with a complaint, that a tennents house has recently been rewired and their not happy with the cables in the loft just laying under the insulation. now im sure when any of us do a rewire only sometimes do we clip them, but this persons saying they should be protected by conduit or...
    • Edd
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    • aus electricians' talk loft
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Australia
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    Running a line to a socket in my loft

    Hi All, 1st post so please excuse the ignorance. The objective is to have a pair of switched sockets in my loft I recently had a rewire and didn't ask for any but so be it. I am a competent plumber in training but need some electrical advice relating to: Bathroom is being refitted (by me) and...
    • andyplumber2009
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    • aus cable electrician electricians' talk loft running shower socket
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Australia
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    Down Lighters in Bathroom & Loft Insulation

    Thoughts please guys on the correct way of doing this. We have some Wickes downlighters in the bathroom, they are the ones with the springs that hold them through the plasterboard. Currently we do not have any loft insulation above the ceiling, however next week loft insulation is being...
    • Phaeton
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    • aus bathroom electricians' talk insulation loft
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Australia
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    Freeview loft aerial

    Hello All Can anyone recommend a tried and tested loft aerial for digital freeview please? It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Gone are the days when you could use a coat hanger. Cheers
    • electromonkey
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    • aerial aus electricians' talk loft
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
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    Loft insulation and down lights

    Hi guys What do you do with the loft insulation when installing downlights. do you remove it and at what distance? Do you use hoods designed for the lights and keep the insulation? Blue
    • DIYBlues
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    • aus electricians' talk insulation lighting lights loft
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Australia
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    Loft conversion circuits

    Hi all, Advice please... I am considering having my loft converted but only want to pay for the shell and do the rest myself. Times are hard!!! I have an old cu that is wire fuse. Will i need to change the cu box and have all the current circuits tested or is there a way to have a secondary...
    • bigbro
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    • aus circuit circuits conversion electricians' talk existing loft spark times
    • Replies: 120
    • Forum: Australia
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    2 questions in 1 (alarm): Cable routing from outside into loft and mounting sounder

    I am hereby admitting inexperience with 2 things: 1. Getting a cable (screened alarm cable) into loft space - I was looking at it yesterday and was thinking about sending it into the loft via the underside of the uPVC Bargeboard but don't know the soffit structure behind this and if this is...
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    pvc trunking run under loft insulation

    was asked this question the other day :-If cables are run in pvc trunking under fibre glass in a loft would the Reference method change ie from B (trunking on a wall) to possibly A (in a thermally insulated wall)? if not , what reference method would you go for ? Existing cables in the loft...
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    loft insulation

    Hi Guys rewiring a flat 2 bed small flat the sockets in the bedrooms lounge cables will go through the roof which will get covered in hairy mearey if I deceide to ring main it whill I be able to use a 20mcb or shall i do a 4mm radial on a 20mcb cannot rember the derating factor for cables...
    • davetherave1979
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    • aus electricians' talk insulation loft
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia
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    don't have to be registered for extensions, loft conversions etc

    evening all not got much work on the run up till christmas so this week been helping a mate joiner put steels and joists in a loft conversion. anyway the electrician turned up today who works for the firm change fuseboard and throw some cables up to the attic and started talking. asked who i...
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    Inverter in loft or cellar?

    Where would be the best place to mount the inverter? In the loft or in the cellar.The dc run would be best part of 25mts away from the array if mounted in the cellar.The consumer unit is also in the cellar.The array consists of 10-250w panels.
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