Has anyone got a supplier for these?
So far all I have seen are Integrated LED's which if one fails next week it would be rather an expensive excercise to replace the whole fitting.
Thanks
Some advise or views would be appreciated.
My supply is 100 amp single phase.
I purchased my property 3 years ago or so, the owner prior to the couple I purchased it from had installed a single external 32 amp socket near to the kitchen back door.
The cable to this socket is easy enough to...
I am planning to go semi off grid with a victron and battery system. The system will be installed in an out building about 20 meters away from where my consumer unit and meter currently is.
I need to run the grid power from my meter to the out building to the victron inverter, but then also...
Insulation test live to earth = 0.7 ohms.
This is a long length of buried swa cable (approx 100m) from mains in to submain.
Test done with live and earth disconected at main and with switch off at sub main.
Question - is this an accurate reading or am I misding something.
Its a big job to...
Hi everyone,
Long time lurker here, my project is simply my late 1800s house with various horrors hidden on every supposedly simple job.
Although not all horrors are electrical I do find this forum great for trusted reference when I encounter anything untoward and can usually find what I need...
Maybe I've just been lucky, but I very rarely have an issue with customers paying, the vast majority have paid straight away or within a few days. However I'm still waiting for payment for an emergency call out I attended in early December.
Without going into all the details, I got a call at...
Evening all,
Currently 1st fixing new extension however the existing cooker hood duct which was on outside wall will now be part of new utility room and will need extending. Two issues I have .
1 The original duct is 4” flexi and already extends across kitchen for about 2.5metres.
2. The new...
I have an outbuilding a fair distance from the house. In this outbuilding I just want to have some lights, a small music radio/clock, and a receptacle for very occasional use of a power tool (such as a circular saw).
The distance to the sub panel would require about 400 feet of wire to connect...
DNO ripped out antique main incomer/breaker .The guy hated us and himself and everyone else by the end of the job ! . Client going to contact supplier and ask for new meter .Old consumer is beyond dangerous .So whole flat will be rewired etc .I just want to strap in a DP isolator and "garage...
Ok i may get slated for this one but here goes; A bit of background info first.
Its been a while since ive looked at my iee regs, and ive not done my 18th edition but get the updates. i no longer practice much electrical due to a career change.
But for friends, family old customers when i get...
This is quite lengthy so get comfy...
I had a bizarre call out relating to a job I attended about five years ago. The situation was they were getting regular short term low voltages across all phases, only a few seconds, but enough to make lights flicker.
In the intervening years they had done...
We might need to pull a cable through around 100m of fairly wide duct (around 10cm) and it might not have an existing draw rope. It has a 28mm water pipe and CAT-5 network cable in there, so one option might be to use the cable as a sacrificial means of pulling a rope and another cable through...
Hi all.
I have a G40PSH (Greenworks 40v Long Reach Cordless Hedge Trimmer) which I have taken apart before to sharpen the blades. Only this time I put it back to together and there is no responce when the trigger is pulled. Tried 2 batteries, and it works fine with its chainsaw head.
It was 6...
1 out of 3 electricians told that 0.75 has to be replaced : Short 0.75mm flex cable used as fixed for one led light, 1 90 bend, 1 m long. Sorry reposting in DIY section, because I’m being moderated in pro section. Only posting there because I don’t get many replies in here. Regular CU with 2...
Domestic property
Supply number 1
6 flood lights 4x400watt= 1600 watts
250meters from board to closets corner of tennis courts
Tennis court size
23m x 10m
My calculations are suggesting a
16mmsq cable
2.4% volt drop
Would anyone have any advice for doing long distances in a garden...
I am about to quote to install this HRU. Having never fitted one before I had a few questions?
1. How long roughly does it take to install? The 162mm diameter hole will already have been drilled. There is a socket very close by and it will be in trunking, so easy. It's more the length of time...
Hi all. My downstairs lights are taking very long to light up after I switch them on….can take 20+ secs for the light to actually light up after pressing the switch. Any idea why and how to resolve this please?
Thanks
I'm in the process of building a new house (West Indies). Due to terrain it is a modular design where each bedroom is an individual building, detached from the main reception and living areas. Construction is spread over a large plot and so the outermost bedroom is nearly 500ft from where...
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