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    Long Drop Multiple Light Pendant with LED Bulbs - and Wall lights

    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
  2. H

    Mig welding and cable run.

    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...
  3. M

    Long extension between meter and consumer unit

    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...
  4. S

    Insulation test L to E long length of SWA

    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...
  5. D

    Long Time Lurker

    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...
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    How long before chasing payment?

    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...
  7. R

    Long cooker hood duct ?

    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...
  8. T

    Long Distance to Subpanel

    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...
  9. R

    UK Shower Basin 1.7mts long

    Can you fit a spur 1.7mts from a shower with a 1.7mts shower basin shower is at the other end of shower room.
  10. Leesparkykent

    Hi all…..been a long time

    Hi all, my first time logging in for a very long time. Life got in the way a bit but glad to see some familiar names still posting.
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    DNO fitted New Incomer etc . How long can we expect for supplier to fit new meter etc . ?

    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...
  12. michaelw6

    Outside socket spurred from the ring main. query! (I am a long Serving electrician)

    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...
  13. G

    Long time no post, but thought youd like this one

    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...
  14. P

    Long cable rods

    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...
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    Greenworks 40v Long Reach Hedge Trimmer (Stopped Working)

    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...
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    Short 0.75mm flex cable used as fixed for one led light, 1 90 bend, 1 m long

    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...
  17. S

    Help/Advice with Long cable runs in garden

    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...
  18. HappyHippyDad

    How long roughly do these Heat recovery units (HRU) take to install?

    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...
  19. S

    Downstairs lights taking very long to light up

    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
  20. antigua finedining

    Long cable runs, solutions to reduce losses...

    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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