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  1. Guitarist

    The handyman thought it might be loose wires....

    Got asked to install an extra socket in a kitchen this week, and while I was there the customer asked me to look at another existing socket which hadn't worked since she moved in over a year ago. She had been in touch with the previous owner's "handyman/electrician" who had been to have a quick...
  2. F

    power loss @ socket but MCB still on

    Just been to a job where the tenants are saying that a socket in the lounge looses power randomly but does not trip the MCB, it's on a ring so I took all face plates off and checked connections, did IR and got >999 and got continuity on the RFC, 245v and zs 0.39 the problem did not occur while I...
  3. W

    New loony loose

    Well, when I was signing up I felt like a bit of a fraud because I am not a working Sparky, but then I got to the part about qualifications and actually felt a little better because I took and passed my 16th Edition (yes I know, I was younger then too!) and I am C&G part III qualified...
  4. S

    Worcester R29 Boiler connection loose?

    Hi All, I had a small leak on a copper elbow that I was repairing but when I went to switch the water back on I noticed that a connector with purple wires was hanging loose, its wired at one end to the front panel and has a three hole terminal on the end and its on a wiring loom just under the...
  5. A

    Distribution cut out loose

    Hi all I have come across a domestic incomming supply where the connector blocks and fuses are hanging off the wall. The earthing conductor termination as it happens is fixed to the wall. It is a TN-S 100A, with seperate housings for neutral and live. I vaguely recall have seen a few where the...
  6. S

    ringmain testing

    Hi, I have just tested an existing ringmain starting with the line conductor reading 0.32 and the neutral reading 0.87, these are both in 2.5 twin and earth, can someone explain why there is a big difference in the 2 readings when the conductors are the same size?
  7. E

    10.5kw shower

    Yesterday smelt a weird smell of burning/melted plastic in my bathroom after some looking about realised was the shower pull cord opened it to the the incoming live insulation completely melted an charred and the pull cord terminal melted shower was installed about 3/4 years ago but recent board...
  8. N

    Problem with light switch. Please Help.

    Recently my light for the upstairs stopped working. So I replaced the bulb, now it is working but now the switch is making some noise and the light dimms sometimes! Can anyone tell me the reason for this and how to fix it? Many Thanks
  9. S

    Melted RCD!!!

    My mate asked me to look at his board as a funny smell was coming off it. Looked inside & the neutral going into the RCD was melted & so was the switch. It's a split load dual RCD board. The RCD switches are both rated 64A 30mA. My first thought was that it could have just been a loose...
  10. P

    FCU fault?

    Hi all have any of you ever come across a problem where the fuse carrier of a fused connection unit has popped out on its own leaving the 3 amp fuse undamaged? I went to a house this morning to investigate what seems to be a different issue not related to this fcu problem, but apparently this...
  11. W

    240v but no continuity

    Hi, Just went round to a customer who wants the ring extended in the garage, Prelim checks found no continuity on live, OK on E&N. When power is on 240V on each leg. Will go back and look further, customer said everything was unplugged but thought I would ask if anyone had come across this...
  12. F

    RFC - end to end on CPC higher than expected ( EICR code advice please )

    In the process of a domestic EICR. RFC, i'm getting L-L (0.11) N-N (0.11) cpc-cpc (0.48) had to take off all socket fronts anyway as i did not like what i saw on a couple of random selected s/o & i've tightend up any loose cpc terminals i can find. I'm guessing that there could be a JB with a...
  13. C

    strange rcd problem

    rewired property and fitted b g consumer unit , on testing rcd 1 tested fine , rcd 2 would nt operate on testing , test button is fine but on usual test procedure would nt operate , so exchanged it, but its exactly the same , however now on testing rcd 1 both rcd s trip out, i m baffled going...
  14. F

    Solar Panels - cables loose on roof?

    Hello all, We've just had some solar panels fitted to our house (not yet commissioned or fully paid for), but I have a few concerns about the installation so far, which I'd like to pick your brains about. The main concern is that the cables connecting the panels loop down and rest on the slate...
  15. E

    underfloor heating controller showing signs of melting

    Hi all I was called out to investigate a heating matt which had stopped working. On closer investigation I found the unit and connections had melted and same for fusespur. Could this be a fault with the matt, mayb thermostat fitted in the wrong place and not operating how it should. Is...
  16. B

    Burnt neutral wire on 100A main switch...

    Is the most common cause of this problem a loose connection? I came across a burnt out neutral wire on a 100A DP main switch earlier. It was hard to tell if it was loose as it was charred and burnt so bad I couldnt tell! The burnt wire was the 16mm incoming neutral. The establishment is a...
  17. L

    Shower 9.5kw

    Hi all my sister bought a house with old 9.5 shower she's had bathroom Upgraded and plumber ask her if she wanted like for like shower fitting so he's fitted a 9.5 kw shower its fed on a 6mm cable fused at 45amp mcb today the pull switch failed when the shower pull switch was open the live...
  18. T

    New job just got told i loose £20 less a day because my I'm just out of my time

    got inducted at a new job today its an underground job in london My agency they told me my rate when i got there and filled out all the forms i got pulled to the side by one of the companies supervisors doing the induction...because my Gold card was so fresh he asked me how long i have had it...
  19. beatboaby924y

    Anyone have a Robin Multi tester KT 1610?? Loose conection help

    Hi guys Was wondering if anyone had a Robin KT 1610 multi tester that could help me. I just bought one second hand and it doesen't seem to want to test RCD's or the loop impedance of circuits also the live lights at the top don't come on when you plug it in to a known live soure. It will...
  20. polo1

    3 Phase query - help!!

    Ashamed to admit, but my 3 phase experience is limited:blush2: What would cause me to loose the indication of a phase, when applying a load to that particular phase? It only happens with certain loads. Thanks.

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