I'm delighted to announce that some time in the next few days / weeks, BBC Breakfast will be airing a short piece about MEET (The Museum of Electrical and Electronic Technology.) I'm expecting it to include an interview in which I explain our original plan and the impact of my declining health...
The trunking in my shower has broken away from the tiling and i have noticed an electrical cable running through. My landlord wants to just replace the trunking and seal it back up with waterproof silicon. Is this wiring even legal and does it meet the safety requirements. Please help I do not...
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HI I have just had a carbon monoxide allarm fitted by the local Housing Association and he has wired it to the back of a light switch and trunked it up the wall. The house has a dedicated smoke alarm circuit and a alarm the other side of that wall but he has chosen to bodged it on the back of a...
It's happening - the new way to discover and explore every aspect of electricity and electronics. An interactive exhibition and demonstration of everything from vintage arcade games to power station machinery to scary fuse boxes to bizarre electromedical quack gadgets.
The project has been...
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Planning on going away for a year or two and renting the house out so will need an EICR.
The consumer unit is old and has a 12 MCBs protecting each of 12 circuits. Some of the lighting radials are merged together under a single MCB. Suspect a 16 circuit cu might be better. Perhaps of...
Doing some prior tests befor installing a fused spur from a radial circuit, and have found the Zs reading higher then the current regs, obviously it complys with a past reg, but as I’ll be doing a minor works for the job, when filling out their cert would I just put it down as an observation in...
As the title says, I got to meet my first forum member yesterday.
I had a problem with my upstairs lighting circuit that was tripping the breaker. I have no test equipment and didn't want to keep tripping the breaker by dismantling things and seeing if it pops again.
So I asked @telectrix if he...
Hi guys,
Just a quick msg to say hello and I’m looking forward to getting involved with discussions on various subjects.
I’ve been qualified for over 10 years mainly sub contracting and now is the time to start building up some of my own work and widening the client base.
Any advice would be...
A customer wants a house refurbished. Attached is a photo of the existing Consumer Unit. three circuits are protected by an RCCB (an old type of RCD) and two aren't. I have recommended a new Consumer Unit with full RCD protection. Is there any way the existing can be made to conform?
This is just a quick one to say hi and nice to meet you!
II would also like to say thank you for letting me join!
I am working in the rail industry at moment, I have also worked in the entertainment industry and I had a sort spell as an self employed Sparky
Hi,
I would like to know what cable supports you are using to meet regulation 521.11.201, as I have recently tried to get something from the local wholesalers and they have no idea what to supply.
As such, are you using AP7 Clips (P-Clips) on cables running along joists / walls / ceilings...
"We have sent this off to Australia the Landlords will no doubt be in touch direct she says that the Company who did the lights were done by an NICEIC Electrician who had to meet European standards"
Its worth noting that the burnt cable is so bad I now need to get authority to cut a hole...
Hi there, first post here and I'm after some advice please. I recently moved house and have been doing a few bits of DIY - namely replacing T&G flooring on the landing. When I pulled the flooring up I found the ring main had been connected at one point using a chock block and wrapped in...
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i have ave a client who wants a lutron dimming switch fitted that he has already purchased and cannot take back, the problem is the minimum dimming load cannot be met with the LEDs involved, he has suggested a dummy resistor but I have never heard of it. Is there any safe way of...
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