method | Page 2

method

Recent contents View information Top users
  1. J

    Reference method

    T&E cable run in a stud wall without insulation, would this just be clipped direct? Ref method C? Cheers
  2. K

    Which method you use to install spotlight with no access above ceiling ?

    Which method you use to install spotlight with no access above ceiling ? Do you make holes under joist and fish wires and then later how do you fill them? or how do you overcome this and at the same time try to respect regs?
  3. R

    Advice on best method to run a cable for power in Garden

    I’m looking for the best method to run a cable from the CCU from the Garage to the 30ma RCD in the Garden. I am going to order some HiTuff rather than SWA as I can’t get the paving slabs and stones up. Also I’m not sure about drilling into the concrete posts. I have attached some photos for...
  4. C

    Need Help Learning to Compute Adiabatic Method

    How would I go about calculating it for any given circuit? Lets say I had a 60 amp feeder, 13.30mm2 phase and 5.261mm2 earth. How long could I run the circuit before the 90*C insulation on the earth wire overheats for a fault? At what point would I need to up size my earth wire?
  5. G

    Reference Method 102

    Hi there, I'm needing some guidance in how to interpret this reference method. How could one be sure that the installed cable behind the plasterboard ( in my case) is actually touching the inner wall ie the plasterboard? I'm going to have a 25mm service void on my insulated stud wall, but I'm...
  6. K

    I have to write a method statement for my bay in the day exam

    Hi Below is a picture of the bay in a day exam I was supposed to take before the lockdown. I've got a method statement to write on my bay in a day exam, the only problem is that due to lockdown I've been out of college for so long I can't remember the dimensions of the materials I need. I...
  7. Lee Gold

    3 plate method, loft light only turns on if bedroom light is switched off?

    I wired 3 plate method loft light from supplying from my sisters bedroom light ceiling rose, the only way the loft light I fitted tuned on is if my sisters bedroom light was off, so then I it was really bugging me I went back to my connections supplying the loft light at my sisters ceiling rose...
  8. Q

    Reference method for the old sheathed single core cables run in attic spaces with insulation

    Good morning I am just wondering what reference method is suitable for the old single core sheathed cables if they at some point enter an attic space under insulation.ive had a read through the regs book but still unsure Cheers for any responses Harry
  9. captaincaveman

    2 way lighting alternative method

    Hi Gents & Ladies, Excuse my ignorance on this. It's just never occurred to me or haven't indeed ever seen it. Normally with two way lighting I have used the loop in at the ceiling rose, 3 core between switches then 2 core from switch to rose for switching method (although looping in at the...
  10. T

    Installation method

    So, we’re creating office space out of 2 classrooms. Metal stud wall will be put up, grid ceiling everywhere. We’ve had a price by one firm. I think it’ll be twin and earth lashed in in the ceiling void based on the price (although i haven’t seen spec yet). Given a job like this, would you find...
  11. P

    Reference method / routing guidance for cable on a wall with 25mm Celotex

    I wonder if anyone could assist with this query please ? I am a newbie, so any guidance or alternatives would be greatly appreciated. I need to run a ring final partly against a wall with internal 25mm Celotex type insulation. The additional Celotex being needed due to reduced cavity...
  12. captaincaveman

    Cable method for sumerhouse power

    Hi guys, I'm just looking over a job putting power to a summer house but am wondering if anyone has any recommendations on how to lay the cable. The cable length from the house is 50M going up the house side wall, across a patio, up a 10m wall (onto a balcony garden) then across a balcony...
  13. S

    Installing 4mm cable, installation method

    Morning all. I’m getting to be a regular poster on here (it is an awesome source of info, thank you all). So, discussing with a seasoned electrician this week (I’m a relative newbie to the trade). So 4mm cable run as a radial on a 32A mcb, now reference method 100 states max current is 27A. They...
  14. D

    Application of Installation Reference Method

    Hello All My query is about installation reference methods. Specifically how to choose a reference method where twin and earth cable passes through various conditions when none of the methods seem to fit actual site conditions. Site conditions are domestic situations where I find myself...
  15. A

    Advice on rewire method

    Hi all, just got a property for myself and looking to rewire it. Have only every rewired houses with old floorboards but this property has the wayrok sheetboards. Anyone got any experience of of the best way to lift without ruining them too much? Thanks in advance
  16. King Mustard

    Method to make LED strips fade on and off?

    I have some LED strips (they have a red and black wire coming out of them) that I want to mount in my Peugeot 308 (2012)'s footwells. I intend to get them hooked up (I wouldn't know how to do it) to the interior light, so that when the car door opens, the LED strips come on with it. However...
  17. Bobby34

    Insulation Resistance testing method

    Good afternoon, apologies if this has been covered before i've not long joined so gradually finding my way around. I have my Part P assessment coming up on a new installation and would like to hear some opinions on how people carry out their IR tests. In guidance note 3 it gives an example of...
  18. Adam_92

    Reference method and type of wiring questions

    wondering if anyone can help me if you have two types of wiring codes and reference methods on the same circuit what do you put down on the schedule of test results.. Eg. Swa mounted on cable perforated tray feeding an isolator, then out of the isolator with pvc singles in pvc conduit Type of...
  19. R

    Long method de rating factors

    Having used Amtech for so long I can't remember if the de rating factors are applied to the design current or the tabulated regs current, can anyone give me a refresher example calc, I guess it has to be tabulated if it's a current reducing factor
  20. rolyberkin

    What are your garden lighting method?

    What are your proven methods for installing garden lighting? I have always gone the low voltage route using swa to feed an led driver housed in a IP65 box then to the light using pond flex. I have a job where I need to run 6mm swa to a small CU in a shed (Mounted on gravel boards and/wooden...

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Electrician Courses Green Electrical Goods PCB Way Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Pushfit Wire Connectors Electric Underfloor Heating Electrician Courses
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc

YOUR Unread Posts

This website was designed, optimised and is hosted by untold.media Operating under the name Untold Media since 2001.
Back
Top