Hi There. I have been wiring an extension/granny annex, anyway this is not connected to what im about to ask as its seperate to the exsisting electrics of the house.
Whilst there the customer asked me to replace the two exsisiting metal light fixtures within the old part of the house. I said I...
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I am newly qualified and would very much appreciate some advice on this. I few days ago I've purchased one of those low noise bathroom extractor fans with a timer and humidity sensor and run a three core cable from it to the loft which I was planning to connect to the 3 pole isolator.
Once...
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Ive having problems recieving the freeview channals, ive have a pace ariel, but was fitted 5 years ago , is it the ariel or the a booster box i need
Thanks LEE
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Hi all,
Ive just installed a new split load CU, lots of old circuits in the house, every circuit works ok except one (a kitchen ring, recently installed but not by me).
The problem is this:
I conect the lives of the kitchen ring to the mcb and the earths to the earth bar, but when i touch the...
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Hi everyone, im back been off the radar for several months, omg its all change on hear, so far looking good......:o just got to learn the new layout :confused:.
Just had 2 new Timeguard security floodlights fitted by an established electrician but one is not working. Having difficulty switching them off to check anything and since the fitter has not responded to my calls I was hoping someone would help me understand what could be wrong.
One of the...
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Hi Guys, Getting a bit concerned now about these 12 faults you HAVE to find for the visual inspection on the 2391 are they in your face faults or have you really got to look out for them???? Worried that I may fail for missing one of them. :eek:
Hi all.
I am going to change my mums Fuse board for an new CU. As I am being inspected on the job by NICEIC I obviously want to do everything to the letter so I had my mum contact her provider - EON - to ask them to fit a DP Isolator and also to change the meter tails to 25mm (which I would...
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i went to a customers today to do a mains change, it was a tn-s supply, the earth was to a block but there was none to the db:mad:. so while i was changing the db i rectified this with a 16mm. on doing the earth loop test with my megger it was showing voltage between L/E but wouldnt...
need advice please. :confused:after completeing a PIR on a domestic property, a ring circuit end to end on the neutral was open. spent most of the day searching for break and concluded it must be in a jb somewhere in a partion wall . IR readings are fine. client has a wonderfully decorated house...
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as stated i have a missing neutral on a ring main. i have had all the sockets off and found no loose connections and worst of all its split over two floors! can anyone help as to how i can find this missing neutral or broken wire? i was thinking of getther an R2 extension reel, but as...
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Good evening gentlemen upon testing a radial socket circuit on a type b 16 amp mcb i discovered the cpc was open between cu & first socket or what i thought was the first socket the house has been knocked about by various people i think maybe an old socket has been removed or a jb in the wall...
I am instaling a night storage heater
Ib=14.78A
It=20.5A
The cable installed is a 2.5mm Flat 70' Thermoplaastic
It is installed as per method 60 Table 4A2 Which points to referance method B
Table 4D5 Does not have referance method B only A,C,100-103 Is referance method B not an accepted...
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What are people coding missing grommets on Galv backboxes. I was thinking a Code 2. This makes it a fail now as the Electrical Safety Council recommend that you put "unsatfactory" if there Codes 1 or 2. 80's the orignal wiring checks out with the other tests.
Andy
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