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I am in the process of re-wiring a small domestic unit in the middle of nowhere which has a overhead TT supply. The meter is outside and backs onto the bathroom, the previous installation had 16mm meter tails through the cavity upstairs to a 30ma RCD and small re-wirable fuse board...
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Have a job in a large building , the front is being used as a shop , the first and second floor as a living area , the supply into the building is 3 phase , with one phase being used to supply the shop, one phase being used to supply the living area and...
hey guys, me and my partner are moving to the uk next year on a ancestory 5 year visa and im looking to be an electrician there. im fully qualified and have my practising license here, but im curious to what tickets I need over there? and we wont be living in London either.....so whats the...
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Im after some advice and help with regards my current qualifications and how to move forward.
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I left school and started working as an apprentice electrician working towards a NVQ Level 3 but unfortunately i was laid off and thus could not continue on the course without...
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Got to move a cooker switch down a couple of feet from current location, no problem there, but when the new cooker comes, it will have a light switch above it. (Currently no cooker, although the switch is there). Moving the light switch is going to turn a small job into a pretty big one...
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A friend has asked me if I'd be able to move a fire alarm detector for him. He's getting rid of current suspended ceiling so it only needs to go up a couple of feet. What do I need to do to do this properly/safely? Is it as easy as turning off the mains, removing battery and then...
quick question as im not 100% sure, ive been asked to move a 3ph board from one side of a wall to the other side of the wall. now the set up is SWA glanded off into a 6x6 metal trunking running from top to bottom of the wall. supply then goes into an isolator, out of isolator into a meter and...
Hi all. Welcome some advice. I am extending house and am moving the electricity meter to the an external wall which happens to be adjacent to a cul-de-sac i.e. path. Aside from being quoted £650 to move the cable and meter Scottish Power have now changed their mind to have the meter facing...
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Customer wants a socket moved 50cm to the right.
The wall is brick with socket fed from below (floorboards), channelled into wall.
The 3 options I've given are:
1. Blanking plate on current socket and channel across. (cheapest option)
2. Take out cable from wall, under floorboards and channel...
Hi, I've been asked to move a consumer box in a bungalow from above a kitchen cupboard to a more accessible position in the kitchen. Obviously the cables are not long enough so I am going to be using the Wago range of connectors. My question is can I use the Wago din rail enclosure...
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we currently fit solar solar pv systems for a copany. we fit the roof panels and install the required electrics. what do we need to enable us to supply solar pv as an independant company and what will be the cost
Looks like some of the Chinese manufactures are moving countries to avoid the tax. Email sent to me today. xxxcxxxx has stock available
and long term supply of the 250W Virtus II 2nd Gen Poly panels, from Tier 1
manufacturer, ReneSola. These panels are made in Poland and exempt form the
anti...
Hi peeps, I have been landed a job to move a double socket up by 30cm as the existing surface mounted socket is in the way of the new skirting board.
What are my options?
- Use 30amp terminal block? I will find quite hard to bury the block and the skirting board will be covering it therefore...
Been asked to move a consumer unit by a local estate agent as ( believe it or not ) its tucked behind a kitchen unit , only accessible by taking part of the kitchen out! , it's an old rewire able fuse board , if I am to move it, would I be required to change it to an updated rcd protected...
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I've got a storage heater that was connected to the main wiring via a junction box. The junction box wasn't connected to anything else, I think it was just used to extend the main wiring when the heater was fitted originally.
With the heater in its new location, I now have too much...
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A landlord has asked me to do an inspection of his property which I have done.
I noticed no bonding so I installed bonding and went round making sure each circuit had an earth and complied with
disconnection times.
I also noticed the main fuse and meter had no seals so I sealed...
I went to a job today and the customer wanted his 4 way board moved 4 inches so that he could make the cupboard smaller to fit a bigger wardrobe, if you ever. I advised the time and material it would take he might as well put the money towards a half decent custom wardrobe with the wooden meter...
Got to replace a CU and move it off the ground in a shop, would it be acceptable to mount the CU on the wall in the void between the ceiling and suspended ceiling
The only problem I can see are the meter tail being borderline 3 metres.
Thanks.
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