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  1. J

    I know nothing about contactors.....

    Contactors.....(and lots of other things) Was hijacking a thread so thought I'd start my own......please feel free to take the pee:drool5: By the way, this isn't for a job I've got lined up, it's just one of the many things I know very little about but would like to learn, So, wiring and...
  2. FoxySparky

    Job interview tips

    Can any of my fellow sparkys give me some tips to impress. I am only just into my second year of a two year level 2 course but have learnt, all single two and three core installations using 1.5, 2.5 and 4mm cabling have done plastic and metal conduit, sockets with fused spurs and even swa...
  3. S

    Working for nothing

    Priced an extension 10 spots with led lamps About 12 sockets, cooker,utility and wc spotlights and fan/isolator all new circuits what you would expect, new fuseboard new heating supply. Didn't get the job someone else priced £600 labour £800 materials. I said to the guy when they draw the £600...
  4. R

    Main Fuse ID

    Hi guys . Got a main 80amp fuse with just BS 1361 -1978. Type R Wondered what the rated KA is for one these? Is this a type I or II ? even though it says Type R.. Never seen one before... hope you all well and good.
  5. A

    1.0mm against 1.5mm T&E lighting circuit

    Hi, to one and all, my first posting, as the title suggests, what do people think about the differences between the cables, I know that the circuits should be carefully designed and considered, insulation in lofts/walls, length of runs etc, but to my mind it should be 1.5mm. The cable...
  6. M

    Nothing changes !!

    Well after a break of nearly 4 months from the forum last week i decided to join in again. Conclusion is not great im afraid as i still see most posts ending in Electrical Trainee or a new one 17 day wonder, still see newbies coming in and instantly getting shot down because they dared not use the right...
  7. D

    Cooker circuit to ring.?

    Hi All, First post for me so be kind out there. Your comments would be appreciated. Doing a periodic/EICR on a rented house and found new kitchen fitted, old cooker circuit was terminated into JB on top of units and ring circuit taken from here by 2X 2.5 cables to feed 4 sockets and boiler...
  8. The Solar King

    Who Says REAL does Nothing?

    REAL provides evidence to Companies Investigation Branch in respect of solar PV company Solar Energy Savings Limited (SES), a company which marketed and sold solar PV systems to the general public, was wound-up on 26 July 2012 by the High Court in Manchester in the public interest. This...
  9. kingeri

    Multiple circuits in one enclosure

    So I am at a job right now to fit downlights in a bathroom (I tried to talk her out of it), and have easy access via loft above. Isolated upstairs lighting circuit. Wiring in loft is very neat, there is a Line enclosure present, all cables neatly clipped. However, on inspection I have found...
  10. K

    Range master cooker fault

    hi I have a rangemaster 900 induction cooker, which has lost all power half way through cooking, the trip switch has not tripped, but i cannot get the cooker to turn on, no clock or nothing, any help appreciated,
  11. J

    Probably nothing

    Just had a split load Wyler board installed in my house happy in the knowledge that everything now up to scratch........my question is I was expecting to have the odd nuisance trip or two but up too now I've not had a jot. A lamp went the other day in the bedroom just refused to work but the...
  12. A

    Kosnic 5w led dimmable??

    Just fitted four kosnic 5w dimmable led gu10 lamps in my bathroom switched via a dimming pull cord, however when dimming nothing happens for a few seconds then all of a sudden they dim right down to nothing very quickly! Am I right in thinking there may not be enough load of the dimmer to dim...
  13. J

    Galaxy 144 alarm system

    Hi all I have a Honeywell galaxy 3-144c main alarm board and want to connect an external sounder and strobe unit to it, The sounder has the following connections : V+ V- Sw- R- St- But the panel has nothing that matches these ? Can anyone help? Thanks Jack
  14. S

    MCB tripping and takes out RCD

    Any help will be greatly appreciated!! Had house rewired 8 years ago everything fine. 3 Weeks ago down stairs socket ring tripped the MCB but the RCD tripped too and took out everything (on the RCD protected side). Checked the cables for breaks/rodent damage, none. PAT tested all the equipment...
  15. W

    Nothing to do with electrics, but im hoping someone can confirm for me

    Alrighty lads, Trying to work out compressed air requisites at work here and ultimately deciding on whether a bigger air reciever is necessary to service these ever growing requirements. Its useless for me to know the working pressure of the machine which is seemingly the only bit of...
  16. A

    RCD is it a problem with RCD or is it just imbalance?

    So that's what happened,it's all new house re-wire ,shiny hagger 18 way dual RCD CU.Everything is tested and energised apart from bathroom lights,I was changing the switch,bathroom msb was off,cutted the feed and expected RCD to trip but nothing happened,usually they do trip straight away. Then...
  17. T

    RCD Tripping, Nothing in Sockets, no load... what now?

    Hi Everybody, We just moved into a detached house in last friday, only to find that the RCD keeps tripping for no reason :S I have had an electrician out who checked the RCD and said the box is fine.. and must be the sockets. We unplugged every item in the house and tried to turn the socket...
  18. Z

    transformers/dimmer

    My dimmer switch servicing six 12volt MR16 went. Pushed it in and nothing happened, no click. Replaced it with new component. Stil did not work. Replaced the two transformers. Still does not work. Any advice/tips before I call in an electrician?
  19. L

    Total Power Outage, but nothing has tripped.

    Hi. My next door neighbour's power is totally out. We've checked and nothing has tripped, including the RCD. We've tried turning off all accessible sockets, then switching off the mains and the RCD, then turning them on again and trying things at random, but this hasn't helped. Any ideas?
  20. Goody

    Nothing went in my favour today.

    Went to replace a rewirable fuse board and had a real nightmare with upstairs ring. Continuity of the conductors are OK but when tested for IR, there was a dead short between earth & neutral. Opened up all sockets but couldn’t see any problem. Tried splitting the ring – with one end (that...

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