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    What code should be given for no RCD on lighting circuit of a CU in a house about 15 yrs old

    What code should be given for no RCD on lighting circuit of a CU in a house about 15 yrs old.
    • Tim Williams
    • Thread
    • circuit code given house lighting lighting circuit old rcd
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. C

    Old MICC cable underground to garage, extraneous conductive parts

    Ok so the scenario is there is an old MICC or pyro 1.5mm 2 core cable supplying the garage run underground on a 16A circuit breaker that is RCD protected. In the garage there is a water pipe fed from the house, at the house it is bonded using 10mm, at the garage bonded with 6mm. I think the...
  3. A

    old storage heater usage

    Hi , I moved into a quite old house with old storage heaters. Hoping that I`ve googled it right , it shall be unidare storage heaters ums 718 93. Also attached its photos. Apart from that I have Economy7 meter with day rate ( rate1 ) and night rate ( rate2) As I am very new to storage...
  4. D

    RIP (The old fashioned light bulb)

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/halogen-light-bulbs-banned-from-all-shops-from-today-saving-homes-%c2%a3200-a-year/ar-AAP0RfU?li=BBoPWjQ
  5. K

    How can I wire up an old furnace fan

    I've got an old furnace fan I kept the last time mine was replaced. I'd like to use it for various purposes. It has a red, black, yellow and orange wire. Also a purple going to/from I'm guessing a capacitor on the side and a green ground wire. Can I wire it up to be used on 110v ? I have...
  6. I

    I'm trying to replace an old outdoor switch for a pond pump and need some advice please?

    New switch has an earth terminal in the back box and COM, 1 WAY, 2 WAY on the switch. My power in and pond pump have live, neutral and earth wires, what goes where please?
  7. littlespark

    Old tape recorder

    I wonder of this still works?
  8. AJshep

    Old DC rectifier in Cinema

    I carry out some maintenance in a local cinema which is now 100 years old and every time I go into the projection room I look at this old decommissioned rectifier and realise how easy things are for use nowadays with all our tools and modern electronics. I'm guessing this rectifier was built to...
  9. J

    Is this dangerous to my 3 yr old grandson

    Apologies for using this forum once only, but grandson likes to explore and these industrial cables are the other side of my fence and run further in to their garden, slightly hidden,, and I worry about his safety if he pushes through the fence (he's a little rascal) Thank you
  10. A

    Old Drill Press electrical help for DIYer, replacing cord caused short in outlet

    Hello all! So as the title says and as the pictures will demonstrate, I have received a very old drill press. However, the cord was absolutely destroyed and needed to be replaced. I had no experience doing this, but followed along with YT videos and was able to replace all the wires, and added a...
  11. M

    Old switchboard

    Hi I have a question. When you want to do an electrical work on a switchboard and you realize that some cables are which are not double insulated are bare out of enclosure, do you have to fix it ? Does it consider a fault for the last electrician working on the switchboard even if it wasn't your...
    • Mahdi1
    • Thread
    • ausie elec old switchboard
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  12. James

    Old generator

    This may be coming up as free to good home.
  13. R

    replacing old fusebox

    We have an old 1930's fuse box with integral master switch which we are replacing with a CU. Incidentally the house extension has its own circuits and CU. Both circuits are supplied through one one meter and supplier master circuit breaker. There is a (heavy) splitter box for the two...
  14. J

    Hired a GC to remodel a 95 year old home that will be rented. Wanted all the knob and tube removed and other areas brought up to code.

    Originally one all the bedrooms had plaster ceilings. In one bedroom someone added firing strips and installed acoustic ceiling tiles on top. The ceiling tiles were removed during renovation and then a licensed electrical contractor ran Romex along the firing strips to the center light and...
    • Jsmsks
    • Thread
    • areas code home old other removed rented screwfix tube wanted
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. LewisM

    Old WLYEX fusebox

    I'm swapping out some old 3036 rewireables for some 60898 plug in Mcbs for an old boy foc, do you have to change the bases as well or is it just pull out push in? Seems simple but I've never swapped them before and I want make sure I have all the bits
  16. marconi

    Old MK bakelite safety plug

    I had to change the lamp in my wife’s bedside lamp and was reminded of this pioneering mk safety plug attached to it.
  17. M

    New light fixture, old wiring

    I'm fitting some new light fixtures in my livingroom, problem is the wires coming out of the ceiling don't match the simple live, neutral and earth. I'll stick a picture up to explain but basically I have a switched live, permanent live and what I suspect is a neutral, I have the wiring of how...
  18. P

    Asking for help wiring 120 VAC to an old vacuum cleaner motor. The 3 wire harness has wires that are red, yellow and blue.

    Asking for wisdom re wiring 120 VAC to an old vacuum cleaner motor. The 3 wire harness has wires that are red, yellow and blue.
  19. G

    Are there any foolproof ways to find an old lighting transformer?

    I am in the process of having some renovations done and as a small part of this I am planning to replace a set of outside wall lights. I asked my electrician what the voltage was and was told 240v so I bought a set of weatherproof 240v LED lights. For various reasons I have had to change...
  20. S

    Having a house re-wire, are old back boxes within new regs?

    Hi, Glad to have found a good forum to ask my electric related questions. So my property had old vir cables nearly throughout and ceramic fuses. The company doing the rewire is 3/4 of the way through, but I have a few questions. 1. Are the original light switch back boxes still under current...

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