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  1. N

    Fluorescent tubes for older fittings

    Although I am C & G qualified and fully trained as a spark I am donkeys years out of date and wish to ask this question. "I have a two 4 foot 40 watt fluorescent fittings in my kitchen which now need new tubes. There appears to have been changes in the size of tubes with which I am unfamilier...
  2. S

    Grounding advice on older property

    Hi, I’ve just been to look at a job to add a socket in a ex-mod (1960ish) domestic property. The cables are singles pulled through metal conduit in between the ground and first floor. The problem is that the sockets have no CPC conductor in the back box so I ‘assumed’ that the CPC was fed...
  3. W

    Advice for new LED Sotlights changing from older Ones

    Hi, have a question you guys will know, just purchased two 9" LED spotlights for my Hilux 4x4, it has two large Ones already but the output was not good enough, can I simply cut the wiring as I remove them, and splice the LED into existing wiring, there already is a switch control fuses and loom...
  4. Bubbler Bob

    Upgrading Older Style Wylex Type B MCB's to BS EN 60898

    hanks Hi new member here wishing some advise! I've a 6 Way Consumer Unit with Wylex Type B (WYB Series, BS3871) Push In/Pop Out style MCB's, which is working with no known faults. Utilising 2 x 5A MCB's re front & rear ceiling light circuits, and 2 x 30A MCB's re front & rear power socket...
  5. H

    Older house loft insulation and cables

    Hi, Wish to increase loft insulation from 100 to 300mm. At present lighting and power cables are clipped direct to ceiling joists barely covered by insulation. The depth of insulation planned will cover these cables and I seek a solution. Thanks.
  6. D

    DB keys for older boards

    Good morning We have many different makes of db’s on site and many different ages of bored, each dB have there make of lock fitted into the door, we are looking to get keys for all DBS but are struggling to find them, please can anyone send a link to a company that sells many different makes...
  7. J

    Fuse puller in older consumer box

    I struggle with pulling the older fuse holder in consumer box. Is there a tool for this
  8. B

    Our first property - seller says CU is older than 2005 - no cert required

    Hi all We're moving in to our first property - it's a 1950's build. The house has been bought buy a property developer who bought it from the previous owner so that they could purchase a new build (part ex). We had a survey done recently and one of the things that has come up is the lack of...
  9. Pete999

    Guilible older people

    You must have seen the case of a piece of filth who charged some poor OAP out of £74K for replacing a damaged tile on the roof of his/her house, a complete scrote and nonperson imo. In my recent capacity of a Charity Handy person, I was aske to help an old infirm Lady to repair a damage curtain...
  10. Acmacm

    Introduction for new but older person

    Quick intro thanks for letting me join help would be most help ull especially just trying to start as an older electrician especially with all new regs know inforce
  11. Pete999

    Older members, what do tou get up to?

    As the title suggests, for those of us who have retired, or cut back on their working practices, taking into account drinking smoking and unrelated activities. Myself I have become a volunteer for Age UK, although nothing much has come my way just yet, I have also expored the possibility of...
  12. T

    The fitting that I took down today

    I took down this 4ft fluorescent fitting today, it was still working fine. The date on the ballast is 1959!!
  13. AF2909

    Is this is spur from a newer 100A fuse into the older VIR & Bakelite fuse?

    Evening all, go gentle on my for my first post ;) I purchased a property in January, and we have planned to fit a downstairs toilet. Upon further inspection I believe that it appears that the DNO have fitted a 'newer' (I say newer as it's not new given that I had the old fuses removed from my...
  14. Pete999

    Looking cool back in the day, for the older guys

    Back in the days before poncy tool belts and work trousers with more ockets than there were trousers, many Sparkies including me would stick one handle of a pair of pliers or side cutters in the back pocket of our Levi 501s. Looked the Dogs doobries I can tell you, made you stand out on site as...
  15. FatAlan

    Old electric underfloor systems....one for the older farts on here!

    In the process of buying an old cottage. Apparently there is an old underfoor heating system that dates back to the sixties so just as old as me. Can you tell me what this is? See piccture attached. Is it some sort of transformer? What ever it is it makes a good humming noise.
  16. S

    Apprenticeship for an older guy?

    Hi, I'm 38, an IT guy, office based and kinda fell into it about 7 years ago. I'm a help desk guy doing desktop and server support. Not really loving it and not fulfilled. I worked on site about 8 years ago doing a bit of plumbing, gas fitting and general handyman type work all under...
  17. codger

    RCD operating times

    Hello. Just a quick query please lads. Operating times for RCDs, (non-delay) on 100% of rated residual tripping current. Is the maximum operating time 300 or 200ms? Guidance Note 3 states 300ms, but various other publications say 200ms. I was under the impression it was 200ms. Just trying to...
  18. J

    Off center pendants in older houses

    Afternoon Always wondered why lol!! In older houses- that havn't been rewired or converted into dl's etc- in the bedrooms appear to have the bedroom pendants off center towards the windows... anyone know the reason lol
  19. W

    NICEIC Certification Scheme Help interpreting NICEIC report

    (Hi, first post, not an electrician, just looking for advice, I hope thats allowed but mods please let me know if it isn't) Looking to buy a place and our surveyor recommended we get the electrics checked. So the electrician has sent us his NICEIC test report. The summary is: "No earth...
  20. M

    Whats this mean on a rcd test

    I think i know but want to make sure

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