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  1. J

    Lighting plan - opinions desperately sought!!

    Here is my proposed layout for my open plan studio. I'm going for recessed 6" LED smart lights throughout, with the exception of three pendants over the 6' island. Lights are 3' from walls, except in the kitchen where it is 2' ( ie. 12" from upper cabinetry). They are spaced roughly 5-6' from...
  2. P

    Opinions please - leaking service head

    I went to a customers house to give a quote for a new consumer unit, and noticed the leak from incoming supplier. I advised the customer to contact her electricity provider who would resolve it, and hopefully upgrade the earth. Lady emailed me today to say UK power netwroks came and gave it...
  3. Midwest

    Opinions on outdoor socket

    I’m building a man cave/BBQ area. It has a substantial roof, a weather proof back wall, but open to the elements on the other three sides. It’s large enough so the back wall won’t be susceptible to rain etc. In the rest of the garden, I’ve used MK Masterseal sockets. However, they are a bit of...
  4. B

    Gobsmacked. Need opinions

    TITLE SHOULD BE GOBSMACKED... (Sorted that for you re' -'Darkwood') Hi all, been a while since I posted. I went to a job today and removed a socket for inspection. All I done was removed the socket screws, the terminations were not altered at all, literally just took the front screws out so I...
  5. S

    Eicr question opinions

    Interested to see opinions...consumer unit wired up as dual board but only 1 common neutral bar ..what code would you give
  6. WillWX

    4 gang converter socket.. opinions..

    I have a job coming up within a small office, where they’d simply like to turn a double socket into 2 x double sockets next to desks, for computers/phones etc. I have been shown these, but not sure how I feel about them, so thought I’d see what the opinion is on here.. 1 Gang To 4 Gang...
  7. EalingBadger

    Opinions on the best diamond discs for cutting concrete

    I need to cut several tens of metres of 100mm x 100mm channels in hard (it's a C40 mix) concrete. Some of these channels will be for electrical services, some for other services (mainly MDPE water pipes) and some cuts will simply be to assist in tidying up a bit of a scruffy concrete pour. I...
  8. H

    Help please, What would you do?

    I have a customer who has 4 12v spotlight that are intermittent. The original installer decided to install the transformers where they couldn't be accessed from below so the only way to get to them is by lifting carpets and flooring above. Once the floor was lifted and the transformers were...
  9. P

    Opinions please EICR code C1 or C2?

    A block of flats has various external lights not just attached to the building but around the grounds. Part of the circuit has twin and earth going underground with good readings but clearly unsuitable cable for external/underground use (not contained in any form of conduit). The swa on the...
  10. A

    need to purchase a tester, opinions on buying second hand.

    what tester do people generally use/recommend? should i avoid second hand generally? seen some decent ones but wondering is it worth risk? the tester would be for domestic use.
  11. D

    Opinions on job proposal

    Hi all, long time member but not many posts to my name. I would appreciate advice and opinions on a job I have been asked to do for a friend of a friend. I have been approached to carry out some electrical works at a funeral parlour. They want to convert the upstairs of the building into...
  12. John#1tester

    Whats your opinions Would you C3 it ?

    Good morning all First time posting so quick introduction I'm John I'm employed by my.local council To carry out EICR'S I've been in this job now for around 3 month every house I have tested has been rewired or partially rewired in the last 10 years or so Now about the C3 and maybe this is...
  13. Daniel Oake

    What are your opinions on bonding water pipes if main incoming is plastic?

    You turn up to a property that had recently had an EICR, reporting that the water had no bonding. The main water stop cock and on-wards was plastic push fits with maybe 400mm lengths here and there (downstairs), but upstairs is still all copper piping behind bath panel and sink pedestals to 2...
  14. wildwest

    opinions sought on the TIS MFT PRO

    They got this new tester behind the counter at CEF, its a fancy looking MFT that says it does power quality analysis. Heres a link to the blurb. So I haven't had any experience with TIS gear, to me the red and black makes it look a bit UniT MeterM8 ish but close up the thing looks quite good...
  15. S

    16mm SWA tails maybe 9 mtrs from isolator on a 100a supply, and other concerns - EICR opinions

    This has come up many times before and after a couple of hours reading previous posts I'm no closer to deciding on a code, note or nothing at all. BS7671 allows 16mm tails on 100A fuse if demand is less than the cables CCC, I have 16mm at 94amps and the max demand is 60a. From a previous post...
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    • eicr isolator maybe opinions other supply swa tails
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  16. Soulsurfer

    Opinions required on a tricky estimate.

    Hi all, I have just carried out a 50% EICR on a property as the builders usual electrician (loosely used term here ) has said that the job is too much for him to tackle after usual work hours for his proper boss on the private for this builder ! He cannot test and hasn't got kit or knowledge...
  17. Retroelectric

    Replacement Electrical Tools - Peoples Opinions

    Hi Had all my hand tools stolen from my van yesterday evening by some scum bag!!! I know I will have to replace them all just wondering what pliers and cutters you lot recommend? I had mainly Kewtechnik pliers and side cutters as I have had them since about 1998 but they seem to be out of the...
  18. stidge

    Opinions please on 20m 16.0mm run

    I have a 20m 16mm t & e cable run up boxing through loft and down boxing in ( ref method c) . The new CU I’m coming from has been put in by a cowboy , rough , no certs etc . There is spare ways but I’d rather come of Henley blocks to isol so I’m just signing off my own work . Question is do I...
  19. D

    Code 2 or 3? Opinions please.

    Recent EICR at a special needs care site found a built in double oven (4.2kw) connected to a 4.0mm ring final on a 30a C50 mcb. Two other double sockets on the ring for general use and an FCU for a fridge. Interested in what code people might apply to that, no need to consider RCD or anything...
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    • code opinions please
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. T

    2396, HNC - HND, opinions?

    Evening all. I'm looking at furthering myself educationally. Have got 2394/95 and have been looking at both 2396 and HNC. other than the cost and time of the HNC being a lot higher than 2396 what's people's opinions of each of them? Thanks.

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