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  1. N

    Existing Consumer Unit close to vertical waste pipe

  2. N

    Earthing flexible water pipe

    Hi All, I'm not an electrician (this will soon become apparent), but I am a homeowner with an electrical query. Several years back I had a bathroom renovation done, which amongst other things, resulted in some copper pipe suppling my basin to be replaced with flexible hose. The earthing/bonding...
  3. Charlie_Don't_Surf

    Electric Fire Install - Gas pipe consideration

    Disclaimer - this isn't directly related to electrical matters. Rather it's a question about a situation which has cropped up during my going to quote an electrical job, and is basically me looking for any hints as to how to make certain (or as certain as possible) that I'm not going to drill...
  4. B

    Electricity running through water pipe?

    Hey all :-) Hope its chill that I'm here asking questions, I just inherited this old decrepit place in NSW (Australia) and went to wash my hands in the up stairs bathroom sink n got an electric shock. I went and flicked off all the switches, I checked with a voltage tester (the kind that glows...
  5. C

    Sockets fitted pipe chase

    Hi I’m getting a new kitchen fitted, there’s a existing socket outlet fitted into a pipe chase, for the rewiring of new socket outlets is it still ok to have a flush socket fitted into the pipe chase, the pipe chase contains a soil pipe from the bathroom above. If it does or doesn’t what is the...
  6. R

    2 pipe & 4 pipe sensors

    Hello The questions are regarding the Sensors used with the Thermostat in a Condominium building. What are 2 pipe & 4 pipe sensors? What should be the typical resistances of each one?
  7. G

    Van Pipe Tube Carriers

    Hello, I hope you don't mind me dropping a message here. Please move to the appropriate place if required! I work for a company who manufacture pipe carriers (the type you see on top of a vehicle) and I'm looking for some end users to talk to help better understand your general needs. If...
  8. B

    Bonding of external water pipe

    Hello, Carrying out remedial work on a commercial site and I've come across a metal out building that has a water supply to it. The water pipe comes out of the ground behind the building in copper but enters the building in plastic. There is conduit on the outside of the building next to the...
  9. G

    UK How would you fix water pipe in bathroom repaired at previous time using plastic connector?

    How would you fix a water pipe in the bathroom that has been repaired at some previous time using a plastic connector?
  10. K

    Earthing gas pipe warehouse

    Hi guys I am working in a warehouse where there is an inactive gas pipe and disconnected gas meter. The DB which has been upgraded now is on the other side of the warehouse. My question is does the pipe need to be bonded? Incoming metal gas pipe I believe is 28mm. Distance from that pipe to DB...
  11. S

    Non contact pen picking up current on water pipe

    Non contact pen picking up current on my water pipes. I've turned off the boiler but it's not that. Found that it's the down stairs lighting. I'm starting out on electrics so medium to low experience. Is this a normal thing?
  12. S

    Wire and pipe detector app?

    Is there an app for android? If not which is a cheap and cheerful to buy for personal use ?
  13. D

    Why don't we use this conduit pipe...

    It looks so easy to bend and form just using a hand bender
  14. R

    Water pipe/ meter ground

    This is my first post and I hope I explain it correctly/ Simply. 1100sq foot single family home, 100 amp service. I am having an electrician replace the front part of my service entrance from the weather head to the meter socket. The main panel was updated about 10 years ago and is not in need...
  15. D

    Bonding to domestic water pipe (plastic)

    Good afternoon one and all. I, like many non-electricians are having issues regarding the need to have domestic water pipes (plastic entry to the property) bonded prior to an EV charger being installed. I have read a number of articles on this forum which quickly leave me behind with the...
  16. A

    Earth Bonding - LPG Pipe That Does Not Go Underground

    Hi, Our cooker is LPG, fitted on the inside of an outside wall if that makes sense. The gas pipe runs internally then through the wall to the regulator and changeover unit mounted outside, around 4' off the ground. The pipe doesn't go underground at any point. My understanding is that it...
  17. M

    Adding an additional inverter, generation meter & gas pipe

    Hi, New to the group. I am looking at expanding the number of panels on the roof with an additional inverter and currently have an application into the DNO but I have 2 questions as trying to workout the best layout within the garage. I don't want to engage an installer at this stage unless...
  18. N

    Gas meter with plastic supply pipe - earth bonding worthless?

    A 'Sunday challenge' for the qualified electricians.... Can anyone explain why a built-in gas meter housing box that is located 600mm above a block paved driveway, with a plastic (Polyethylene - MDPE) supply pipe and no extraneous conductive part, could result in a dangerous potential...
  19. M

    T&E cable distance from cold water pipe

    Good Evening. I am in the process of making some slight alterations to my Utility room, and there is a Twin and Earth cable that needs re-locating. It is a 20Amp Radial circuit for the socket outlets, solely for the Utility room, protected by a 20 Amp MCB and 30mA RCD. I need to re-locate the...
  20. M

    UK Earth bonding requirement for water pipe (metal entry point, switch to plastic after 300mm)

    Good morning everyone. I’m looking at getting an EV charger installed at my home and the company is requesting that I earth bond my water supply piping. The main water pipe entering the property is metal, then there is the stop cock, and after about 100mm it turns into a plastic pipe (total...

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