Hi EE here again! We repeatedly have debates with municipalities over conflicting requirements to have no light trespass over the property line vs best practice based on IES guides. Two major sticking points are:
1- proper illumination of driveways/entrances
2- security/morality lighting vs...
Open plan office real dated lighting system...refitted led panel lights..each desk operates their lights over their desk, via a pull switch.
Some have their lights on some off....is there any system that could work without using pull switches.
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Looking for some advice with regard to wiring a heating system. Starting a new build next week and have little if any experience with heating systems. The heating system is a system boiler with a cylinder. There is radiators upstairs and an UFH downstairs. I understand the wiring setup...
I live in a rural area. I don't get any cell service here and satellite internet is terrible. I have found I get good internet by running my hotspot up this tree. Until now I have been powering it with a usb battery. My plan is to enclose it with a project box and run POE to power it. How would...
I currently am a machinist in a family owned company . I have to work m-f 7am-330pm. I cant afford to quit my job. As far as i can see , the best way to become ab electrican is to do an apprenticeship. The problem is they are all morning gigs and start off at 11/hr vs the 25hr i make now. I was...
I have just booked my first NICEIC assessment for the domestic installer scheme. On the telephone I was told that I needed to have an additional assessment plan due to not holding a "full craft qualification" (NVQ Level 3). I was told that this would include some extra questions and the...
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First time relocating a DB and just want to clarify my plans and check if missing anything. I have attached a photo of current DB and and the fused isolator I am intending on using. The main head is being relocated on to back wall where board currently is by U.K power.....there is...
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I am in the process of building a log cabin in the garden and I am in need of some advice when it comes to the electricity supply. I have formulated the plan below which is the result of much research, so please be kind ;) Needless to say I am not an electrician so once the work is...
so weve had stelrad elan boilers replaced in rental houses with system boilers teh stelrad hadnt died we just thought time to chamge I had a worcester combi in a house in worcester (the tenant worked for WB ) and recomended ok so we specified Wb boilers
we lived in one house and the installer...
Hello, I am building my own house, and doing the electrical work too, but before I seal the walls and forget what my wiring looked like I want to make a wiring plan, but a detailed one so that in a few years time anyone living here can open them and know exactly where the wires are in each wall...
Could somebody run their eyes over this diagram and let me know if I’m about right. I’m new to UFH and UH8 in particular. It’s a viessmann vitodens 100-W.
Two S plan systems and UFH.
Hi, we need some advice on our scenario with regards to our rewire plan.
I will get this out of the way first... We are planning to put the house up for sale. I know people will say let the new buyer do the stuff but in our area there are a few houses for sale and they are all fairly up to...
I had a job for a friend. Install 6 cctv cameras. I ordered the correct size clips and planned the position of the cameras. The cameras where mounted on JB boxes which meant I could keep the connections away from the elements.
All cables where ran to one corner if the house and then into a...
Hello, I'm looking for floor plan software that would allow me to show cable routings and accessories. Mostly domestic work.
It's something that I would like to produce as part of an installation report, partly to help me if I'm ever back, partly to help anyone else coming in behind me, and...
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...
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What is correct method for testing heating s plan circuit including main fcu, wiring center, 7 days programmer for CH and HW, CH valve, HW valve, cylinder stat and boiler?
I do understand how this circuit is operating, but how to do:
- Insulation test? I need test all circuit so is...
Hi everyone, my am2 is fast approaching and i need help with understanding how s plan wiring works. I understand the different parts in the system and how its wired but i cant seem to figure out how the solar sustainable element fits into the system. Also can anyone let me know anything else i...
hi all, I am an electrician and i mostly work on homes and apartments from shell form. Can someone tell me an easy software to plan the lightning and power circuits neatly so i can provide them to the clients in a professional way.
Thanks in advance
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I have a Megaflow wired to spec here (bottom of p21), i.e. in a Y plan with additional 2-port valve. When CH is on and the stat switches to satisfied, heating sometimes stays on, sometimes switches off as commanded. I thought it might be the 3-port's head so replaced that; is it...
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