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  1. J

    Restrictor Base fuse install issue

    Hi all, trying to replace a fuse in my fuse box. 15 amp s type fuse(restrictor base) although when i try and screw it in, it gives me alot of resistance and the brass ring seems to be cutting into the plastic threads of the fuse and i can't get a good connection. I think i may have bent the...
  2. K

    Zip ties on tray worked fixed to a wall

    Come across a new install with tray work fixed across a wall above a door way with plastic zipe ties is the a regulation that states metal zip ties should be in situe ?
  3. U

    Main Bonding plastic pipes

    Hi again, a kitchen has been ripped out, the main water stop was in there. it was all lead and copper water pipes and a main bond was to be run. However matey has lopped these pipes off and left about 4 inches of lead pipe coming in and then gone and replaced with plastic pipes. so would the...
  4. 1Justin

    bonding across plastic pipe joint, instead of supplementary bond

    New shaver socket outside zone in bathroom. (FCU outside the room,17th ed'n board). Checking the bathroom to see if any supplementary bonding needed, turned out the sink and bath taps were hovering at about 5K Ohm (ie >1667 and < 22K). Turns out the owner had interrupted the hot and cold Cu...
  5. S

    Plastic storage

    Hi all Just in tbe process of buying a new van (Vivaro) & wanting to get organised. I wil be building my own racking but wondered if anyone could recommend a type of plastic box or best place to buy Want boxes to sit on shelf for stock spares etc Thanks
  6. W

    plug socket under sink?

    hello. looking for some advice on a trailing socket that is under my sink. its for the dishwasher but is not fixed or sealed. its just a wire going to a box with the plug in it. is this allowed as I thought that sockets must be 450 from the floor? regards
  7. B

    moving a dis board

    quick question as im not 100% sure, ive been asked to move a 3ph board from one side of a wall to the other side of the wall. now the set up is SWA glanded off into a 6x6 metal trunking running from top to bottom of the wall. supply then goes into an isolator, out of isolator into a meter and...
  8. T

    Plastic pipe

    Forget it
  9. O

    Plastic 35m.m. conversion (flush) boxes

    Does anyone know of or has any ideas where I might purchase some 35m.m. single and double PLASTIC boxes (equivalent to the galvize ones)? I am replacing some rusted/rotted out galvaize boxes in an old farm building conversion. I see one box has been replaced already at some time in the past...
  10. J

    Plastic lugs on switch back boxes...

    Morning comrades. Is one obliged to change above back boxes for metal lugged versions. Obviously the plate screws won't be earthed but are insulated by plastic lugs. What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance.
  11. S

    amored with no outer plastic.......

    Hi guys, I'm starting a job next week on a school built in the mid to late 60's, all their sub mains are running underground in tunnels, what's confused me is that these sub mains are amoreds but for some reason they have no outer plastic sheathing.... Never seen this before and one of them is...
  12. D

    Safety question re switch..

    Mate asked me to change a switch front for them, just like for like. Now I did it but there are so many factors I'm confused as to how safe it is. It was a flat in an old house conversion, wired black and red, no earth. There was a modern fuse board, RCD and MCB. The switch itself was a sort...
  13. B

    Old installation query

    Hi All, I have a quick question for our older colleagues. What was the name of the old metal cable clips/bands that were used in houses to clip the cables, the ones you nailed then wrapped the metal tie around and through itself like a belt buckle, and do you know when they were phased out? I...
  14. B

    25mm plastic conduit

    How many 2.5 singles can you fit in a 25mm conduit
  15. S

    Class 2 Light Switches?

    Hiya Guys, Ive got a customer who wants his CU changing, main earthing and bonding is fine but theres no CPC's to the two lighting circuits. Installing CPC's would be major surgery and I doubt very much they have the money to pay for it but they're elderly and have to call for help if one of...
  16. R

    Kopex/Flexible conduit cutter

    Hi Everyone, Does anyone know where I can buy a kopex/flexible conduit cutter? A few have said they exist but I can't find one anywhere! I have seen the RotoCut tool but not sure if this is what I'm after. Thanks
  17. Midwest

    Surface Meter tails, in plastic conduit?

    I'm quoting for a CU change, where I'll be replacing the meter tails (because of length). I will have to run the tails on the surface (less than 3m) on the outside wall. For a neater appearance and because the wall is pebble dashed, I was considering putting the tails (2 x 25mm) in 32mm conduit...
  18. J

    bonding of main water plastic incoming

    This topic drives me nuts. Do I need to main bond. Property is 2 years old and wasnt done but my foreman wants it done. Plastic income to stopcock under sink. Runs from stop cock to kitchen sink and boiler above that in copper and washing machine. 3 m ish in total of copper. Rest of plumbing in...
  19. R

    EICR query- Plastic pipe bonding

    Hi Just finished a EICR on a flat, and want to pick some people's brains. Scenario: One bed first floor flat Water main rises into flat in plastic pipe and is plastic throughout the installation, therefore main bonding can be omitted. Boiler is gas and is bonded on point of entry. Fuse...
  20. Had8Lives

    Pliable Conduit?

    Whilst looking in the osg for maximum spacings of conduit supports it got me thinking. What actually IS Pliable conduit?

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