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    63 plate caddy bargain for ltd company

    Just putting the feelers out at the minute, I bought a brand new raven blue 1.6 caddy highline with a side loading door and barn rear doors in October on a finance lease but my situation has changed and there is a possibility I could be getting a job on the books with a van. The reason I'm...
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    Cooker circuit question

    Hi all, I was recently asked about a cooker circuit and I told the guy I was only first year so had no idea about the circuit but wanted to ask the question to see what the answer would be! Basically, he wanted to know if he could run 6mm cable to a dual connection plate, then run 4/6mm...
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    "larger" downlight adaptor plate

    Ok, so I've got a client who's happy to pay for the JCC downlights and the JCC adaptor plates - BUT when I checked the existing downlight holes they measure at 155-160mm in diameter! The JCC's are spec'ed up to 135mm diameter So my question is are their any similar products that can accomodate...
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    No earth terminal on metal switch

    Got a metal light switch to fit but surpisingly there's no earth terminal on the switch plate. It's Jo Jo branded and has BS3676 marked on it so presumably meets regs? The metal back box is earthed so the screws would presumably earth the front plate when fitted, but this doesn't seem ideal...
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    Old switches

    I've been asked to install some old brass light switches,they obviously don't comply with bs7671,where would I stand if I made up my own switches out of the old plate and modern Dolly's,there's no earth lug on plate,and the plate won't fit modern box,is there anywhere that flogs this antique...
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    Alarm installation on a fiat scudo 57 plate with canbus system

    Hi there, Hope someone can help me on this. I have bought an alarm that is a canbus 2-1 thatcham upgrade for my 57 fiat Scudo Van, and the installer who is coming to fit it on wednesday has told me that as it is a canbus system and the key is used to arm and disarm the alarm (and the locks) the...
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    wide dual-sockets

    Hi guys, Total DIY newbie here. I've just tiled my kitchen and had to make a series of cuts around double plug sockets. I've screwed the sockets back in place and have found that there is a gap of about 2 mm at one edge. Yes I know - I'm a pillock! It is a bit of an eyesore - and I...
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    3 plate switching

    Hi guys, I've been a trainee electrician for nearly two years, working only on new builds. a friend of mine has just moved in to a new house and has asked me to do a few little jobs for him before the plasterer comes in. He wants me to add a security light to the back of his house, however all...
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    Grid Plate question

    Hi Can anyone tell me if there is a reg which limits cable length run from a fused radial on a grid plate. I seem to recall 3m but i think this is the distance from the origin i.e. Grid Plate to a fused connection. Can anyone clear this up for me. Thanks
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    2 gang DP light switch

    Hi guys, quick one, Anyone know where I can get a two gang double pole light switch that will go into a single box? For outside lights . Without using grid. Neutral run to switch. Search Google and fleabay and all I got was 2G sockets and two gang two way switches! Cheers boys! And a merry...
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    Removing Fused spur

    I've got a switched fused spur which feeds another switched fused spur - a bit pointless so I want to remove one. I realise I could just fit a blanking plate and join the wires inside the box but I would prefer to bury the cable inside the wall and plaster over. What is the correct procedure...
  12. K

    Changing switch front plate

    Good afternoon, firstly forgive me if this seems like a simple question but just wanna make sure I get it right. I am changing the front plate on a fused connection bit in the kitchen but couldn't find one in the range I needed so opted for a switched fcu. I have isolated the circuit and taken...
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    ceiling rose

    Are these meant to be a standard size? I have tried to change the cover of one which was taken off years ago when I had a halogen light unit fitted. Now I want to return to the normal pendant fitting. The wiring is ok..but I need a new cover and new ones are about half a cm smaller than...
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    Earthing panel on petrol station or not to earth it

    We installing this panel below on Monday in a petrol station. The swa is coming in the bottom so we need to cut out square and add paxlin plate to gland into as the petrol station is not connected to earth from submain, and on its own TT system..
  15. HappyHippyDad

    moving a socket 50cm!!

    Customer wants a socket moved 50cm to the right. The wall is brick with socket fed from below (floorboards), channelled into wall. The 3 options I've given are: 1. Blanking plate on current socket and channel across. (cheapest option) 2. Take out cable from wall, under floorboards and channel...
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    Wanted: van!

    Hi all, getting a tax rebate from the lovely HMRC very soon hopefully, looking to buy a van with some of it, if anyone's got a 58-59 plate VW Caddy going fully loaded for about 200 quid that'd be perfect ;) seriously though, looking for something around the vauxhall combo/ transit connect size...
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    Hager, MK or Get ultimate flat plate (Schneider)

    Hi folks, not sure if this is on the correct forum or whether it should be on the general forum but here goes anyway! I use hager accessories & consumer units. I like them a lot & they're a reasonable price compared to mk & Schneider! What are your thoughts on accessories as in the best for...
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    Apprentice needs help three plate wiring

    I've wired in some lights from scratch. Unfortunately when I turn on the 6A MCB with the light switches in the "On" position, the MCB trips. When the lights switches are off, it doesn't trip, as soon as they are turned on, trip! I wired one 1.5mm cable from the CCU to the first light. Brown in...
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    1.3 cdti Vauxhall combo 55 plate 60,000

    Hi, i have for sale my combo in red, its done 60,000 miles and had 1 previous owner (royal mail) selling as packing in the game. its got 12 months mot and drives well,has a roof rack and fairly new rear tyres, downsides are its got a scrape down one side and drivers side footwell gets wet from...
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    Are recessed sockets not BS1363 compliant?

    Just wondering why America are full of them but you cant buy them here in the UK. Not a single product in the market.

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