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    Best practice earthing metal plates and/or back boxes - fly lead or not?

    Hello everyone, Following on from my previous post where I received advice on taking a spur off a 40a feed (thank you). I performed the work today, installing a surface fixed metal faceplate and back box. When terminating to create the spur (tight fit into terminals with both 6mm and 2.5mm!)...
  2. Dave Appleby

    Cooker switch plates again

    Just been asked to reinstate a cooker point. Existing feed is checking out perfectly. However, the existing back box has top and bottom lugs ~135mm apart. I'm assuming that this is an old imperial box. Can anyone suggest what faceplate is appropriate? Yes, yes, next time I take a photo...
  3. P

    Help with socket face plates to fit a busy/narrow back box

    Hi there, Hoping someone on here could help. I have been swapping my standard white plastic plug sockets with flat polished chrome ones. In one of the rooms, the back boxes are fixed to the breeze block of external wall Vs the others which are fit to the stud walls. Basically it means there is...
  4. NDG Elecs

    Ratings plates for compressor

    Just a quick query as to what an aspect of a rating plate refers too. What is: n/1 - value 2750 Piccy:
  5. Gavin John Hyde

    Do you all use cooker connection plates?

    Asked to connect a cooker up today, it is to an existing install, removed temporarily to allow new base units to be fitted. Connected it back up. however it was connected direct to isolator switch. no connection plate on the wall. cable comes down in wall, then out behind cupboard and then...
  6. M

    Changing socket plates

    Good afternoon all, I have begun changing the socket plate in the kitchen and am finding it extremely difficult to blindly mate to machine screw into the thread. Please can someone offer advice or tips? Thanks! Andy
  7. pirate

    Registration Plates, just for fun...

    Spotted this today in my local M&S car park
  8. G

    Earthing of light switch plates

    Excuse me if this is a dumb question but if i have earthed metal back boxes for all my light switches and i replace the front plates for all metal ones, do i need to also earth these or are they naturally earthed through the metal screws that hold them to the back box?
  9. D

    Sinks, electrics and blanking plates

    Quick question, I have a socket in the wrong position in a utility room, if I put in the sink where I want to, the sockets will be within 300mm of the sink which I know is a no no, I can do without the socket, could I fit a blanking plate over the wires (having joined them to keep the ring) and...
  10. Deleted member 79988

    Plastic face plates fitted to metalled back boxes

    Although I did not instigate the work outlined below, I need to give feedback to a committee if it is incorrect so your observations would be appreciated. Location is within a church 2 x Metclad boxes/faceplates with fused spur required change over to switched spur. After the work had been...
  11. O

    LARGE down light adaptor plates

    OK.... I have a customer with 2 x very old Phillips "downlights" - the holes in the ceiling are about 140mm in diameter and I need to locate a "cost effective" solution so that GU10 LED's can be fitted. Suggestions please Thanks
  12. B

    Face Plates

    Can someone please advise in a working kitchen(football club)is it best to put metal face plates than plastic.
  13. P

    Switch plates made of copper - what you think ?

    Hi folks, this is my first post so hello to all of you. I am a crafter and I want to make a copper switch plates , as copper killks bacteria, and looks stylish, I think it would sell. I plan to waterjet cut copper sheets thickness 0.11 inch , than hand forged and patina, the look would be...
  14. sythai

    Halers dimmer help please

    Hi Chaps Been installing an MK grid switch today, bottom row of which was to include 2 x Halers Colinwood grid dimmers. But could I get them in, no chance? The main body of the dimmer seems to be too large. Phoned Collinwood who were meant to be getting back to me. Anyone fit these...
  15. L

    DB Identification Plates

    Hi All I am looking for some metal ID Plates for Distribution Boards and Consumer Units They must be custom made as I want to include my company name on them. Any ideas where I can get some from? I have already tried the silver laser labels but the tonner seems to just rub off
  16. L

    White switch plates

    Hi, I a looking for good quality white plastic 3 to 4 gang switch plates that can be a mixture of dimmers and rockers. I have been to a couple of Electrical stores and they only display the Hamilton range. Are there any other brands worth considering aside from Hamilton? Also, I am looking for...
  17. B

    Battery Won't charge

    Hello, I've just joined your forum in the hope of getting the solution to an irritating problem. I have an old Peljob 3 tonne digger. It has a 96Amph battery. Whenever I try to charge the battery the battery charger quickly goes to showing 100% full. It does this with two different chargers...
  18. J

    Cooker isolation switch

    Hi everyone, I will be wanting a qualified electrician to install a spur feed from the consumer unit (Volex equipped with RCBOs installed when the mains supply to the house was moved 3 years ago) to an isolation switch located on a plastered wall to supply a new electric single oven and...
  19. A

    stainless finish switch plates

    I've just put up a stainless switch plate. The plate itself is giving me a reading of 10-12v. Its earthed, and I've disconnected the earth just to see if any difference in voltage but there isn't. Checked cables, no nips on insulation, nothing touching back box, its not tripping RCD, even when...
  20. M

    Flexible drill bits and drilling stud walls

    Hello i was wondering how people go about drilling down a stud wall to install a socket at 450mm without makin as much damage as possible. i have been looking at flexible drill bits which sound great but have had bad reviews, does anyone know of any decent ones? As most new build floors are...

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