Hi. I have a Fike Twinflex system with a 402-0006 manual callpoint as the first item in the chain, followed by 8 sensors then another manual callpoint 402-0006 at the end of the chain. The callpoint at the end of the chain is set to eol end of line and its red light flashes as i would expect...
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It seems there has been quite some different opinions in my classroom as to who should really change the earth cable in the incoming position where the 100A fuse is, in domestic installations.
Can any qualified electrician, change the earth cable at the DNO side? Say for example on an...
These are my EICR limitations please can I have your opinion of these and any suggestions of any additional ones
1. As a minimum, 30% of electrical accessories will be visually inspected unless prevented( I.e. Artex ceiling)
2. Zs values inputted will be calculated except socket circuits in...
Hi, I'm a newby hear and wonder if anyone can help me with this question. I work on a ship and our sockets are 2 phase 220volt instead of Live and Neutral 220volt, i.e we do not have a star point at our transformer. Our network voltage is 11KV / 440v Delta / Delta and then transformed down to...
Im on an electrical installation course in college and currently on a 3 month trial as an apprentice so thats why im asking zs testing from what i understand in college they teach it you as zs=ze + r1/r2 which i understand but when i go and actually look at zs test myself say on youtube they...
A relative has asked me to install an electric shower. He suggested i use an old electrical point that used to be used for an immersion heater, but has now been plated off with a blank plate and the live and neutral wire inside have been taped off with red insulation tape.
I used my fluke clamp...
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just bit of advice or just checking myself, got off cuts of 25mm from the plant room meter location points as until we laid it all out weren't sure exactly what lengths required.
So question I would use singles from ryefeild panel to meter locations & meter to switch fuse, if I...
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majority of my work is house bash however I've got the opportunity to tender for 8 new build flats, 1x 2 bed, 7 x 1 bed & communal area, just wondering what prices people charge labour only for new build? Work is within the m25 belt
Appreciate there are bundles of variations however...
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I'm hoping someone may have had experiance of this and might be able to help.
I'm second fixing apartments and due to a mix up I'm having to do the Tel/Data as well.
In the cupboard I have eight cat5 cables, four for tel and four for data. Next to where the Cat5s
Emerge from...
Hi guys just wondering if anyone has any recommendations on how to guarantee wifi around the whole house even in the black spots ?
Access points are good and have use them in the past (ap105) or Cisco but I'm sure they use a different network?
any ideas would be good? I need a professional...
So I went to Elex @ Sandown Park this morning. Apart from replacing some tools, and sitting through Tony Cables "waffle" on the changes in the regs (fire proof CU's ARE going to make life interesting), I made the point of speaking to Napit and Stroma (I'm with Elecsa so there's no point in...
Just wondering whether there is a plug in tool to test the signal of t.v points? Something similar to sky signal finder but to plug into a standard point? Recently been installing a lot of points and the thought of lugging a customers t.v all around a house/block of flats seem ridiculous. Thanks.
working in a house which has 3 xhard wired ethernet points,the client wants 2 x additionals in different rooms can someone let me know where the previous point would be connected to,do they tap them of a bt point or would there be a device somewhere in the house they would be connected to as...
Today's first job.
Householder is building a retaining wall and we have lost supply on one of our street lighting cables. Inspector has done cut and test and got voltage to one point but lost it further on. No visible damage to exposed section of cable.
My job was to cut out section of cable...
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Ive joined here in the hope of getting some helpful advice!
I live on a narrowboat and have no 240v power. Getting an electric hook up point could be an option but I know literally nothing about electric (except that I like it!).
The electric box which would supply the power...
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ive not done any real testing on commercial jobs other than fault finding etc and was wondering, when dead testing lighting circuits would r1+r2 be accurate as the r2 will most probably not run the exact same route as the r1 with more connections etc so would you do an r2 flying lead...
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