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    Telephone points

    Had virgin media install an new phone line today, they placed one master socket behind my tv and now my existing Bt phone and slave sockets don't work throughout the rest of the house. To get my other existing phone points to work do I just have to run a cable from my virgin master socket to the...
  2. D

    Building regs key points

    Has anyone created a compacted version of the key points from the building regulations, that are likely to get asked during an assessment? If so could you show me where it is please.
  3. C

    Free Domestic Electric Vehicle Charging Points --- are they a legitimate company?

    I live in the Birmingham area and have just been canvassed by a company called Neugen. Nuegen say they have been given the government contract for the area, and it is part of the Green Deal. Their leaflet states: 'Neugen is working in conjunction with PES and Government/OLEV approved...
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    Telephone points etc

    How many of you guys take on work wiring phone points an the like? Recently I have been asked to do this sort of work. I mean wiring a new phone point extension is simply enough but what about when it comes to fault finding, upgrading junction boxes to master sockets etc? Should sparks really be...
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    3 wireless networks in one house

    Good evening all Customer has requested we wire his house so that he can have a wireless router on each floor. Is this possible? In addition We are wiring every room with a Ethernet point from one central location. Will this system work and allow client to have wireless for each floor? He...
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    please help telephone and broadband new build annix wiring

    Hello there Currently first fixing a small annix building basically customer is having this annix built in the garden and is requiring 2 BT telephone points and would like to be able to use internet broadband from both points. My question is do I run a telephone cable from existing house to new...
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    How do you wire bt points in a rewire

    I always learnt to do a run of cable from each point back to the master , that way you can use it for networking (apparently!! I heard that a while ago from a dodgy source!) - i run it in cat 5e to futureproof Is that called a star config?! Is it just as good to run from master to the next...
  8. M

    Home charger points for electric cars, anyone else done them??

    Hi all, been offered some work installing home charger units for electric cars, anybody else done this type of work???, many thanks inadvance for your comments
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    Ethernet points

    What's the best way to wire Ethernet points in a living room, I want to run four Ethernet points from my router to my tv area, are brush plates good to use or are the wall plates better to use? Cheers guys
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    ADT alarm and BT data points

    Whilst gutting a flat, all data points have been cut off and ripped off the walls (with cut out fuse removed) when fuse put back ADT alarm is activated. Just had to take battery out of ciruit in sounder. Anyone know about alarms? Why this is happening?
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    points

    Hi all When counting the number of points is a double socket classed as 1 or 2 points
  12. S

    Fire alarm call points

    Commercial building- is there a regulation that states a minimum distance of mounting a fire alarm call point from other objects? Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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    3 phone points

    hi there, sorry if posting in the wrong section rewiring this house, been asked to put 3 phone points in the house. now do i run a cat5 cable to each from point of entry point or do i link them. I know few of you will laugh lol thanks
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    Replacing a light switch

    Hey everyone, I'm just having a bit of trouble replacing a light switch. This switch is the only switch to control the light (which is outside), it has a wire coming in from another switch below and three other wires from within in the wall. The old switch isn't labelled in any way. The switch...
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    Multiple Cooker Points?

    Hi all... Again..., In the kitchen I am installing a double over (its on order from B&Q and not sure of kW) along with a 4 plate ceramic hob (again unsure of the kW). Is it common practice to install 2x cooker switches above the worktop and two cooker points side by side (perhaps in an...
  16. Waterhouse1989

    number of points

    When testing are you ment to count all points including light switches an load side of fuse spurs etc
  17. jibjob

    Number of points on circuit (EICR)

    Hi Guys, Just started using test sheets that ask for number of points on circuit (recently started using PIRform). Let's say I was inspecting a shower, would I enter 2 points on circuit, isolator & appliance? Would you do the same for lighting ie where you might have a 2 way circuit & 10 D/L's...
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    First Domestic Wiring...

    Hi all, Been an electrician for 10 years in industrial/commercial. Also work for 4 years in BMS. I am buying a new property which I am going to gut and rewire while I can.. Having never wired a domestic premises before I am obviously full of questions which I hope someone can help me with...
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    Fire alarm manual call points

    Hi I am about to add 3 manual call points to an existing fire panel as it does not have them already installed to a block of flats as system ok but my question is what certification do I issue as it is only minor but there is no original certification at premises help thanks
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    need to install 3 sky points in a house

    HI, I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on installing 3 sky points in a domestic house. Would i just need to run shotgun cable from the main sky point to the 3 individual rooms that need the points? Any help would be most appreciated

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