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Been called out to look at fault in kebab shop, there chip fryer is hard wired to 45a sw & neon that lost power, removed switch and found no power getting to it, checked the cu and all the mcb are still in the up position, the fryer is wired to 32a mcb which didnt trip, it is a double fryer...
i thought i had a power supply problem recently and there wasnt a neutral going into the machine so i checked everything to earth and seemed to get power into the power supply but when i tried a new one it never worked and the actual fault was a fan that was breaking a fuse, can anyone explain...
After some advice from the experienced sparks out there.
I have built a concrete base at the end of my garden ready for a 15' x 10' summerhouse to go on.
I need to take power to it for s/o & lighting.
The shed is approx 12m from nearest part of house which is a kitchen extension.
Need to...
Hi all,
running power to an outbuilding and then a pond pump but I have a few questions. Here is my plan;
The dwelling installation is TT
Ensure dwelling FB has 30Ma RCD Protection and a spare slot
Run cable to garage
2 way FB
Obviously rate the cable, etc..
Questions
Does the cable NEED...
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I wonder if someone can help me out here. I need to run an electrical supply to my wooden shed - approx 10 metres from my house. I plan to continue the radial circuit from a socket in our dining room. The circuit currently has only 2x double sockets (which don't really get...
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Neat forum you guys have hear,just the place for all my leccy questions...lol
I moved into a new house a year ago, the chap i bought it from was a builder and he added a nice extention to the house, thats now the master bedroom with on suite shower which works great, however upstairs in...
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Can anyone help please.I am running power to my shed which is about 28m away from consumer unit.It's about 11m in the house & then 17m outside in the garden.Iam planning to use twin & earth in a trunking inside house & swa cable clipped to fence outside.Just wondering if 4mm2 is enough...
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Got a job coming up where the customer wants me to install power to two portakabins. I have a few questions and would really appreciate it if someone could help out.
They are located on a waste recycling site and will be used as the sites offices the previous cabins that they are...
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Ive just been to look at a job, customer requires power in his shed. CU is old has no rcd protection and no spare ways. My initial plan was to advise a board change or a rcd cu to be added via henly block. Problem is customer doesnt want upheaval in the house as no easy run to back...
Hi there- does anyone here know if there's a UPS unit that exists that can supply power to other mains plugs, not just the 'kettle' plugs for peripherals? i.e. something that can be charged and stores electricity, into which you can plug a device with a mains 3 pin sockets when in an area with...
OK chaps I have a great one for all you thinkers out there..........
My friends company are renovating a house. Wiring in the house is all catered for so this question is just about the pool area power.
To be honest its a bloody mess (in my humble, yet not terribly experienced point of...
Just a quick question for my own curiosity chaps.
Is there anything wrong with running the power on a lighting circuit to the switch rather than to the rose?
I am asking because normally I would run the power to the rose and then run a t&e to the switch (brown sleeving the neutral before...
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I hope someone can help me here, and apologies for being my first post and I'm asking a question!
I work in a factory, and do all the internal electrical work to 17th Edition and testing to 2391, but have been asked by management to do a job which I'm not sure the best way to go about it...
Ok, so doing a job and the customer keeps wanting more and more stuff done as time goes on.
Which is a good thing I guess :p
Anyhoo, they are now wanting a brick shed with lights and a socket. I am already going to intall a new seperate cu for the extension as they don't want the old one...
Say you wanted to power a shed office, or somethign similar, and lets say it's up the end a garden.
Would you split at the meter to an isolator switch or a breaker then swa all the way up to a new CU.
Then for earth would you have to use an earth spike instead of the earth down the armoured...
hello everyone. need some advice please.
i need to run a supply to a garden shed. goin to use swa, not sure what size?
it a 35 meter run. installing a 2 way rcd board consumer unit in the shed
will install 2 lights and 3 sockets. for freezer and lawnmower. db in the house is a not rcd, will i...
Hi this will be my first job for myself since qualifying and just would like a little assurance if possible.
A friend has a garden shed 40 meters from his house and would like sockets and lighting putting in. I am thinking 6mm2 SWA 3 core going from his original house CU (protected by rcd and...
I have got an underground armoured cable which comes up outside my garage wall. It's not connected yet. The question is what is the best way of doing things from here on. The garage wall is 100mm blockwork, not sure how deep the foundation strip is if any, the cable is approx 20mm dia. How...
I currently have an old type rewireable fuse unit & I wish to run power to my garage to supply a light and some sockets. The cables will be run inside the house as the garage is attached but aprox 10m away from fuse board. I’ve had 4 people come and look at the job each have told me a different...
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