woh, long title, sorry. I ask because I have never clamped a cooker circuit before. I did yesterday, hob was labeled 6ka and when all 4 rings were on full, from cold, it pulled 31a for a good 5 minutes till the thermostats started kicking in. all well within the constraints of cable, but not...
I'm about to do a kitchen refurbishment, where my client is buying socket faceplates, lighting etc, I know!
They have bought some under cabinet lighting under cabinet round light in cool white 6000k - https://led.me.uk/kitchen-lights?product_id=240, which only has a 75mm of lead. I had thought...
I know this has been discussed before but here is a slant from my angle. (Does that count as a pun?)
I've been asked by some friends (true in this case ) to sort out their garden lighting. They already have three RCD protected circuits from a seperate CU feeding outside junction box via SWA...
My Iphone 5s is coming to the end of its life (I am bored with it) and I fancy a change to android, do I get.
a) Cat Phone S60 with flir camera £499
b) Cubot Panther £149
c) Another iphone
d) Something different
Interested in peoples views, always had iphones, my mate has a cheap cubot and it...
Hi
I have a job with a customer who wants his new kitchen which has been designed to have two way switching ofn12 sets of lights, some off them dimmed and some just switched.
My question is how would you do this? Client wants one bank of switches so grid set up best, a lot of cables to each...
Just been approached by a mate who purchased six GU10 LEDs marketed as dimmable. States that they were very bright but when he tried to dim them they started flickering. The bulbs were apparently really cheap from cost co. What's the general consensus on this re good makes of bulbs and or...
Still have some in my shed from years ago and come across it often on old installs. It seems to have gone out of fashion. (prolly due to silicone) Does anyone still use this? did an internet search could not find the original product but found this PRYSMIAN R391 WEATHERPROOF PLASTIC COMPOUND...
Evening all
Just purchased a flat over here in west london and looking to install some lighting control
Im going to have 6 zones in two different rooms
Room 1 needs 2 points of switching as two doors
Room 2 needs 3 points of switching as 1 door plus switch either side of bed
It would be great...
Does any body use them? The price seems ridiculous for a bit of plastic! Seen them ranging from £60 up to £100. Might get my chippie mate to knock a set up.
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Hi All, I'd appreciate your feedback and advice please : Customer has asked to relocate CU (and upgrade). I've done some basic tests and installation seems ok. It's TNS, today Ze 0.54, Ipf 0.55kA. FF has helped me and so I know it's got a BS1361 60A fuse. Existing 16mm tails about 3m long. New...
Soooo, I'm proud of our resource system here so plugged it to the tilers.
Resources for Electricians
They had something to ask (second post).
Checkout their resource section mind.
Hi everyone! New to the forum and posting but here goes... I've got a customer with an existing setup, they've gone and purchased equipment to expand there setup then asked me to checkout the job and see if it's all compatible, the problem I've come up against is only with one camera, a...
Safety
I've only just found this
Martindale Electric has identified a potential failure mode of the yellow EZ150 / EZ650 advanced socket testers which could create a hazardous situation.
As a precautionary measure Martindale Electric is voluntarily recalling all EZ150 / EZ650 socket...
Has anyone supplied a product infomation pack for a job. Doing a job in a hospital and they want an product info pack. Info on products, test forms etc.
Has anyone got an example?
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