I'm having a debate with myself about this...it can either be a good thing or a bad thing....Who does this? and do you think its worthwhile? I wouldn't dream of doing it for installation jobs like rewires etc as no 2 jobs are the same. But for the likes of a board change and PIR's I'm thinking...
hi im a plumber and with the contract im currently working on i need some 110volt juice outside away from sockets etc. i want to fit a 110volt socket in my van and havent got a clue what to use or how to wire it up please help
Guys,
has anybody installed the mk grid switches in a kitchen i.e the switches that say , freezer,fridge, washing machine, tumble dryer etc. Are these any good do they save putting in loads of switched fused spurs for each appliance. Do you just run this off of a ring and then one cable from...
Hi Guys I'm not really very knowledgeable about electrics and don't know all the correct terminology so please forgive my ignorance. I wonder if anyone could help resolve a problem I'm having putting up a light fitment in my lounge. The problem (at the moment) is actually to do with the...
Hi there,
I have heard of ways of extending cables without putting a hole new cable in. I am a training electrician with, 2330 Lvl 2, PAT test lvl 3, 17th regs and currently doing 2330 lvl3.
This is a question someone asked me but I did not know a safe way to do it.
The current cable...
Hi, I live in an ex council property (3 bedroom), smallish house on a block. Not sure when it was built (wired), bit cofused on the lighting wiring because i'm used to doing it the way i'm shown at work.
Basically I currently have a light up with 2 neutrals and 1 live at it. But at my switch I...
Hi all,
Got a job this morning doing an office within a garage/store. Main problem is keeping the damp out as the guy is putting his computer in there. He has partitioned off part off the garage and insulated it with kingspan. I was thinking along the lines of a tubular heater running of a...
Hey guys.
Iv been asked to price a job, to supply a shed, with a couple of sockets and a light.
Iv got to trench some of the lawn and clip and rest, in all a 30m run.
The CU has an RCD main switch, and in the shed im thinking a 2way CU with MCBs for light and power, and put RCD sockets...
I am looking to put together something that will enable me to accurately control the temperature of water inside a container such as an electric slow cooker, at pretty low temperatures 65 - 70 centigrade.
I am looking to buy the components and fit it together myself simply to save money...
I...
Hello fellows,
Just wanted to get your thoughts on this...
I'm working on a property with a TT supply in the hills, I have tested the Ze at 13.5 Ohms, very healthy Earth Rod I thought. Only problem is that its been concreted over through the years so all that now exists is the earth cable...
hi im fairly new to all of this but have recently gained a qualification with eal, just need to be assessed by nic etc to be fully qualified. Im looking to install power into my dads shed as one of jobs to be assessed. The previous sparky who done the electrics in the extension, put an outside...
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...
If you want to put a spur on a socket that is part of a ring that is connected to an old CU with no rcd protection would it be ok to surface mount inside some mini trunking?
If you are putting just one double socket on the spur does it need to be fused? and if it was two double sockets you...
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