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  1. S

    Question about reference method in insulated joists unclipped not totally enclosed

    Hi All I wanted to ask a question about the reference method. Passing wiring through holes made at 0.2-0.4 of the joist span. The cables passes from one side of the house to another. Unfortunately the joists run in the other direction. The cables pass through 20 joists, the joists are about...
  2. W

    question for the experienced or recently qualified sparky

    having recently started training to become an electrician, enrolled end of jan, and yet to start any practicall classroom lessons, i do find some of the training material seemingly going a bit off topic, and question the relevance to the training, my current bit of reading material (to be...
  3. I

    Earthing question - TNC in Bulgaria - DIY

    Hi all, For clarity, I'm not a qualified electrician, but have a reasonable amount of experience as I've done plenty of wiring (signed off by a proper sparky) as a farm manager in the UK. I now have a house in Bulgaria which we bought some five years ago and have been slowly modernising during...
  4. U

    Question regarding my AM2

    I have my AM2 coming up next week but something is puzzling me and I’m hoping someone can help me out. So there is some SY cable coming out of the DOL into the 3 phase motor. From my understanding they provide 4 core SY. I’m a bit confused as to where I’m supposed to get the CPC from as from...
  5. B

    110 V Motor Question

    Hello everyone, I have a piece of 110V plant that is not working. The wire from plug to NVR had a partial cut (rectified). The NVR energises so assumed good. The motor has what looks like two capacitors (white and black). I am trying to run some basic checks on the windings (resistance) but...
  6. P

    SPD Conductor Size Question

    Hello, I have a Leviton 51120-1 SPD connected to a residential (120/240V) 200A breaker/service main panel – The 51120 is fed from (2qty) – 20A breakers in the service panel – All wires connected to the 51120 (L1&L2 hot, neut,& ground) are 12 AWG stranded conductors – The install instructions...
  7. N

    Question about the little LED inside light switch 😎

    hello soooo...😅 i recently changed all the light switches in my house. now i saw a video that showed the 2 tiny wires inside the switch should be connected to the "in" and "out" thingies. BUT, before installation, i stick them in a power outlet (witch has a phase and a zero obviously 😎) and saw...
  8. Mark Wright

    Plumbing Question - Shower not hot

    I know I'm cheating a bit but I'd put money on it that some of you guys know a bit about plumbing. Basically, the Shower doesn't get that hot. I don't think it has since the boiler( I'm not 100% this was when) was changed. But the Sink and everywhere else does. They paid to have a new shower...
  9. M

    Low voltage switch question

    I'd like to wire a six pin DPDT rocker toggle switch to turn a low voltage LED fixture on and off. The rocker toggle switch I have is an on/off/on switch. Additionally, I would like to wire a photocell switch to this light, so it will turn on and off with the sun. What I'm trying to do is have...
  10. fivevoltlogic

    Does this look, feel, smell or sound right? - Categorising Observations

    I was surfing through one of the electrical training groups on Facebook yesterday and came across this question from an AM2 prep course: There were 4 points to fill in after that. Initially I thought of the C1-C3 and FI codes, but then thought that these being the codes for EICR wouldn't be...
  11. littlespark

    Question for PV Battery experts

    Was having a look at our gas and electric bills today, and its getting depressing. I would like to keep using our appliances as and when we want... and apart from working out how to shut off the hot tub overnight.. i've not made any other changes. (will be confirming efficiency by using an...
  12. Jmclain21917

    Camper electrical question

    I have a camper everything was fine until one night a few weeks ago all the power stopped working for no reason at all nothing changed in the camper but the power just stopped working. I had lent out my multi meter and had gotten it back shorted out, I did not know at first that it was shorted...
  13. D

    House to annexe cabling question

    Hi all. Looking to buy a house where the rear of the house is the rear boundary, onto council owned land (a footpath). I want to build a new garage with living accommodation above around 20m in front of the house. The house consumer unit is right at the back of the house, in the middle of the...
  14. baldelectrician

    EICR question, OLD AC RCD- code 3 or no code?

    With regards to Regulation 531.3. 3 of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 Older AC type RCD's are prone to being blinded by dc leakage from other items plugged in to the property. In other words this RCD may fail to operate when other electronic items are plugged in which leak DC in to the mains. Regulation...
  15. archee

    Loft sockets question

    Hi fitting a a couple loft sockets on a radial circuit. I only have 2.5mm cable and really don’t want to buy a reel 4mm2 is it ok to use on 32A mcb if I put a fcu before the sockets as it will never exceed 13A and the cable is rated for 27A. Or is it better to add another separate 16A breaker...
  16. T

    2365/615 Question 5 Help please

    I'm just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction with this question I'm struggling to work it out.
  17. M

    AM2s results question

    Hey all, First post but have read up a lot over the last few months as I have been prepping for my AM2s which I sat last week and thought I done well on, Good news is that I only failed on 2 sub sections of my install, the ring circuit and the heating system, neither of which are circuits I do...
  18. HappyHippyDad

    More on the 3 phase question.....

    So, the actual job is on a farm. I think I'll keep things simple at the moment and just ask about voltage drop. I'll come on to earthing and bonding a bit later or on another thread! We have a 3 phase supply (100A p/phase). From supply to first barn (we'll call it Barn A) is 70 metres. For...
  19. sythai

    Another fire alarm question (sorry!)

    After my previous post.... just covering my @ss as have a large refurb coming up! 250m footprint. Have asked the question to LABC what system they requred for this one ? Come back with : Grade B / LD3 (new one for me) Can any one give me an idea of this may require, done quick google but...
  20. Charlie_Don't_Surf

    Flummoxed by a basic parallel resistance question

    I normally bash through these worksheets quite quickly (or at least, I rarely get one like this which I just can't suss out), but this one has got me stumped. Yes, I've googled it and youtubed it for a while (although usually I only really resort to that when I don't have the knowledge to work...
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