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I have recently discovered Cbus pink Cat5 / Cat5E cable.
My interest started after finding out about EV-Ultra Cable, designed for electric vehicle charge points. They run power and data in the same cable. My understanding is allowed due to the data cable sheathing being rated to same...
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Can I avoid using very expensive fire rated access panel (and just use non fire rated access panel) if the electrical connections behind the wall access panel are in a fireproof connector (metal box) with fireproof gaskets?
Hi. I have some TP supply SPD and JB to re wire in 25mm TRI rated cable this weekend. For the Iine conductors i am using 35mm DIN connectors with manufacturers links between - it is all being housed in a Hager Din Extension box with window.
For the earth, I have 5 x terminations at 25mm. But...
We're doing a refurb of a takeaway restaurant. Client has asked us to re-use existing downlights and provided some additional ones of the same type which aren't fire rated.
We've advised that these should be changed but he doesn't want to as 'they were fine before'.
It's a metal framed suspended...
Hi, I have to replace bath and shower downlights to IP rated. I thought they were GU10 so bought the GU10 fitment and bulbs. I fitted it and it did not work ? I then found out the original fitment is MR16 12v. Please can someone tell me if I need to buy IP rated MR16 downlights and LED MR16...
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I’m sure this has been asked a thousand times but I can’t find the answer.
in a block of flats that is say 10 to 15 years old that was build using steel girders with concrete slab floors between each floor, If each of the flats was originally build with down lighters in (halogen...
Hi Guys n Gals, newish to the forum and to the trade as i am still working towards my level 3 C&G. I have a question that i thin i know the answer to but would like clarification if at all possible please. Can i use BS6231 cables in my man cave to run power circuits for sockets and my welders? I...
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Bought some Flexi meter tailes from a supplier today , Am I going crazy or that I marked up incorrect . The Flexi tiles I’m used to has 19 strands of copper or similar, opposed to the normal six or seven.
The ones I’ve got today, Looked like finally stranded wire, at least 200...
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Been fitting the cosmos eco from Screwfix, but more time-consuming as yiu can't loop in / out. What's you're best push in easy fit alternative...under 72 quid?
May be looking for some 'throw-away' kind of budget weatherproof battens, length 5-6', preferably LED but no biggee, a quick look around online isn't giving me the feel-goods at costs so wondered if anyone had any secret supplier gems?
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I'm going to fit a 4 inch inline extractor fan in the loft above the bathroom. I'm guessing the internal grille has to be fire rated just like a down lighter has to be?
i only ask because the website i bought it off doesn't sell any fire rated internal grilles even though it...
I have seen some older steadfast screwdrivers possibly from the 1980s with a sleeve over the shaft to achieve some level of insulation from live parts.
but what were the first brands to do fully insulated and rated hand tools ?
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I've recently had an EICR done on my 2 bed house which is a residential let. This house is about 25 years old built by Charles Church.
The EICR has not been issued due do C2's, there were no C1's
Email with C2s ratings for 1) Not all circuits RCD protected, 2) Bathroom light is a bare...
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I am just wondering whether or not non fire rated downlights should be a coded issue (c3 as many electricians have told me) or whether this is false. From memory I believe napit code breakers made it a c3 if there was a room above.
P.s I'm still learning and this just seems to...
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I've just had an eicr done on my coffee shop and one of the things that has come back is the above as per the attached pics, the consumer units are in a cupboard which I can out a lock on to stop access.
I am being told that all the wires have to be removed from...
I’m installing a sub main in a shed which is brand new but not insulated/ possibility of getting damp.
can I use plastic IP rated consumer unit Or does it have to be metal to be up to 18th edition standard ?
attached image of a line i dug out to find feeding a 100Amp subpanel (25 years and no issues I'm told). I can't make it out and am hoping someone experienced might be able to identify it and confirm if it is indeed the right wire type to handle the load. It's a 100Amp main subpanel switch, with...
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I have a charger that is fitted with a 240v rated 2p+E male inlet and a matching 240v rated female plug. However it is connected to a charger that is rated for 110V as it will be operated in the US. Is there an issue (if any) with supplying 110v Ac mains paired with the 240v rated plug...
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