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  1. W

    Any reason for this?

    I'm working at my friends house, summer house feed and what not, but can't understand why the suppliers have only used one side of the isolator! Why isn't the neutral in there as well?
  2. L

    Gas AND Electricity usage tripled for no apparent reason

    Hey everybody, This one has me puzzled - my gas and electricity usage has suddenly gone up by approx 2.5 times. We've not changed anything. A couple of things that happened around the same time: A couple of weeks before our boiler guy fixed something minor on our water heater (I can't remember...
  3. R

    50 metres of 6.0 mm twin and earth Essex

    I'm selling a 50 metre drum of 6mm unopened for £40 collection only
  4. S

    EICR Limitation - no L to N IR Test

    Alrite lads, i am am currently buying a house and as part of the valuation report they wanted a EICR doing as the electrics are clearly old. So the owner employed a company to do the report and I have been passed on a copy. Now i I don't do EICR's but one of the limitations sounded strange...
  5. gijno

    Flashing dimmer LEDs, what's the reason?

    Hi, I've installed two dimmer 60w Led bulbs, one in the bedroom and the other one in the dining room. The first one is controlled by a 400w 2 Gangs 2 Way Dimmer BT (this one British General 2-Gang 2-Way 400W Push Dimmer Switch White | Dimmer Switches 400W | Screwfix.com) which control both the...
  6. Simonslimline

    Reason for Early make late break?

    Just wondering if anyone could explain the reasons why this is used in some circumstances. I noticed it has been mentioned in the main forum and has got me interested. Cheers
  7. K

    2395/2394

    Just found out passed both 2394/2395,time to find a job for my nvq3:wink5:
  8. C

    JIB Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) Jibberish!!!

    JIBberish,Gibberish!! Sounds the same,is the same! Gold card may aswell be a Tesco clubcard lol
  9. S

    end of line on lighting circuits

    Whenever I wire a basic lighting circuit in Twin and earth I wire it in a radial with one end-of-line (e.o.l). However, I don't actually know the reason why...apart from believing its good practise? Is it wrong to have more than one e.o.l and if so why? For certain runs it would be a lot cheaper...
  10. E

    double oven & halogen hob wiring

    Hi Guys, Here We Go With Another Post That Causes Many Different Opinions On the Forum. Been asked to do the wiring for a new fitted kitchen in the next few weeks, The work includes modifying the ring circuit to include a new 20A D.P switch for a dishwasher. The difference of opinons starts...
  11. J

    The REAL reason REAL are busy is...

    I've been trying to get through for two days now but finally been told that the reason everyone is in meetings all day is.... "umm, we've got the auditors in at the moment so we're a bit busy to answer calls!" I'm afraid I couldn't resist the phrase referring to the act of tasting medicine that...
  12. J

    110v transformer blowing trip

    Ive had this transformer a few years and never had a problem. I used it about 2 months ago then put it in the shed. I have now taken it out and its blowing the trip in my house for some reason. The shed I left it in has been leaking water and I have had to clear all my tools out of it but have...
  13. kingeri

    Multiple CUs for no apparent reason

    Working on a job this week, new sockets and re-routing cables through joists in cellar in preparation for cellar conversion. Wiring generally good, but for some reason there are three CUs in a row, all fed from one Henley block. Can't see why it was done really, there are 11 circuits in total...
  14. A

    Any Reason Why Timer Fan Not Work As Manual?

    Hi Folks. First post for a while. I've got a timer over-run extractor fan to fit for a customer as requested, but he's now asking for a manually controlled one. Apart from taking it back to the supplier ......... Is there any reason why I can't just leave out the permanent live, and it will...
  15. M

    What is the reason to why next to nobody will employ new electricians?

    Just wondering as I've been looking for employment in this trade for a long time, ever since I was on C&G level 2 I'd been looking for work, now I am on my way to becoming an electrical engineer, enrolled on a HNC at the moment, though I've sent out so many letters and so many emails, most...
  16. D

    Spur from a spur? Theoretical reason for it being allowed...

    Hi chaps... Been asked to add a light in an under-stairs cupboard. A spur from the downstairs socket circuit runs through that cupboard to a double 13A outlet in the kitchen. I'd like to tap into that for the light, but under the regs I'd have to fuse it down first. The thing is, the 2.5mm...
  17. J

    Resistance bewteen circuits

    I just wondered why i would get a reading of 1400 - 1800ohms between lives on 2 different circuits one being a new circuit installed about a month ago by an other spark, the only reason i check was two ring mains that had been put into one mcb by the last sparks and told the customer he need a...
  18. T

    rcbos tripping out for no apparent reason

    i installed a new db into a office 2 weeks ago ,there is a total of 4 circuits , 32a ring main ,16a radial, 6a lights x2 everthing came on allright and i just had time to do zs test on circuits and rcd test both tests where satisfactory ,not enough time to to do ins/res owing the urgency of...
  19. P

    what is the Most likely fault reason for Transient overvoltage on the supply?

    hi guys, could you give me some help to see if im on the right track with this questions: what is the Most likely fault reason for Transient overvoltage on the supply? I was going to say they are usually caused by electromagnetic induction when switching on or off inductive loads (such as...
  20. S

    TNCS Outbuilding earthing arrangement

    I have a large shed (affectionately known as the warehouse) that is fed by a 16amp rcbo. The main earthing arrangement at the distribution boards is tncs and now a more experienced electrician than myself has stated that the earth in the 3 core 2.5mm armoured cable should be connected to a...

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