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  1. G

    simply red?

    well i guess `money`s too tight to mention` for some... surveyed a job this afternoon.....well an `electrician`...lol....an electrician had been there already to feed a garage (origin of supply is TN-S).....he`s gone and used a 2.5mm CSA (why not a 4.0mm CSA i thought) ...but he`s bought a...
  2. T

    Whats the red usernames all about

    Where did these red usernames come from? Or have my poor eyes only just acknowledged them?
  3. G

    Updating old red regs book

    Im currently due to start 2394 in September but only have the red regs book. Do i have to buy the new green book or can i download updates from somewhere ? thanks..
  4. M

    Stickies now in RED

    Great idea, maybe people will notice them, read them and take note of the info within them. Who knows, the stupid questions with the easily found answers in the stickies may reduce!
  5. B

    Faulty soladin 600 GbR stuck in the red not flashing red just still.

    Hi..! I had 2 soladin 600 gbr models 1 of them was and is still working which is the first grid tie inverter i bought. i used it since january- 2012 and then in start of june i got another soladin 600 and wired them together LL ,NN at the landis & gyr P.v. meter as its no different then...
  6. F

    BS7671:2008 Requirements for Electrical Installations Big RED Book - NOT AMENDMENT 1

    Hello Everyone, I've got a brand new, cellophane wrapped, version of BS7671:2008 (Red Book, not Green) available FREE OF CHARGE to anybody who can answer the following correctly - this should be a piece of cake for you. If not, I've heard a plumbers forum is crying out for members...
    • Former Sponsor TM
    • Thread
    • amendment book electric electrical installation installations red requirements
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. W

    UK cable 1mm coloured red blue yellow -- what is it?

    When replacing a lighting circuit which had been done with UK type materials in a renovation here in France I came across (and ripped out) lengths of a type of cable I have not seen before. It looked like gray twin and earth, but thinner, and had 3 separately insulated conductors of 1mm section...
  8. TomTrundle

    Can l still use old cable t&e Black and Red

    I found an old roll of T&E 16mm at the back of my lock up. Can l still use this if sleeve the Black and Red accordingly? Best Tom
  9. brs73

    101 uses for a Red Regs Book.

    NO 1. uneven leg on a bedside cabinet? not any more. Best 55 quid i've ever spent!
  10. D

    red ducting in basement for moving mains

    Hi all. hope someone can point me in the right direction.doing a rewire for two flats above a shop which is straight forward enough. except the mains are being moved from the front of the shop to the rear. the dno want three switched fused isolaters installing at the rear and a 115mm red ducting...
  11. S

    Red & Black twin & earth

    Can you still alter or repair circuits using the above cabling within an all red & black wiring installation?
  12. M

    Green Book V Red Book

    Perhaps a silly question...was a previous 16th Ed. holder, sat and passed 17th last June, Red book blah blah. 40 years in the trade etc. Now it is Green book/amendment 1 and all that jazz....Surely don't need to resit another exam....surely?:confused5: Even IF you don't need to "update/sit...
  13. T

    No Earth in Red Telephone Box

    I've recently been asked to fit a piece of electrical equipment in a red telephone box which has been purchased from BT. The new electrical equipment must be earthed but the existing electrical installation from the cut out in the telephone box is double insulated with no earth provision. I...
    • tonywevans
    • Thread
    • box earth electrical equipment no earth phone red street telephone
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Commercial Electrical Advice
  14. G

    Trying to date wires - Red, White and Blue

    Really struggling to find any info on this in google, had a peak under the floor at the existing wiring in my place which was made c1920's to see what state the wiring is in. The cables in the socket ring circuit are somewhere around 5mm 3 core silver coloured wire in flat outer sheath with red...
    • Gavin Edmonds
    • Thread
    • aus red trying white wires
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Australia
  15. B

    kW hour meter constantly red

    Hi there, relatively new to the pv game and on latest installation, I dc isolated the array late on in the day to modify a connection. When I switched back on, inverter not working but kW hour meter constantly red (i.e. not flashing). Is inverter not coming back on because not enough sunlight...
  16. P

    Old black red wiring in bathroom

    Im a tenant living in a house in Liverpool, I have only recently moved in but noticed straight away the lack of any earth wires in the metal light fittings. I flagged this up and the landlord came round and replaced all the fittings to plastic while I was away on business. On returning I have...
  17. R

    Outside lighting through a infra red trip beam and contractor.

    Am looking at taking on a job for a friend, involving triggering ten lanterns round his property via a pir across his drive, with the option of an override switch for parties etc. All this after an early morning visit by some ne er do well scumbag. My understanding is that I would need to use a...
    • Richieb333
    • Thread
    • aus contractor lighting outside red through trip
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  18. M

    old colors twin and earth - two red

    Hi was it common practice to use twin and earth on light switches with two red cores and one sleeved earth?
    • midgetman
    • Thread
    • and earth aus earth old red twin twin and earth
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Australia
  19. R

    Red black and green test leads.

    Where can I get 4mm test leads in black red and green to connect a Megger 1553 to a Socket tester. Both ends need to be protected against contact with skin. Tried the usual test equipment places and RS components but no luck?
  20. J

    error message "rEd" on household meter ???

    Hi, Got this from a customer today and just wondering if any of you have come across this before, any advice would be much appreciated, "The household electric consumption meter now shows an error message "rEd" every few seconds, and, when there is only a light load, the red light that...
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