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My electrician is currently wiring a new kitchen and has wired in a cooker switch to a cooker fused spur shown in the attached photo for the electric cooker oven. He has used 6mm flex wiring for the circuit. The cooker hob is gas. He has installed a B32 for the circuit back at the...
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I have a three phase switch fuse supplying a 16A socket. In the specification provided it states the following:
Design Current - 16A
Main Protective Device 20A
The circuit is fed from a C20 MCCB at the distribution board.
What size of fuses should I be putting in the switch fuse?
16A...
Describe the use of BS 7671/IET wiring, and other regulations, when selecting wires and cables and when carrying out tests on systems
Could anyone please assist me on what to say here?
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I have a customer who has 5 x 12v downlight fittings that they want installing. I have explained that 230V GU10's would be much better but they are adamant they want these specific MR16 holders.
I have replaced LED drivers before but never actually installed from scratch...
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I've found myself left with a small amount of wiring to do to complete an installation. It's a Heatmister UH8-RF unit being wired to a Drayton 2 way valve. The boiler engineer has done 95% of the wiring and has not gone sick long term.
I'm left with only the remote 'fire the boiler...
Hello everybody, I'm new to this forum and require some help.
I'm an apprentice electrician studying in my 3rd year of college and have currently just passed my test and inspection exams. However I am struggling on 1 thingo_O. Don't get me wrong, I know how to test and carry out all procedures...
I have been doing quite a lot of service and maintenance work over the last 12 months and have observed a large amount of loose/slack terminations on the AC side of PV systems.
I had originally put this down to inexperienced installers rushing to hit deadlines as so many of the installs seem...
On the surface of the attached photos based on wiring type would you expect a rewire to be necessary ?
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I'm just wondering how to go about lengthening the cable to the bathroom light. The existing light cable has a spur coming from it that goes off to the fan. I want to lengthen it in order to drop the ceiling by about 300mm. Would this come under Part P and require notification even though...
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just wondering as it's quite confusing as to what fore system (grade) are required for each property.
now .... we know that in domestic properties they require grade D in the hall ways and landing, all interlinked with battery back up.
now what about in a house turned in to two...
Any suggestions, all cables are fine, was moved from a single pole rcbo to a double pole yesterday and I think appears to be something to do with the generation meter as this is the only issue in between. Does the system have to be on a single pole rcbo?
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just wondering what is the best way to earth my shed.
The shed is the full metal type which they sell at screwfix 8ft x 6ft
I've put a single light inside and one outside from fused connection units inside the shed, they run from another fcu which is a RCD FCU from my decking.
so...
Have a job to fit smoke alarms to 2 bed two storey house which is going to be rented out (Im in Scotland by the way).
(Have tried to find some details for this online but failed!)
Normally I would fit smoke alarm in downstairs hall, kitchen (Heat), living room and upstairs landing. This house...
Hi all, hoping someone can help. Have a car park with its own supply, meter box located in the corner of a shared car park, TT system. Small db located inside meter box supplying only two circuits, one for car park lighting and one for electric gates. My question is does this installation...
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Hoping to clear something up.
A maintenance person has asked me this question and I've heard a different views on the matter.
A block of flats have Electrical Showers in them, if he was to change one (like for like) is he by rights supposed to upgrade that circuit he has just...
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I want to purchase some LED G4 bulbs for my under counter lights.
I need to know whether I need 12v or 230v, and whether i need AC or DC.
Here is a phot of my transformer:
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