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    Electrician Jobs Job in Tameside, Manchester / Cheshire: New ring main & CU

    Hi, having got some useful advice and assistance from people on this forum I thought I'd put up the job here too. I'm looking to get a new Consumer Unit installed to replace my ancient one (pictured). I also want to increase the electrical capacity of my 1930's house by adding a new 32A ring...
    • Artoo
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    • cheshire electrical work electriians mnchester job main manchester new ring ring main
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Electricians Jobs
  2. A

    Is EIC required for this job (New CU & ring main) Electrician says no?

    Hi, I've contacted an electrician to install a new consumer unit, as well as a new ring main into the loft. I asked if his quote included the appropriate certification, I assume an EIC, he said "as far as certification is concerned you don't need any as it's straight replacements", I checked my...
    • Artoo
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    • eic electrical work electrician job main required ring ring main
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. J

    How can I tell if my garage is on the same ring main as my house?

    Hi, I'm Colin, a non-electrician here hoping for some knowledgeable advice. I've just moved into a house with a lovely double garage at the bottom of the garden. I'm trying to get wifi down there and the most suitable technology appears to be homeplugs piggybacking the signal over the...
  4. W

    Fused spur off ring main regulations

    hello I've seen the page at the back of the regs book but nothing explains can you - Have a spured socket off the ring using one cable and then put a fused spur after the spur and then feed additional sockets after the spir
  5. Electron

    Tripping RCD on new Ring Main

    I have installed a new ring main in a kitchen extension and tested for continuity and insulation resistance before connecting to Consumer Unit. As soon as main switch turned on, even with all the MCB's switched off, the RCD tripped. I removed all the connections to the consumer unit from the new...
  6. diyterry

    Lighting circuit from ring main

    I expect it's a big no no but is it permissable to create a new lighting circuit ( just for one light ) from a spur off a ring main?
    • diyterry
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    • circuit lighting lighting circuit main ring ring main
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  7. D

    Identifying ring main cables without a socket

    Hi, to give you a quick break down of my situation. I have a converted bungalow that has several generations of wiring and I'm currently trying to add an additional socket (via a junction box) to be located in a loft onto a ring main. Thankfully in my loft I have plenty of 2.5mm twin and earth...
    • David_l
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    • cables identifying main ring ring main socket without
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  8. P

    Strange earth reading on ring main

    Hi guys. I have just tested a ring main. The readings end yo end on the 3 conductors were all fine. When I cross connected the live to neutral and tested around the sockets all of the readings were correct ie R1 + rn÷4. But when I tested with live earth cross conceded the readings got higher...
  9. Buners

    1 ring main for whole house

    Upstairs & downstairs on the same breaker, RCD protected board. Views on this?
  10. P

    Install method 101 or 103 for a ring main

    hi I would like clarification on the following: 101 shows a cable clipped to a ceiling joist and then covered with 100mm of insulation ( from memory). 103 shows a cable fully surrounded by insulation in a stud wall. If I have a cable clipped to a stud in a wall which is insulated with sound...
  11. Norfolk Enchance

    Adding more sockets to ring main

    Hi Everyone, I'm thinking of adding 4 double sockets to a ring question is can i use a 30mA RCD of one of the existing sockets then add my other 4 from the RCD ?
  12. R

    2.5mm ring main and Celotex Insulation

    I am building a garden office and currently have 25mm Celotex in the walls. I am running the ring main around and then want to add some more Celotex. My question is how much of an air gap do I need to leave for the ring main?
    • Roger Perkin
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    • 2.5mm insulation main ring ring main
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. D

    ring main mcb & main rcd tripping

    Problem as above - is a disconnected earth wire in a socket sufficient to cause this? If so, I would like a brief explanation of the safety mechanism involved.
  14. B

    no supply on part of ring main

    I have suddenly lost supply in all of the sockets in one of my bedrooms yet all of the other rooms on that ring main are OK. I've no idea what happened because it was only discovered when I tried to switch on a bedside lamp. Ceiling lights work OK. No main fuses were tripped and I've tried...
    • BrainD
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    • main part ring ring main supply
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. A

    Diversity Calculation In Offices And Workshop

    Hi i'm currently doing some course work and have no access to the On site guide. Does anyone happen to know the diversity for, lighting, ring mains, Welding equipment, TP-N equipment and a car ramps. The building is an Office building and a workshop, Thanks.
  16. A

    Diversity in Offices and workshop

    Hi i'm currently doing some course work and have no access to the On site guide. Does anyone happen to know the diversity for, lighting, ring mains, Welding equipment, TP-N equipment and a car ramps. The building is an Office building and a workshop, Thanks.
  17. J

    Downstairs socket from upstairs ring main cable drop in cavity wall

    Hi everybody, I'm having a hard time trying to find the best way to install cables from the upstairs ring main to a downstairs socket which is already in place, I just need to change the cables for new as adding sockets upstairs. The wall structure is plasterboard then space then insulation then...
    • Jamie Price
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    • cable cables cavity downstairs main plasterboard ring ring main socket upstairs wall
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  18. A

    New socket on ring main - replace consumer unit?

    I currently have a double socket in our spare bedroom and a 4 way extension block running a computer and peripherals. For neatness I would like to have an electrician add a second double socket right next to the existing one and do away with the extension block. The socket can be added to the...
  19. michaelw6

    Ring main with no earth ring!?!

    Today i did a board change was one of them all in one eicr fix on site board changes "you know the ones that always go wrong". Well the issue was the house ring. i had 0.44 live 0.44 neutral and no earth ring. I have put this circuit on a B32 61009 RCBO. now how do i stand with the earth as its...
  20. P

    Ring main tripped struggling to find cause

    32amp ring main tripped mcb and rcd overnight. Rcd will reset but not all the time, mcb will not reset. Unplugged everything in house and mcb still trips, but rcd ok now. 32amp ring main covers whole house and struggling to locate fault. I'm newly qualified and probably missing something obvious...
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