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    Periodic one of them. i hate my job some times !!!!

    Dont you just know it when you get the call ive no earth on my sockets i would like my electrics tested , walk through the door and greeted by an elderly lady and the first thing you see is a round bakalite switches dating back to the 40's old wylex CDU with ceramic fuse holders ,VIR meter...
  2. B

    Conduit for 2.5mm T&E Ring main

    Hi all, I am currently fixing up a room in my house and after removing some built in bookshelves found that that wiring for the single socket in the room was surface mounted on the walls. Given I'm doing a fair amount of plastering in the room I would like to re-route the wires through my loft...
  3. M

    extractor fan grill installation

    Hi, just wondering if anyone know of a product that allows an external extractor fan grill to be installed without having to scale a ladder on the outside and drill external holes for fitting. Ian
  4. ste mac

    5A round pin sockets

    How do we stand with using the round pin 5A sockets on a lighting circuit with a 6A MCB? Will the sockets be classed as overloaded (probably only under fault conditions) due to being protected by a 6A MCB? Is the only way around this to place a fused spur before each 5A socket or would it be...
  5. P

    Calculating lb and voltage drop

    Pre empting my 2382 and trying to calculate lb so as I can calculate voltage drop. Circuit I have used for this is an upstairs lighting circuit, 1mm2 t&e 4 light points and length of approx 19m. Cable installed to ref method C. Getting myself a bit confused but this is what I think I...
  6. N

    Ring main fault located during periodic

    A little while ago i put a post on a thread regarding a periodic i carried out on a small bungalow where there was no continuity on all three conductors of the ring and testing showed a very high Zs reading 2.64 althought the insulation was ok , well today ive been back to the property to...
  7. P

    5 amp round pin socket

    Greetings peeps, a neighbour called around yesterday and asked me something I couldn't answer. He asked me could he feed a 5 amp round pin socket at high level to power his bedroom tv. He didn't want to chase from low level socket to do a conventional spur, his thinking being socket was easy to...
  8. M

    Old 15amp round pin sockets and rubber cable

    Went to a job today to change some socket front's When i got there i was faced with the old round pin sockets screwed to the skirting and no back box. I careful pull the front forward and yes its rubber cable. The house is like a museum right down to 30s light switches. They have had a 16th cu...
  9. S

    phone piont

    hi im changing a phone point for someone.the old terminals were a and b,orange = A and white = B.the new point has terminals 1 to 6.which should i use.ta folks
  10. S

    i just cant get my head round it

    Hi Guys Is it just me or does everyone Struggle at first with Calculations. At the moment im doing my Part P, Test and Inspection and im struggling. I understand in principle how the R1 + R2 and ZS and ZE values work but then when i have to do some calculations set by the tutor (as a...
  11. F

    round-pin socket help

    any advice please,i am currently testing a building where a 13a socket gave a reading well above the other sockets in the same room,when i turned of the breaker to investigate further the power was still present untill the lighting was turned off.upon further investigation i found out in the...
  12. M

    Bonding to water....the long way round!!

    Afternoon all. Having to bond the water and gas supply on the CU change I am doing. No pipework has ever been bonded and I cant seem to find any way to the water inlet (at the kitchen at the back of the house) from the CU which is in the middle of the house, backing on to the outside wall...
  13. C

    [Free to a good home] 32' 34' Cat Trademark Trousers

    I bought these a while back and used them only once coz I got my size wrong.. They came up quite small round the waist coz I'm usually a 32' but had to get the 34' instead. I never got round to sending them back and now they're just sitting in my airing cupboard doing nowt. I absolutely...
  14. D

    How do you get round kitchen FCU's

    I've read on other websites people not happy about having FCU's for appliance's hidden in cupboards or under sinks etc. Or not happy with socket outlets been behind appliances (washing machine etc). My washing machine socket is behind my drawer but it doesnt bother me as im not unplugging it...
  15. Dan

    ContractorForum: Which adhesive for the top strip of 1/4 round?: Hey guys, I'm going

    ContractorForum: Which adhesive for the top strip of 1/4 round?: Hey guys, I'm going to use quarter round as base cove moulding .. http://------/52OwDD More... Follow us on Twitter.
  16. Dan

    ContractorForum: help wetroom drain best way to tile round it?: hi can anyone give ad

    ContractorForum: help wetroom drain best way to tile round it?: hi can anyone give advice about tiling round a floor drain in a .. http://------/5rdSsG More... Follow us on Twitter.
  17. S

    Cable fixings on exterior brickwork

    Hi all, I have to run a cable down part of a brick wall and have had limited success with cable clips in masonry. Aside from swapping the nail for a narrow screw and driving into plugs, anyone recommend any cable fixings designed for outdoor use? ie- uv resistant. Planning to use 1.5mm Hi-tuf...
  18. M

    2A ROUND 3 PIN sockets issue. Please advice.

    Hello. I just moved to a new flat to discover that all the rooms have floor lamps connected to wall light switches. I googled and found that these are 2A round 3 pin sockets, used in old flat for lighting circuits. I would like to swap the floor lamps for new ones, but still be able to use...
  19. C

    Upside down light switch

    Hey all, i have a question that has been bugging me all day as i just cant work it out!? Changed a faulty dimmer to a light switch as it was a 500w one and I didn't have one at the time. Put power back on.....switch was upside down......i often do this so laughed it off and moved the wires...
  20. T

    trunking and tray

    How do you form steel trunking and tray to follow the contours of a circular room ,i.e in a circle. The trunking and tray will be suspended from the ceiling on a trapeze of unistrut good luck on answering this one,cheers:eek:

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