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Just looking for a little advise on if my plan to run this spur is okay I’ve drawn a diagram in hopes to make my expiation simpler
The MS square is the main socket which has not been tampered with
The F is a 13 amp fuse spur
And the S are the additional sockets which I plan to...
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I‘ll be building an insulated stud wall in front of a single skin brick wall (garage on the other side). There will be 2 couple mains ring sockets and media services, LAN cable etc. as I want to hang a TV on this wall, all running from the ceiling.
Will it be ok to clip the 2.5mm...
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It’s my first post here so please be gentle :)
I’m having a kitchen extension done and will have the hob and few powerpoints installed on the kitchen island meaning the wires will need to run under the floor.
The floor is concrete subfloor and will have 80mm PIR insulation...
hello. i need to run power to a cabin that is 350 feet from the service pole in our driveway. the problem is voltage drop. the service pole is 150 feet from the transformer so total run is 500 feet.
is it possible for a diy'er to purchase a small transformer that would bring the voltage up? (i...
I need to run electrical conduit through an existing foundation. here is the catch. The exterior of the foundation is clad in fieldstone and has a bluestone cap. Cutting into the stone or notching the cap is not an option (Wife!!!!). The simplest solution would be to drill the slab in front...
Installing a 13K peak (10K running) generator 190 feet from the panel. The portable generator is housed in a shed at the end of the property. What gauge wire and breaker amperage is required? Getting mixed information. Differing voltage drop calculators and breaker suggestions have me confused...
I'm building a "media wall" type structure, to house TV, av equipment etc, with alcoves each side lit by Led downlights and I'll be extending my ring main also as part of the build.
My question relates to clipping cables to the ceiling plate (2x3 timber) - is it acceptable to run 1mm T&E...
Running a new circuit to an AC unit, making sure I'm on the right track. The attached chart has the information for this unit which is on column 4.
Maximum overcurrent protection: 30 amps
Minimum circuit ampacity: 19amps
240 volts
It will be running across a rooftop in a pretty hot location...
Hi All, I’m after some advice. I’ll cut to the chase but I can give more detail if needed. A 400A sub main supply needs to be ran 100m, a pretty direct route on ladder tray. Instead of one large cable (I think it’s 240mm), I was looking into running parallel cables instead. I’ve not done this...
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I have a Heatrae Sadia Electromax 9kW electric boiler that does hot water and central heating.
Recently it broke and someone from Baxi came to fix it (side note, if anyone knows anyone other than Baxi who will work on this boiler then please let me know, they seem really pricey). They...
Looking at the electrical safe zones I can run cables within the top 150mm of a wall. I have a vaulted ceiling, would it be ok to run and clip my cables to the wall plate as seen in this image?
I don't think it will make a difference but this is for a lighting circuit, cables will be 1.5mm...
As the title says, I wonder if anyone has any knowledge of specialists firm who run in armoured cables underground?
I have a 250m run of two cables, possibly around 4core 150mm across a field that I'm looking at. I wouldn't even know where to start in pricing something like this so I'd like to...
Hi, I'm doing DIY and need to run some coaxial cables from the roof space into the house through the stud wall. Can anyone advise if this requires to be installed by a professional to wiring regs?
Does anyone know about regulations around fire protection of you have several coaxial cables going...
Hi all Happy Christmas to you and yours.
I need some expert advice
I made the temporary leap to a off grid Mobile home a few months ago while I build my house.
All works ok, generator during the day and batteries and a 1 to 2 kw 220v inverter at night.
However, there is a slight problem, I...
Hi All. I am wiring a loft conversion and want to avoid covering cables in the insulation. I can clip the cables to the studs on the other side of the wall in the zone parallel to the socket outlets. Is this sensible thing to do or would you rather run in the holes through the joists and apply...
2ga is what i think i need for the runs. ill have 220v out there so ill do 3 runs for hot/hot/neutral and then ground. reading the current code it seems i need grounding rods out there as well as a dedicated ground from house to garage? is that right?
can i sleeve cables for wire color change...
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1) Is the motor current on the nameplate always the full load current: the maximum current the motor can draw without there being damage to its winding insulation.
2) Often in motor books, I see the term nominal current? is this the current that the motor draws under normal...
Hi all.
I have an area of the kitchen with no work surface and no electric supply. I want to make this area usable and move the coffee machine (1kw, assuming 4.5amps) and baby steriliser (600w assuming 3amps) to that area without making huge modifications to the electrics.
The current kitchen...
Would you consider a single phase Shower Pump Motor operating with a temperature high enough to burn finger tips touching the motor body, to be too high.
Shower pump stopped during shower, checked various things. Fuse ok etc. Although the motor as said by the manufacture to have thermal...
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