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    UK Safe Summerhouse Supply

    Good Evening Folks! I recently started on my house for an Outhouse/Summerhouse 35m away from main Property. It requires :- x5 Double Sockets x2 Strip Lights The sockets will be used for Televisions and Charging. I have 2 ways i’d like to to this. A 6mm SWA from Main CU/32A RCD clipped...
  2. T

    Safe isolation of rotary isolator when no incoming voltage present.

    Hi all, trying to work out the best way for proving safe isolation of a motor. Motor is fed from a contactor inside control panel, it then passes through a local isolator and then to the motor, the isolator has auxillary contacts so that when it is in the off position the contactor will not...
  3. Z

    UK Safe isolation

    Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and having a good week. I would like to ask a question regarding safe isolation in one particular case. I know we have to lock off/tag off the circuit we are working on, but what if there are two electricians attending the job? Scenario: Two qualified...
  4. J

    Is it safe to plug 2 extension leads into a double wall socket?

    Hi am just looking for some expert advice, my little girls room only has 1 double socket, currently have an extension lead with just the camera for her baby monitor plugged in and the other socket has a room thermometer plugged in. We have just got a little clock night light and need to plug...
  5. D

    Safe Isolation of a 16/32a socket

    Hi, after some discussion with electricians, does removing a 16A or 32A socket constitute safe isolation? I understand that removing the socket completes an isolation, but for me, additional measures should be included, either placing a lock around the plug to prevent it from being placed back...
  6. A

    Weird Wiring, light switch, is this safe?

    Hi, I was ironing and lost power to the bedroom and bathroom. All outlets and lights. I checked the box and reset breakers still no power. I called out the guy who comes to do electrical "new home still under warranty " and he came in bedroom opened light switch, i took these pics. He did...
  7. Alla Musica

    Safe or not? (see pic.)

    Hi all, I hope you're very well. (The switch goes to a 10W LED) Is the above wiring going to be safe please, especially given the way the ring main is treated at the top of the picture? (You might wish to leave aside any UK regulations as the above scenario is in a different country)
  8. C

    UK Is this Smart meter installation Safe

    We have a meter EDMI - ES30B fitted to our property. I understand from the fact sheet for the smart meter (https://www.edmi-meters.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ES-30B-Factsheet-English.pdf), that our meter is rated to withstand 460V which I imagine is under fault conditions rather...
  9. R

    How to conduct safe isolation on this main switch ?

    Hi all, if I cannot access the line side of a crabtree 100A DP main switch. Would someone enlighten me how to conduct safe isolation on this installation. Would the main fuse need to be removed ? Thankyou.
  10. A

    Is this safe? Would it pass ECIR ?

  11. R

    Safe/prudent to replace AFCI breakers with CAFCI breakers?

    I am going to be replacing two AFCI breakers after a lightning strike in a house built in 2003. I will be bringing the breakers with me to ensure I get the same brand and specs, but I’m wondering if it would be safe and prudent to replace them with CAFCI breakers (assuming I have a choice)...
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    Is this setup safe when using big inverter with lithium battery bank?

    I have an 5kW inverter and 48V Lithium battery with inbuilt BMS. As you would be aware, when inverter gets battery power, immediately the capacitors in inverter start charging drawing very high current. This causes BMS to trip thinking it is short circuit. Battery company suggests using a...
  13. MattHarrisUK

    Managed To Rip A Light Out, Is It Safe To Slot It Back In? (UK)

    Hi there! While making my bed I managed to flap my covers around so much that it hooked around my light and ripped it clean out of the socket. Included are pictures of the situation that I've got at the moment. What I want to know is if it's safe for me to switch off the electricity to the...
  14. J

    Exposing old mains cables, Is this safe???

    Hello. I'll apologize to start with as due to my lack of knowledge on the matter I'm likely to waffle a bit and call everything by the wrong name but hopefully you'll get my point... I am having some renovations done at home and need to have the electrical meter relocated slightly. We have...
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    This doesn't seem up to code / safe (small gauge wire to 100 amp breaker in an outbuilding)

    Last year we purchased a home that was built in the late 1990s It has one outbuilding, sort of a barn/shed about 160 feet from the house (and probably closer to 280' from the utility connection on the far side of the home), which has a breaker box in it supplying three 20A circuits (lights on...
  16. J

    Intrinsically safe circuits

    Quick question, I done my compex a while ago but I seem to remember the instructor saying that if a circuit is intrinsically safe, then the equipment does not need to be rated for a hazardous area. Does this seem right? Site I’m working on has IS circuits going to valve control heads that...
  17. L

    11 years tenant without gas safe check . And No EICR

    Went to fix a simple issue for someone . Then realised they where tenants and asked if they had a copy of the EICR ....NOPE . Turns out no Gas safe inspections for 11 years . And the landlord is demanding a stupid rent increase . Now here is the good bit . ~~They are 100% booked to leave the UK...
  18. E

    Does this look safe?

    Hi, I inspect homes for safety as part of my job. I saw this junction box in a splash zone above a wash basin, it's next to a shower/steam unit supplying the control panel to that. Property has a very recent satisfactory EICR but I know not everything is inspected. I can't see how the wires from...
  19. C

    Is it safe to attach a plug to a 230v 13w LED striplight

    Is it possible to attach a plug to a 230v 13w LED under unit light and if so what size fuse should I use? This is to use as a desk light under a unit but without chasing wires? If possible, what size fuse should I use? 3amp???
  20. Y

    is it safe to use this plug?

    as far as I can, some of the back is missing but the electrics seem intact?

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