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  1. J

    BSEN 60309 socket for ev charging

    Hi to all, I've been installing hypervolt and zappi units the last couple of years. Recently a client has come to me with Audi supplied 32amp charging lead. It has a 32amp Bsen 60309 commando plug and what looks like a protective device on the lead, a bit like a granny charger. Assuming i can...
  2. I

    Advice about PHEV car charging.

    We have 2 PHEV vehicles in the family which we charge overnight in the garage, each car plugs into a normal 3 pin household socket. There is a small garage Hager consumer unit in the garage which has a 16A MCB protecting all the wall sockets which are wired with 2.5mm cable. The car chargers are...
  3. T

    Spur/Junction for outdoor socket for PHEV charging?

    Hi all, I have a hybrid car and I’m trying to install a socket outdoors. I’m on E7 and have storage heaters on their own circuits, can I make a little T junction within a back box like so and connect that round the corner to an external EV-rated socket? Circuit is 16A, storage heater does not...
  4. S

    I wanna buy pc power supply from France. I am in Poland. Did power cable will be compatible to socket?

    Hello. I wanna buy new psu Seasonic PX-2200W ATX 3.1. Its new fresh product. But in my country ( POLAND ) is not in stock. I found some french shop. They can deliver to Poland. I am in Poland. Psu will be from France. Did power cable will be compatible from psu to socket ?
  5. R

    Socket Tester recommendations

    I’m looking to build my tools back up after a bit of bad luck. I’ve bought some screwdrivers, cutters etc. I’m just making a list of what I had. I’m just after a socket tester. I’ve seen Fluke now have one that looks very good. I did have just the basic Kewtech.
  6. grumpyjohn01

    13a socket for her EV granny charger in a 2nd home.

    I'll start by saying I don't install EV chargers and have not kept up to any great extent on regs changes etc but an existing customer has asked for a 13a socket for her EV granny charger in a 2nd home. (the previous outdoor socket has melted!). After doing a bit of reading including 722 I have...
  7. K

    UK Scame Advance 2 RCD interlock socket

    Scame Advance 2 RCD interlock socket, has anyone fitted these? There is no access to the RCD when energised. How can you conduct an RCD function test? I’ve attached the data sheet with a product photo
  8. timhoward

    Misuse of Quickwire plug and socket

    Aside from their intended use on lighting circuits, a while back it occurred to me that they make quick and simple test adapters. I wait for various commando plugs to come up cheap on ebay and then do this to them. My collection now stands at 16A (3,4 and 5 pin) and 32A (3, 4 and 5 pin)...
  9. S

    Replacing fused spur and hard wired kitchen appliance (fridge freezer) with a standard plug socket

    DIY'er here... After my fridge failed (less than 5 years old) I replaced with a new one. The old one was hard wired in a wall socket connected to a fused spur above the fridge. So I replaced the hard wired socket with a normal plug in one. When I switched the electric back on, the fused spur...
  10. Adawkins1

    3AMP socket?

    Hey all, Can anyone tell what I can use this socket/if it is safe to use? No idea what the 3amp restriction is. Seems to run off the loft lighting circuit. Thanks
  11. Deepblue6

    Connecting armoured cable to a socket

    I have an armoured cable which is connected in my house to a normal socket via an rcd plug, 1.5mm flex and a junction box, the armoured cable sheath is earthed in the junction box by connecting the metal gland to the flex earth. At the other I have bought a waterproof socket (using it in my...
  12. HappyHippyDad

    Is there an IP68 socket?

    I'm installing a socket for an outside pump. Pump is situated in a small well. The MI say an IP68 socket should be installed at the top of the well for it to plug in to. It is a standard 3 pin plug. I'm sure something isn't quite right here. I can't find an IP68 socket and can't believe there...
  13. D

    Failed socket!

    Hi, in the UK, was vacuuming, did upstairs, went down to the hall, and the vacuum stopped.. checked the fuse, fine.. hit it, plugged it in again, hit it again, plugged it in again. still not working (why do we do this lol) Plugged it into another socket and it worked... never know a socket...
  14. 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...
  15. timhoward

    32 amp 3 phase socket, 300ma RCD

    I'm interested how you would all approach this one. A 3 phase distribution board on a caravan site, under lock and key. Only warden and manager have access. One of the final circuits is protected by a 32A 3ph MCB and it supplies a 32 amp TPN socket adjacent to the board, the socket having it's...
  16. A

    external socket on ring or radial

    i have just started my course as a trainee electrician...some advice on the following will be appreciated: I have a spare 16 and 32A MCB (RCD protected) and i want to put an outdoor double socket. I don't have the option to spur off an existing socket so hence the reason I want to use one of...
  17. S

    Outdoor electrical socket

    Hi, I replaced an outdoor electrical socket recently with a 2 gang, BG socket which has LED lights to show when it is switched on. Since then I can’t get it to work. The LED lights come on so it definitely getting power. But both 3 pin plug sockets refuse to work. I have read and re-read the...
  18. J

    56 Volts on usb Socket

    Hi All Has anyone come across Earth Leakage on a usb Socket the appliance being plugged in is live
  19. M

    EICR Code - Socket Radial - No CPC

    Hi guys Completed an EICR yesterday. One of the Sockets Radials had no CPC so R1+R2 plus Zs could not be not be completed. Does anyone know the Regulation supporting this Code 1/2? I can see 411.3.1.1 but this relates to Lighting. If anyone could assist Id appreciate it, I know its a fault but...
  20. T

    Short in socket - why/how?

    Hi. I'm in the process of getting my qualifications and am taking on some small jobs for family to try and get some experience in. Today I was looking at a socket on a final ring circuit. The house was built in the 80s and the socket is almost certainly original to then. There were 3 cables...
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