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    Back to Back Socket on a partiton wall

    Guys, Just doing one of the jobs for my NICEIC assemsment. I have fitted a spur socket in a partition wall back to back and have used a fire/acoustic metal dry lining box on one side, the other side is standard 35mm box. I have filled any holes with Acoustic/Intumensant sealant. I do not see...
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    Contactum RCBO won't trip during test

    Hi again, just considering whether I'm going crazy or I've got a duff RCBO. Perhaps someone will help me see the light either way. Quite prepared for the former! Installed it yesterday and when I got to doing the certificate I couldn't get it to trip. It's one of the ones with no earth wire...
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    Wall light not working

    Hi forum, i recently installed a set of wall lights using a spur off a double socket onto a switched fused socket but one of them will not work. The way ive wired it as follows L+N from socket to supply and L+N from light to the load terminal and still no joy when i wired it the opposite way i...
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    v phase voltage unit

    http://www.iesenergysaving.co.uk/VPhaseHomeEnergySaver.pdf anyone got one or fitted one ? just looking at the price and it seems reasonable. the ammount we use it should not take long to get the price back if its as good as it says
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    this might be a wind up

    Just had a phone call this guy is a bit concerned about a job he's just had done , he said it's all wired in white flex (could have been fp. not too concerned ) then he said that each floor (ground and first ) plugs into a commando rcd socket nearly fell off my chair laughing apparently it...
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    My Work Experience

    As some of you may remember I have started a short course in order to become qualified as an Electrician. You may also remember that I mentioned I would be trying to gain on site experience that will prepare me for the World of Electrics. Last week I started working for my Brother in Laws...
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    Bonding Steelwork

    Hi chaps Just been doing a small job at an industrial unit and cant find any bonding to the structural steelwork. Now i have never had to bond steelwork before as its always been in before. How do you attach the bonding to it? I dont think my drill would drill through it. Sorry if I sound...
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    Feedback please

    Guys I would like some feedback please on some documentation I have put together. First of all I joined this forum 3-4 months ago and this has been a great help to me. I am also concidering a career change which may involve inspection and testing along with intruder alarms. I served my...
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    Cooker thermostat problem

    How do I check a thermostat in an electric cooker to see that it is corectly working or not? One thing which concerns me greatly is when the oven reaches it's max temp setting, all the house electrics trip and go out, which has happened several times. Will this be a fault due to the...
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    spur from cooker socket

    Morning I need to run a spur to supply a cooker hood extractor - the only accessible point is the cooker switch - this is run in 6mm on it's own circuit from a 30amp fuse - the cooker is only 2.3kw. Can I take a spur from the feed side of the cooker point, run up to a fused connection unit in...
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    Problem with a Periodic Inspection

    Hi All, Can anybody give me some advice regarding a periodic inspection that I carried out recently. I went to the property in question and found that one of the circuits for the sockets, controlled three hard wired smokes and a Varitas house alarm. Every time I switched off the mains, it...
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    Down grading Cooker fuse

    Hi All I have someone who has been convinced to down grade the fuse for his cooker as the Gas man convinced him it was a good idea. the set up is the cooker is 2500watts and has a 45 amp switch with a single socket, and these are on a 32 amp MCB. he plugs his kettle into the socket...
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    House Alarm - help please

    I havent long lived in my current house and my upstair's bulb blew this morning and tripped the mcd for the upstairs lights which set my alarm off :confused: So i inspected further to find the alarm is wired into the upstairs lights mcb shouldn't this be on its own mcb as there is room for one...

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