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    Faulty garden spike lights GU10

    This is the third customer i have dealt with in the last year that has had spike lights installed in the garden, then within months they start tripping out rcds I have always expected water leakage first etc but every time it has been the black flex that supplies the light fitting it appears...
  2. W

    Socket size for 5/8 earth rod driving nut

    Does anyone know the socket size i need to fit the head of the driving nut for a 5/8 earth rod please? thank you
  3. J

    earth ground spike

    hi i have just been to look at an installation that needs a ground spike. i have never done one before , apart from the spike do i need to do anything else to make the board comply. Do i need to change the rcd? thx
  4. S

    16 mm twin feeding first floor flat from ground floor - no earth - should I spike it?

    Couldn`t get access to flat below but got contact no. for previous spark who done work in the flat below, they spiked theirs.
  5. G

    New to Forum with an Earthing Spike Question

    Hi all, new to forum. Need to install a "temporary supply" to assist my building plot. I have supply pole on site which feeds existing property by overhead single phase 80 amp feed to wall mounted supply box. Existing property to be demolished so the local electric supply company are moving this...
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    Outbuilding with exported earth from main house, but also an earth spike...

    As a scam inspection piece I'm looking at a rewire of my folks garage. Going to be a really simple job, just adding a few sockets and updating the CU to a 17th edition board. The supply to the building is a 15ish metre run of SWA from the main CU, sheath earthed to the MET. Oddly though, it...
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    Spike lights for Garden trees

    Have a customer who would like 3 spike lights in the garden to illuminate the trees at night, What is the method of terminating and connecting these lights? I was just thinking about running an armored across underground then terminating each connection in an IP65 box close to the spike light...
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    earth spike connection box

    bought a earth spike connection box and just knocking the last bit of spike in and i have obliterated the bottom of the box!! they charged me about a fiver for this at my local shop and as far as i can see it's just a doubled up pvc conduit box with a do not remove label on it was just wondering...
  9. J

    Outside building supply

    Hello All I am currently constructing a cattery 70 metres from our house I will be running (if all on ) 5kw of heat lamps I will also have a 32a ring main and of course lighting My plan is to run 16mm swa from a henley block split from our house cu The house is a TT earth (with incoming...
  10. I

    Garden Spike Lights - Longer spikes wanted

    I have fitted some garden LED spots. The customer wants long spikes - they are black and have a simple crew fitting through the bracket on the light fitting. anyone know a source of the spikes only ? thanks.
  11. C

    Voltage spike

    Hi Can anyone tell me whether a normal rail mounted lighting contactor can cause voltage spikes?We have replaced 4 emergency gear trays on a site in the last week, 2 of them have only lasted 24hrs!!!The new fittings have electronic ballasts.....just trying to find out what's going on!!!!!Have...
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    Pre wired garden spike lights

    These pre wired spike garden lights, that have about 2 metres of cable between each light. Are'nt you supposed to disconnect each one, put the cable in conduit, and bury the cable, then reconnect lights again?? Not sure why they sell them pre wired. The supply is swa, buried in the ground, rcd...
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    out buildings

    This has been rattling around in my head for some time, I have read the guide in the sticky section about exporting etc,so a building outside the equipotential zone should not have the earth exported, right ?, and a spike (s) should be used, but, what about the armour this should be terminated...
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    Depth of earth cable from spike

    hi guys just a quick query, is there a minimum depth for the earth cable run back to the c.u or met from the pit or box where it is bonded to the spike ?
  15. R

    Generator earth spike

    Curiosity strikes again. I keep going to site and seein tempory generators. Do all of these require earth spikes?? And is a specialist earth electrode tester needed to test these or can you test Ze at main switch to see if its within its tolerance.. Whats the maximum reading etc.. Thanks
  16. U

    earth cable supplying tt earth spike

    I have looked at table 4.2 on page 29 OSG regarding cable conductor sizes supplying earth rod, but what size generally do u use for this purpose? i.e do u just run a 16mm everytime??:confused:
  17. J

    Spike and t-n-cs ?

    Hello people ,looking for some help with this query, Have just started work (as a mate) for a water company . On their pumping stations (the green boxes you see) they appear to have a spike and a tncs system- is this allowed or normal for some installations? or have i missed something ? I ll...
  18. J

    Extreme usage spike

    Hello. I'm looking for some advice for an issue I've been having for several months now. I use to be an avionics technician for helicopters while in the US Navy, but as for houses...I'm at a loss here. My electric usage has a little more than doubled for the past 6 months now. Nothing has...
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    Is renewing earth spike and conductor notifiable?

    Is the renewal of the earth spike and earth conductor on a TT system notifiable work? What certification would be required to do this? Do you have to be registered as a competant person? Thanks guys!
  20. L

    TT 2 consumer units on 1 earth spike

    as above is this ok? splitting the main earth like the tails and connecting to another cu? regards

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