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  1. O

    Flood light - fixing it up a tree!

    Looking for some sensible suggestions for fixing a LED floodlight with PIR up a tree! I'd rather not be using 3" nails in the trunk! Thanks all
  2. sythai

    Where can I get some of these?

    Hi Chaps Been googling away but can't find what I'm looking for :-( I'm hoping someone could advise please, ideally online somewhere? I've eventually run out of my supply of P-clip/ loops 'not too sure of the technical name.' (should be a jpeg attached. hopefully it worked) My local...
  3. cliffed

    Existing Swa

    Relocating workshop to a new position,this requires Swa supply to be jointed to new position. The original swa is a 10mm 4 core,using sheath as cpc,we are extending this. It's also a 3phase /N supply. I'm ok with this,but the problem I see is the main earth bonding requirements,spoken about...
  4. Wes1000

    Home automation system enclosures

    hi guys, I'm looking for someone with some experience with home automation systems to give some advice on the enclosures. I haven't fitted any before and wondered if they, when fitted in to a din rail enclosure/cabinet, would fall under the catch all of 'switch gear' and have to be fitted in a...
  5. J

    concealed cables to D.B.

    Hi All.. Situation: Full rewire of a house, The distribution board is located in the garrage on the adjacent wall back to back with the house.. The roof level of the garage is below the ceiling of the joists so can't break threw at high level It's my intention to run the cables down/up the...
  6. W

    Where can I buy trendy looking 4 gang floor socket box?

    Looking to move our TV and the myriad of accompanying boxes and cables that comes with it from the corner of our lounge, as that's where the sockets are now, into the area around the middle of the our bay window. I'm looking for a, trendy brushed whatever, 4 gang socket box. Any idea as to...
  7. loz

    Floods on insulated steel buildings

    got a few 100w floods to mount on a newbuild. The walls are clad with insulated cladding, outer tin strip, insulated ion, thin tin strip. I can't get a fixing into the top purling, due to guttering. The client wants the floods mounted between en the top 2 purlins. I was thinking 2 bits of units...
  8. H

    Steel Conduit

    Hi Just got a quick question. I install CCTV systems and want to start using steel conduit instead of PVC. Do I need to ground the conduit if it will only have CAT6 network cable inside. Thanks
    • h901
    • Thread
    • conductive conduit extraneous media steel steel conduit
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. S

    Suggestions for mounting

    Hi guys, I need some suggestions. I have a job next weekend in which the customer has asked for outdoor sockets to be mounted on a steel fixing coming from the ground and I'm stumped with what to use? Any help?
    • Scott Harman
    • Thread
    • mounting sockets steel suggestions
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. Pete999

    Steel Conduit

    I was wondering last night, or should I say wandering, when I were a Lad working with steel and Galv conduit, I distinctly recall the Electricians I was working with always gad me filing the ends of couplers, locknuts etc and also removing the pain from entries into steel enclosures, I know in...
  11. B

    Bonding Stainless Steel Tables In A Kitchen

    Wiring for a new kitchen,client is having all new stainless steel tables,have these all got to be bonded.If yes what size earth cable do you suggest. Regards
    • bluecallum
    • Thread
    • bonding kitchen stainless steel steel tables
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. M

    Steel wire armour

    Hi.....I think I'm being dumb.....when installing 35mm swa cable and then recording it on the schedule of test results sheet ....what conductor size do I log for live and cpc.....thanks in advance...
  13. G

    Cabling to mains water feature pump

    Hi All, Been asked to connect up a mains water feature which comes with a 10m rubber flex. Just wondering if anyone else has done this and how they protected the cable to the pump from mechanical damage. Thanks Geezza
    • geezza
    • Thread
    • cabling feature mains mechanical protection provide pump steel water
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. S

    Earthing Stainless Steel Bench?

    I have been asked to 'earth' a metal/stainless steel bench inside a workshop. The bench is used with hand tools and power tools - there is a socket directly above it where power tools being used are plugged in to. Also staff are complaining of receiving static shocks when touching the bench...
    • SparkB
    • Thread
    • bench earthing stainless steel steel
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. ringer

    Fire resistant clips and singles in trunking

    Current job involves running singles in plastic trunking and conduit. Am fitting fire resistant clips over escape routes but am not too happy using these clips over the singles without any kind of protection against chaffing/cutting into the 'single' insulation. I have been wrapping the metal...
  16. Z

    Question regarding old steel TN Earthing conductor from supply sheath

    I'm a little confused as to where the responsibility lies for the conductor described in the title. You know the type - on old TN supplies where you've got a bare multistrand conductor coming from the sheath to the M.E.T that's always of a fairly piddly CSA. My understanding is that this is the...
  17. B

    Save British Steel Petition.

    I've copied this post from a user on another forum, I haven't seen any mention here so thought I would share. Please help save our country from becoming a nation of bankers, estate agents and insurance salesmen. sign the petition please... https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/126128...
  18. P

    Old MEM board with no main earthing

    Hi Guys, I came across an old MEM board a couple days back with 3871 breakers and 5419 main switch. It was metal board with no earthing and relying on the trunking as mains of earthing (no main bonding). As well as this no RCD protecting to sockets. Obs a fail. Would you code 1 or 2 this...
  19. S

    Conduit back boxes 16mm knockouts

    Don't suppose anybody knows where I can source some 2 gang metal back boxes that are compatible with the old steel conduit systems? Basically need to change a 1 gang to a 2 gang but local wholesalers can't seem to locate anything. The old conduit is about 16mm diameter so knockouts need to fit this.
  20. J

    Earthing & Bonding - Steel framed Building

    Hi. We're currently carrying out an installation in a large steel framed building on an agricultural property. Supply in, is TNS. Supply intake is approx 225m from the new building. We require an 80a 3 phase supply, which has been sized at a 95mm SWA with a 25mm CPC. 300ma TD RCD on main board...
    • John1981
    • Thread
    • bonding building earthing steel supply
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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