I have little experience and I'm looking for help, I need to put 2way wiring in a old pre fabricated steel house, the trouble I'm having is that I can't get the path for the wire, I put my rods up from the bottom but I just won't go and I'm nowhere near the loft, can any one please help!!
Customer
Hi,
You fitted a consumer unit for us about 10 months ago.
You
Yes that's right, how can I help ?
Customer
Well the thing is I have just been browsing websites, and I have found the consumer unit you fitted is no longer compliant.
You
Yes there are new regulations concerning the...
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this is a domestic refurb I have looked at but the builder has created a bathroom using steel stud work. This is going to be fully enclosed with plasterboard but I would have to run some cables in it. He used the steel because there was just enough left from a previous job, all other...
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Recently been to a property that requires a board change but got no main switch. Usually the service fuse has no tag (lol) so i simply remove fuse crack on an re insert.
today i came across one were it had a big steel covering. On the PIR it had been picked up as "unable to access supply...
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Anyone ever had a look at this type of mounting system before? I've been talking to a European manufacturer who has some very interesting tensile steel solutions that can not only be used for "standard" requirements, but also offer some clever solutions for array locations normally...
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I am going to buy a set of these, below, you can get a set of three, 20mm, 25mm and 32mm I think it was.
I had a go with them in Eddies the other day as the Armeg bloke was there, I have to say I was very impressed with them.
Acceler8% Sheet Steel Holesaws
What do you use and do you...
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Following my threads about using structural steel for the earth...
Well, today was in the area and stopped by the office where the EV charger is going and they are building this building right next door to it, its exactly the same, I stopped and as it happens I managed to speak with the...
Recently went to a job that another lad on our firm had started to give him a hand.
A 3 phase supply has been installed to a steel container ( 16 mm2 4 core SWA , and separate 16mm2 earth ). The container is to temporarily house medical gas/ vacuum pumps that supply various wards on our local...
How's this for a means of earthing this steel conduit is acting as a tt arrangement, although brilliant ze readings, 6.41 ohms 34a. What do you all think to this.
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Called to a mates job today to help out, the premises are gonna be a mechanics garage, which is a steel structure embedded in concrete, now I noticed that he's taken the supply for the new premises from the garage next door which is also owned by the customer, I'm assuming he's...
Just checking that I am required to install a 300ma RCD supplying the structure as per 740.410.3 (it cost £8k to put up so is not exactly temporary).. Used to store vehicles.
Well I just got myself an apprenticeship :grin: and was wondering what brand would be best for steel cap boots, also do electricians tend to wear a certain colour like black or honey coloured (sounds stupid I know lol)
What brand of tools would be good to start off with, mainly the basics like...
In a house where steel supports have been put in . Cables will have to be run beside these girders. The cables are resting on the metal but these don't need to be earthed ?
Do they ?
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Got a job where I need to run cables round outside of building under 50mm of lime render, need to put it in capping.
Where can I get 3mm steel capping? Any ideas as im struggling to find it.
quick question does steel conduit need bonding at the start and finish of the run, because i have a job coming off soon replacing some metal twin fan extract units to plastic inline fans, at the moment the conduit it attached to the fan and the fan is earthed via a separate cpc in the conduit...
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I have a pond filter, that has a short (3-4m) run of flex to a junction box, and I want to protect it, but can't decide on the best conduit. The flex will be discreet but not buried, and will run with the hoses from the filter across a flowerbed. (It's at risk of boots & hand trowels...
can I wire a house in flexible conduit and singles ?, as done in other parts of Europe, there does not seem to be any specific info in BS7671 or part P,
Let me explain further
I have 20 years experience uk trained ,i have done commercial and domestic but I have also pent a few years working in...
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Been asked to perform some remedial works on site....lot of which is Missing 100mm galvanised trunking lids missing.
Can they be bought alone ? ( as i cant find them ) or will the whole trunking section needs to be replaced ?
does anybody have any better ideas ?
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