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  1. R

    Changing thick cooker wire for standard plug wire at socket

    Hi I am attempting some DIY I had the wire installed as I was going to have an electric cooker. This changed and I now just want to put a double switched socket in the hole. Could someone please tell me how I can convert the wire so it is smaller and fits in the back of a standard switched...
  2. C

    Can I drill through a 4 stud thick column to run one 12/2 wire?

    I'm running one 12/2 wire through a wall and I ran into a structural column. It is 4 studs thick. Can I drill through this column to run my wire? 1575333614 Just wanted to add that I'm trying to add an electrical outlet to the wall.
  3. K

    Downlights in 50mm thick plasterboard

    Morning all, I’ve been off the tools for the last 20 years but have kept myself up to date with the regs and what’s going on in general, however I am struggling with this and wondered if any more up to date sparkles can help. It is my own kitchen extension which has a vaulted ceiling, the...
  4. D

    Why? Is metal conduit so thick

    I have been given a short length of Emt tube from America , which is basically their ‘go to’ produce for surface wiring. It is thinner than our version and much easier to bend than our version. I would say it’s not much thicker than copper plumbers pipe. But imo offers good mechanical strength...
  5. John Hutton

    Thick Architect needs Help!!!

    All the RCBO information I see online only show the outgoing cable and the built in N (in) going to the N terminal connectors and FE wires . None show the return wires as in a ring circuit. The L and E wires are obvious but where does the return N connect to. The N terminal bar or to the...
  6. Doomed

    being thick

    16mm 3 core swa single phase clipped direct outside (shaded) on a 63 B type 60898 Do I really mean that the maximum length is 68m, or am I being really thick tonight? Trying to look at a way of providing more power to an outlet pillar that happens to be the furthest point from the supply cabinet...
  7. R

    Crimped copper pipe filled with grease from a stepdown transformer

    Hi. I'm 16 and studying electrical installations L2 at college. The stepdown transformers near my house recently got changed for new ones and I found a short piece of thick walled copper pipe underneath where the transformer is. The copper pipe has a relatively thick wall, filled with grease...
  8. E

    380 volt

    A friend of mine has just bought a pizza oven and the rating looks like 380 volt single phase at 4.5kW. Any idea how I can connect this to our current supply ? It's definitely single phase as the thick flew coming out of the unit is only 3 core (live, natural, earth)
  9. R

    Thick plasterboard wall?

    Not stricly an electrical question so apologies if this is the wrong place to ask... Has anyone ever come accross a dividing wall which appears to be solid/thick plasterboard? Drilling in for fixing trying to feel for the cavity and drill bit emerged in room next door. Wall seems to be...
  10. R

    Sorry if i'm being a bit thick but..Design and Verification.

    I'd like to investigate the idea of doing the 'Design and verification' course as (I always knew it anyway). I'v did NVQ 3, 2330, 2391, HNC etc etc but never quite round to this one. The trouble I'm having is working out is what they call it nowadays!! (i.e what numbers as it all seems to have...
  11. uksparks

    Where can I find 3mm thick steel capping

    Hi, 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.
  12. D

    3 layers of plasterboard stud wall

    Hi, has anyone else ever come across a stud wall that consists of 3 layers of plasterboard just stuck together. I thought it i had a nice easy job of cutting out a couple of fastfix boxes and fishing tv and Power cables into loft but as i was cutting out the boxes i realised it was a bit...
  13. C

    are some people really that thick

    was bored so i thought i would have a gander on ebay to see if anything interesting was on, saw an electric fire so i read the add, and it says slight little mark on it and it is only blowing cold air then it says i have had it checked out and it only needs a fuse, so being bored i thought i...
  14. C

    Thick insulated plasterboard at first fix

    Looking at a rewire on an old cottage and just discovered that the walls are to be lined with an insulated plasterboard which is about 65mm think, so when fitted to the wall I guess 75-80mm from finished surface to original wall. I was wondering how best to do the first fix since normal...
  15. L

    Am I being thick?

    4kwp array. 20 degree pitch. Two Strings. Data below taken on a clear sunny day, the system is under load/generating. My problem is I can't work out whether the numbers are as expected / there's an array issue as comparing with a nearby array it seems to produce less power / or I just stop...
  16. I

    Just being thick or blind!!!

    Right, can anyone tell me how I can change this Ficking Avatar so I am not just a shaded body?? I've gone into my profile and can't seem to find anwhere that I can change/upload a picture to replace, only to change the colour schemes. Cheers
  17. G

    Cable glands for thick metal sheet

    Hi, Just wondering if anyone knows of a gland for protecting a cable through 6-8mm thick metal? I could drill and tap ordinary glands but I have loads to do and looking for easier option. I am considering using bushings but would prefer thight fitting gland Cheers
  18. M

    ECS card and me being thick!

    Right here goes. Self employed, know work so im going to do a bit of the dreaded agency work(Dont start lads please stay on topic) All said Agency work wants a JIB card(Or rating at least) Rang JIB, They said they changed it from Improver to "Trainee" levels 1 to 3. They said i "should" get...
  19. M

    Am I just thick or what???

    Hi all, I've been browsing though this forum with much interest tonight, as I ain't been able to as much as I'd like to have recently due to work and the domestic situation - which is another story. Anyway, I degress. As I've said, I've been glancing though some of the various posting on the...
  20. M

    What formulas will I need to know to pass City and Guilds level 2?

    I know the basics- Ohms law, Power, Joules, C.S.A and Length. But I am not so clear on Lenz's law, Faradays law and some others which I can't even remember. Sorry if I come across a bit thick, This is my first year of electrics.

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