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  1. sham

    looking through previous certificate and have a question about disconnection time.

    On a domestic inspection and testing certificate or conditional reports, I always put maximum disconnection time permitted by BS7671 as 0.4 sec. I've been given a testing job for an HMO property and on the previous conditional report, the maximum disconnection time of 0.4 sec is only given for...
  2. 7029 dave

    Pull through then.???...........

  3. Pete999

    Just been lookng through some jobs What do you reckon

    Electricial/Handyman £16,500 per year Tram Driver £21.00 plus per year Reckon our trade has been reduced to that of a DIYer? Kin scandalous
  4. w0z

    Blown through the air? (Mail Online Article)

    Not sure if anyone's seen this article, apologies if someone's already posted about it.
  5. ChipFanDave

    Extractor fan through a timber frame wall.

    Hi any one got some advice on putting a cooker extractor hood discharge through timber frame house wall. Reason I ask is that I use to work (labourer) on timber frame houses a long time ago and think there could be some sort o guide lines related to going through the timber wall and membrane ...
  6. Gary Tollison

    Conduit through brick wall

    hello. Dejavu for some folk, but here’s the scenario: My house is two-storey brick, my shed is 10’x3’ (odd size I know, but the back yard is small) made entirely of wood, no metal at all. The gap between the house wall and shed is 300-400mm. At present there is no power to the shed, so I have...
  7. W

    Cables through drilled joists

    Hello peeps, just looking for clarification on my practices here . In the past , I have taken many cables through the same hole drilled in a joist . Mostly lighting and smoke detector cables , not heavily loaded ones , but on site , time is sometimes critical. Have I followed " normal practice...
  8. Pete999

    Cables running through accessories to feed another circuit.

    There was a post yesterday, can't recall the exact one. I'll start by saying I wouldn't do it and never have, there were several reasons and answers that, although they provided some sort of response, there was never any definitive proof as to whether it was against the BS 7671. Now I don't know...
  9. T

    Seperate circuit passing through light.

    We are rewiring a stair lighting circuit and the door entry supply passes through one of our light fittings which is a seperate circuit from the lights. Is this ok if it is marked up at the DB?
  10. Q

    Drilled through wire sheath, advice to make safe until after Xmas

    Hello, I drilled a hole late last night after a long day and stupidly didn't check the wall directly under the plug socket (I know). The RCD tripped and it appears to have just exposed the copper wires, just the sheath is damaged (pics attached). From a bit of googling it seems there is no...
  11. I

    seperate light circuit not going through main isolator on control panel

    Hi just wondered if someone could clarify the regs for me,got a control panel feeding a machine isolated by a three phase isolator which also turns the lighting off ,but we need the lighting to remain on when the isolator is switched off,what are the current regs regarding this thanks
  12. G

    Earth spike , through wall?

    Hi all, Just fitted a car charger , I need to put an earth spike in but having trouble siting it, the main consumer unit is on the garage wall , directly behind it is earth as the garage is set into the hill if you know what I mean so if I drill through the wall I will hit the mud, is it ok to...
  13. R

    Garage electrics - running cable through garden

    Hi, I have asked an electrician to install electrics in my house's garage. I'm happy with the electrical work he has proposed and quoted for, but I wanted to check his approach to running the cable to the garage. A armoured cable will exit the house through the meter cupboard on a side wall...
    • Rob Fox
    • Thread
    • cable electrics garage garden running through
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. S

    Lighting circuit controlled by a time clock and photo cell through a contactor

    Hi gents, I am going to a job to install some new external lighting on a factory on Monday. There are 5 new circuits to run in total. They want these to be controlled by a time clock an photo cell but also run through a key switch and contactor. It’s been some time since I wired contactors and...
  15. T

    Symbol on new lightbulb - Crossed through bulb?

    Hi, I bought some new lightbulbs the other day (photo attached). On the packaging is a symbol of a bulb in a house, crossed through. Please can anyone advise what the symbol means? Thanks in anticipation!
  16. Amateur

    Ring Final Cable Routing Through Bungalow Loft

    Hi all. I know there is a DIY forum but im really after your expert knowledge rather than fellow DIY'ers/amateurs. With regards to replacing a section of a bedroom ring final circuit in a bungalow loft what is your preferred method of cable routing taking into account insulation and not being...
  17. M

    Drilling holes through concrete slabs

    Hi All I have a domestic two storey house to wire with hollow concrete slabs on the first floor and I was considering drilling all the sockets etc down through the slabs to save the wall tracking. Does anyone know if this is permitted with building regs? Thanks
  18. G

    Bizarre Wiring And Readings Through Upstairs Windows

    Hi I don't know if anyone can help, but I'm very grateful to anyone who can provide input. I won't go into the full story, but my windows upstairs appear to have an electrical current running through them. It's only the windows upstairs. They also set off a radio frequency detector. Even if...
    • Gemma
    • Thread
    • readings through upstairs windows wiring
    • Replies: 88
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. A

    getting a cable through a conduit

    Hi, I am laying a patio and have a 38mm corrugated conduit going across the ground ready to be covered in scalpings, it's 7-8m long but it doesn't have a pull cord though so I was wondering what's the best way to get cable through it. The cable will only power a small foundation pump. Thanks
  20. T

    How not to run cables through insulation

    Just saw this. Great demonstration of how NOT to install insulation round electrical cables. No consideration of the CCC of the cable. Sorry pete, I know this is your job, really.....:D
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