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  1. G

    Chasing cable in a ceiling

    I wonder if anyone can advise me about some work I have done in my living room in regard to the building regulations. I needed to install a light in the centre of the room. I could not access the joists from via the floorboards upstairs due to the fact a bathroom floor had recently been tiled...
  2. T

    Swa through scaffold

    My work is erecting a scaffold as part of rough cast project.There is a SWA on the house which is enclosed in steel capping. Does the scaffold require to be earthed as under fault conditions the scaffold would become live? It might be a concentric cable so my understanding of this is that if...
  3. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Route through a wall

    For al you inexperienced people out there
  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. T

    Underfloor heating fault

    Hello, I have electric underfloor heating in our bedroom under ceramic tile. there are two systems wired to one touch screen stat, (1x15m & 1x5m) they were installed about 2 years ago and worked great for about 8 month. now the larger one does not heat up? i have tried wiring it direct to the...
  6. H

    RLC in Parallel - Calculating instead of Drawing

    Morning all, Last night at college we moved on to RLC circuits in parallel, the type you'd typically find in a fluorescent light to correct power factor. We drew out some parallelograms to work out the true current usage and power factor after adding a capacitor. The lecturer said that's all...
  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. HappyHippyDad

    Which Makita drill driver?

    I currently have a Makita 453 and 459. I like them both but they don't really have enough umphh if I want to get through something tough. I'll definitely be sticking with Makita and have seen the DDF458 which has a max torque of 58/91nM which I think would be fine or maybe even the 481 but that...
  9. F

    price

    Been asked to price to replace 150 fluorescent tubes in a workshop. High up lights but I will provide a cherrypicker. Was thinking about a day for cost's etc but really cant make my mind up. Its a big guess
  10. Adie moore

    BTW line work around

    lady I've just been out to quote for wants, among other things, a new slave socket. outside the house is a junction box joining the supply cable to the master on the other side of the wall. going through the wall is a 3 pair cable. can I use the spare cores to come back out to the junction box...
  11. Leesparkykent

    gekko gripper

    super rod gekko gripper youtube - Bing video - https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=super+rod+gekko+gripper+youtube&view=detail&mid=69C636ED46FEF8DADA4C69C636ED46FEF8DADA4C&FORM=VIRE Any one used 1? looks like a hand bit of kit to have
  12. T

    What regulation does L shape chase come under

    I am told a chase I did was dangerous and should never be done in this way. My thinking was considering all things it was in safe zones and is not dangerous. I would appreciate opinions on the matter please. The other part of the picture is where the client claims a scratched pipe when drilling...
  13. W

    fire-stopping cables passing through a ceiling

    i am working in a block of flats, i have Twin&e cable through a ceiling to a light fitting, the cable penetrates the fire barrier which is double plaster board construction. whats the best way of fire-stopping?
  14. K

    Veto pro MC

    Hi all, I'm looking for veto pro MC I've had an LC before (brought through this forum) and loved it but I sold it (again through here) when my needs changed. Pm me if you're thinking of moving one on. Thanks, Kevin
  15. B

    Cable in narrow space - how to fix it?

    10mm 2+e must run in a 30mm wide gap under floor between wall and joist. Must also be >50mm from surface or enclosed in earthed metal or impenetrable armour. The distance is only 1m. It is not possible to reach 50mm down the gap to fix nail/screw in cable clips. Would any of the following...
  16. J

    Have you used the underfloor store?

    Hey there all. I'm after some Heatmiser neoair kits and found this website. UnderfloorStore.co.uk I've got a page with The Underfloor heating Store open but the above website is slightly cheaper. Anyone used them before?
  17. Pete999

    Resistance explained

    Well I never knew that
  18. Pete999

    Scarey incidents on site

    I was about 17/18 working on a housing contract with an Electrician, the year? about 1965. During that time it was permissible to drop cables down the cavities on new houses, this was a high spec site 4/5 bed detached houses. The carpentry contract was let to a gang of Brothers from Bristol, a...
  19. Pete999

    It Beggars Belief

    Put the freakin lock nut on before you slide the box in the drywall, oh yeah
  20. H

    Anti Corrosive Fluorescent Fittings

    Does anyone else ever have problems with anti corrosive fluorescent fittings giving way. The base seems to become brittle overtime causing the fitting to giveway even when using washers. Just back from a job where the fitting had dropped from the ceiling. Luckily it didn't fall on anyone. Any...

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