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  1. J

    ali/tinned copper twin and earth

    Hi guys. Is it ok to spur off a old socket that's wired in the old twin/earth cable its either tinned copper (conductors and earth is sranded) or aliminium as iv heard metals can react with one another.thanks
  2. R

    Twin & earth from meter to board

    Hi guys, I've got a 6mm T&E leaving the suppliers meter and supplying an old 3036 wylex in front of me and the meter is sealed. Never come across this before. I'm sure the house can handle the load but is the twin & e acceptable? Cheers
  3. B

    joining of twin and earth cables.

    I have come to a site to assist the install if fire protection equipment. Another contractor is doing the main electrical wiring. Working with one of them I observed him joining a 2.5 T&E ring cable under floorboards. I expected him to use a new style maintenance free joint box (e.g. the Ashley...
  4. E

    Twin & earth

    Hi, has anyone noticed Joe public can buy twin & earth at Screwfix for nearly the same price a skilled part p approved experienced Sparky can at the merchants he been using for 20 years. Doesn't seem right to me.
  5. M

    Thorn ip rated twin strip light flashes but doesn't stay on

    Hi all, I have a thorn ip rated twin strip light in my loft which is not staying on. Basically when i switch the switch the light flashes a couple of times and then stops and doesn't come on. This is one of the lamps that doesn't have a little cylindrical starter in it but has the gubbins...
  6. G

    Using 4" drain pipe clamps to run twin in.

    I was just wondering if anyone had been made to use 4" drain pipe clips to run t+e in. I've been rewiring a primary school recently and the firm i've been subbying to supplied 400 pipe clips instead of any other form of containment. The clips are fixed to timber joists with about 3" left...
  7. A

    Dewalt 10.8V twin pack at Screwfix

    Hi Guys, Anyone used either of these drills in the Dewalt 10.8V twin pack at Screwfix? http://www.*************/p/dewalt-dck211s2-gb-10-8v-drill-driver-impact-driver-twin-pack/55341?cm_mmc=Email-_-E12W13C-_-Standard-_-DeWaltTwinPack Special offer at £150 at the moment. Thanks for any feedback
  8. I

    Finding a cable break twin and earth lighting if possible in a wall.

    Hi all, just thought i would try and find a solution on how to find where a cable could be broken in a wall? The break as i am putting it together with insulation test shows cable broken in the wall in the switch wire (so flashing disco lights) not good. A few years ago the house...
  9. J

    Using twin & earth for sub board

    I've been wiring up my shed and just want to check this is acceptable.. A SWA cable is ran from the CU to the shed (about 10 meters) but where it enters the shed is too short so my plan is to run a normal twin & earth from a junction box to the subboard (2 meters). Simply to save me buying more...
  10. S

    Red & Black twin & earth

    Can you still alter or repair circuits using the above cabling within an all red & black wiring installation?
  11. W

    10mm Twin and Earth

    100 Metres for sale .. open to sensible offers :-)
  12. E

    Old Twin and earth conductors and cpc?

    Hello, This is the first time iv came across anything like this and i went to quote this fuseboard for a upgrade yesterday and had a look inside and did all the required testing and inspecting and said id get back to them with a date when i can do the installation but came across one slight...
  13. S

    Is a 1.5mm twin + cpc ring main ok for two 2kW panel heaters??????

    I have been asked to carry out intial testing and inspection of a large, new commercial project and have came across a ring main wired in twin + cpc 1.5mm cable, which serves two 2kW panel heaters. The cables are clipped direct for part of the run and for the remainder they are within an...
  14. zap

    Flat twin and earth in mini trunking - which installation method?

    Greetings, Is this allowed? It would appear from BS7671(17th) that the installation reference number is 8 or 9 with a reference method 'B' for determining the current carrying capacity of the cable. However, the anomaly is that table 4D5 doesn't include a column for method 'B'. Can anyone...
  15. 2

    The integrity of 2.5mm "flex" vs. Twin & Earth

    Is there any rule, as per the regs, that states that flexible cable can or should not be joined with T&E for the purposes of extending? When I say "flex" of course I mean the stuff that you can twist the cores with your fingers vs T&E, which is a lot tougher and requires a tool, but is still...
  16. R

    Twin and Earth with Twin Earth?

    My parents appear to have a twin and earth cable connecting the main switch to the CCU, it has two earths both of stranded copper, but twisted together separately. I think the Lines are 10mm2. Anyone seen this before?
  17. W

    Sunnyboy 4000TL twin mppt

    A few days ago I had installed a sunny boy 4000tl inverter. 16 suntech stp240s-20wd panels 8 east and 8 west (2strings) 3.84kWp The display alternates between strings. But string 2 shows 0v always. The system has been generating between 1kWh and 3.4kWh per day. They are going to come out...
  18. M

    Twin DNO Supply

    Hello all, discovered our new house purchase has a strange main cutout supply (well i've not seen this before) i'm sure i've read about something similar on here before but can't find it now. The main cutout appears to have 2 supply cables to it , could one be a feed or a tap off for next door...
  19. M

    old colors twin and earth - two red

    Hi was it common practice to use twin and earth on light switches with two red cores and one sleeved earth?
  20. Rockingit

    Stanley Max Xtreme twin

    I bought one as an impulse buy at a builders merchants of mine last week, as thought it was a great idea with potential as an SWA wire strip tool and only £8 on my rates. I've just sent Stanley an email complaining of how poor the blade change is (almost impossible) and subsequently seen loads...

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