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I’m looking for some advice regarding a recently broken MVHR unit in my flat, model Heatrae Sadia Advance.
The unit is out of warranty and Baxi, who provide product support, have suggested I employ a Heating & Ventilation engineer to diagnose the problem.
Before I do, I would like...
hi everyone, I'm in the process of converting an outbuilding into a granny annex which will have an electric shower installed I've been told I'll need a shower priority unit positioned in the main house next to the cu which will then feed the annex shower directly without need to involve the...
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I hope you are well.
I had a new Alarm Panel installed in January and all was working well until I got a new Consumer Unit installed Last Week which has RCBOs.
The previous Unit was just a Fuse Box.
The Alarm Panel is on its own Circuit connected via a Fused Spur.
The RCBO for the...
Hi, new member here! Thanks for any advice in advance. This week I got a new consumer unit installed. The electrician has just sent me through an EICR certificate. From what I had read I was under the impression that I needed an EIC form rather than an EICR. Is this the case? Is an EICR form...
Hello, I need some help. I'm building a plastic shredding machine for the charity I work for Atlantic Pacific International Rescue Ltd Atlantic Pacific - International Boat Rescue Project - https://www.atlanticpacific.org.uk/
. Its a Shredder Pro designed to Precious plastics specifications...
hi I have a Fantronix aerium midi modern heat recovery unit that i want to wire up. would you be able to run the cables from a fused switch that is a spur from a ring main. any advice appreciated all work i complete will be checked by a qualified electrician. thanks
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Today I failed my first exam on level 3 2365 unit 305 - 625. Gutted Failed by 1 mark, my downfall was the simple questions about distance saddles, types of cable, tray systems etc which I forgot all about.
I just want to know if this will affect my overall mark at the end of the year...
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I went to my local takeaway to do some work and the landlord complained the cost of electrics is really high, of course I've heard this a lot lately nevertheless I went to investigate and noticed this sub meter I installed previously which is giving supply to the tenant a flat above...
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I know the regs say a metal consumer unit must be installed in all new installations, but does anyone know if the same is true of caravans/campervans etc ?
I'm installing electrics into a caravan, so it's a new installation, but it falls under section 7, and it's not clear whether or not a...
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I bought an empty consumer unit for installation in a shed project and now I have no idea how to install the neutral/earth terminals. The DIN rail won't fit the DIN terminals and there's only a space marked for the terminals.
Any help appreciated
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I’m going to try wiring an m unit blue into my motorbike there are a few things I’m not sure about I’ve drawn a wiring diagram does it look ok? which I’ve attached,for the bike which is a 02 600 bandit also I’ve attached the original
Wiring diagram because I’m getting rid of the fuse...
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Been to look at a job today to replace old wylex board.
Feed to unit seen in pictures fed from garage. It 16mm twin and earth.
I’m unable to access cables entering board so would struggle to replace with swa.
Done this loads of times before, but this situation is quite unique so bare with me.
I've been asked to cable up an out building at a country park which is about 30m from another out building which has mains supply already installed from a main building some distance away via a 10mm SWA buried...
Hi I’m just in the process of my L3 and have come around to doing the C&G Unit 104 Design Project. Does anybody have any recommendations of design software I can use on the PC to complete the drawings electronically? Many thanks
I recently had an electrician install a new consumer unit in my cellar. A second electrician, who is subcontracted by my bathroom fitter to carry out electrical work in the bathroom, has said that the cable entry to the fuseboard should be sealed with either fire resistant stuffing glands or...
Running a new circuit to an AC unit, making sure I'm on the right track. The attached chart has the information for this unit which is on column 4.
Maximum overcurrent protection: 30 amps
Minimum circuit ampacity: 19amps
240 volts
It will be running across a rooftop in a pretty hot location...
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I'm getting conflicting stories about this, I wonder if someone could put this to bed once and for all.
I'm replacing a consumer unit in the next few days, and it currently has the common grey tails going from the isolator to the existing consumer unit, one is ,marked "L" then other marked...
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