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  1. N

    Do I need to upgrade my earth bonding under my sink to pass EICR?

    (Rented property) The current bonding under the sink is 6mm - the electrician said it has to be min 10mm in order to pass the EICR. Is this correct? It looks like the wire has been there since the house was built and electrician said he would have to take a new one from the fuse box and somehow...
  2. Dave OCD

    'Real World' CU upgrade.

    I just thought I'd post up a typical (but smallish) CU replacement done today. Commonly you don't have much if any slack cable to work with and with trying to dress previously connected conductors you're never going to get the same level of neatness as a brand new install. But I think this is a...
  3. T

    Fuse Upgrade SSEN

    I have seen many people saying fuse upgrade from 60A to 80/100A would normally be free. Have anyone requested one with SSEN? They quoted £60 for me which is a reasonable price but just wanted to check if it was meant to be free.
  4. I

    Consumer Unit Upgrade

    I am currently assessing the replacment of an exisiting fuseboard to a new split CU and seek advice that I'm unable to find reference to in 7671. The exisitng fuse board is approximatley 8mtr from the Meter, does the new CU need to be repositioned closer to the meter and all the circuits...
  5. S

    Sockets tripping after board upgrade - should have been rewired

    After updating a consumer unit, from an old rewireable fuse board, one of the socket circuits is tripping when under load. The property should have been rewired as the installation is so dated but the project manager and client didn't want to rewire it. The supply to the flat is approximately...
  6. M

    Upgrade earthing on supply/dno cable

    In my own house the supply cable is paper lead. VIR cloth to the cutout. The earthing is a clamp round the lead sheath with bare metal strands from the clamp to a small earth bar. I have a 5mm bolt and some washers and I was considering adding a 16mm earth from the bolt on the clamp to a new 8...
  7. B

    Non contact voltage indicator - upgrade

    Hello electricians, My current ncv indicator I think has had it, and wanted an upgrade. I’ve seen this Sagab VOLTSTICK LV50 AC Voltage Detector | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sagab-VOLTSTICK-LV50-AC-Voltage-Detector/193808447576?hash=item2d1fe23858:g:jSQAAOSw-wZf2zTy on eBay and wanted...
  8. M

    VA 2015 code Question with bonding and grounding for service upgrade

    Hello, I am working in the state of VA and they use the 2015 State of VA code. I am upgrading to a 400 amp service the meter base supports two panels dual lugs in it. One panel will be a 200 breaker "MAIN" and other will be future use. I know how to wire most of it but really unsure how I would...
  9. R

    Need to upgrade my tester

    My ten year old Megger MFT1553 is nearing the end of its life so 2022 will see it replaced. What is the current decent MFT out there? I’m quite liking the Fluke 1664 FC at the moment but cannot discount the Megger range. Must do all 18th Ed tests and EV Chargers, robust and easy to use.
  10. W

    Planning for Car charger and upgrade to garage circuit

    Hi, I am having a new patio laid next year, and would like to lay some cable underneath it in preparation for a car charger so that the installer doesn't need to run the cable around the house when it is done (The fuse board is on the opposite side of the house to the garage). I also have an...
  11. J

    UK Dis board position change and upgrade, cable compliance issues

    Hi, I think I may have helped hold the gun in the shooting of my own foot… Been combining TP dis boards into a single board, after a workshop extension. Quite a few 4 core 1.5mm SWAs feeding fixed equipment, like TP drills lathes and the like – all fed via 16A breakers on the old board. Lots...
  12. T

    Upgrade gas hob to induction hob

    hello, we have recently brought a new build house and we want to upgrade our gas hob for an induction hob, we have already brought the hob which requires 32AMP and is 7.4KW power our house layout makes it a little tricky and expensive to rewire a new circuit through (which we should have...
  13. D

    UK EICR upgrade question

    Do an EICR and possible upgrade question! Domestic premises, TNCS, ZE 0.34 (yes quite close to max!) main fuse 60a and at some point the CU has been moved from garage to indoors, approx 8 meters away. No fused isolator 25mm tails and 10mm main earth. So I put the main earth as a C3 and the...
  14. H

    Do I need to upgrade my service panel?

    Hey all, I've got a question about a new apartment I'm getting. I recently had a home inspection done on it and the inspector noted that my panel was double tapped and drawing what might be a little too much power for its rated size. The apartment is a 700 sqft one bedroom and all appliances...
  15. A

    Upgrade tails on CU replacement?

    Hi. I have my NAPIT first assessment soon and I replaced a CU in a house which has 16mm2 consumer tails in place. I did not upgrade the tails to 25mm2, so my question is should I have upgraded them or am I allowed to leave the existing tails in place? I do not know the rating of the DNO cut-out...
  16. Lister1987

    Milwaukee M12 chuck upgrade?

    Got myself a 10-45mm step drill bit to enlarge a 32mm knockout to take a 40mm tails gland - didn't realise the test rig didn't have a 40mm knockout, nor my gland a 32-40mm converter. Got a cheap cheerful one from Amazon, thinking it would easily fit the M12 chuck only to discover it's...
  17. Lister1987

    Cable ID collars (often found after a meter upgrade

    Trying to find where I can hold of what I would call plastic phase identifying lugs/grommets - blue or brown in colour and slides over meter tails to ident line or neutral (yes I know tape works too), I've tried every combination of words I can think of but keep comIng up empty.
  18. G

    DIY upgrade lights to LED in room converted to office

    I rent an old property so need to minimise any changes to it. My office is a large room (6m x 7m) with a single bayonet pendant light socket which eats thru 100W bulbs and as I get older I'm finding that there is insufficient light. So I purchased some LED light panels to install over my desk...
  19. O

    Bigger panel or upgrade service?

    Hey guys, I just purchased a home that was built in 1960. It has a 100 amp service coming Into the house with only 12 breakers in the panel. A buddy of mine who is familiar with electrical keeps hounding me to upgrade the service to 200 amps. I don’t think I really need 200 amps. I was...
  20. PEG

    Self-isolating? ... time to upgrade knowledge...

    Hello,during the present and future downtime,folk may be experiencing,it is worth noting,that it presents an opportunity,to investigate some skill gaps,we may not usually have chance to fill. It could be business related,or otherwise,and not limited to the keypad....in the past,i have explored...

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