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  1. G

    Old Style Fuse Box

    Guys, Just finishing off a lean to extension to the rear of my house, I have a sparky coming out at the weekend to give us a quote for a couple of sockets and some downlight wiring, my question is I have an old style fuse box, is there a legal requirement to get this replaced for RCD consumer...
  2. H

    Metrel Firmware Upgrade

    Just created a quick tutorial for upgrading the firmware on a Metrel MFT so that it has the AMD3 figures installed. There'll be no awards for production quality of the video, but hopefully it will get you sorted. Also, I have a serial-USB adapter to do this with (obviously) - if you don't want...
  3. E

    Upgrade to Smart Heating Controls on an existing system

    I rent out a holiday cottage in the middle of nowhere (Inverie, Knoydart..only accessible by boat) and would like to be able to control the system over the Internet , IPad /iPhone app. The controls would I think also need to be operated in the house , not using an app/Internet. The house has...
  4. HappyHippyDad

    earthing upgrade

    Western Power arriving soon. Said they will charge to upgrade earth to Tncs from TT. Is this right. Thought it was free. Typing fast.. sorry for poor grammar.
  5. P

    Poultry house - upgrade to solar

    Hi all I am a poultry farmer based in Zambia. For reasons I won't bore you with now, we are being blessed with up to 9hrs/day of national grid load shedding, which we are told is only set to get worse (it may rise to 12hrs/day). Currently my 2 rearing houses (55m x 11m) each comprise of the...
  6. P

    Hot tub installation upgrade of cable help please

    I am buying myself a hot tub which requires a 6mm/32 amp service. I have a garage unit which has a spare to fit this extra supply to (no problem). i have measured the diameter of the cores on the SWA cable running from the weatherproof junction box outside of my house to the garage and the flat...
  7. S

    Kitchen LED Upgrade

    Hi guys! Currently in the middle of completely replacing my kitchen (hasnt been done since the 70's) and at the same time whilst I have the walls exposed I have also re wired. I am looking at installing the 15mm ish recessed LED lighting in the plinths and also some LED ribbon under the...
  8. F

    upgrade or not

    question a mate of mine who has a few houses, has just had an eicr carried out due to change of occupancy and the electrician has said the earth to gas and water wants up grading to 10mm . problem is the whole house as laminated flooring which posses a big problem for him he tells me . the...
  9. C

    C.U Upgrade & Short cables...

    Hi all. I have been meaning to ask this for quite sometime. It seems to be common practice for a few electricians, some of which have been sparky for over 30 years, to had a small length of cable by adding a terminal block. Is this really allowed? It seems that if cables are short then...
  10. P

    Upgrade of current setup SouthWest

    Upgrade of current setup. The current setup on my house is 14 Upsolar up240p polycrystalline panels at 105 degrees, feeding into a Fronius igtl3.0 inverter. It is ok but the power drops off after midday so I'd like to expand it. It was put in, in February 2012 so has the higher rate of FIT...
  11. M

    Consumer unit upgrade TT system

    Appreciate a bit of advice regarding this that I'm doing in the morning- Consumer unit upgrade in house with 6mm gas & water bonding existing (leaving bonding as it is). Existing rod in house with 6mm up to CU. (Existing install) From a TT system in the house there is a 2.5/1.0 T&E running to...
  12. S

    DNO upgrade

    how easy / difficult is it to get DNO to upgrade from 60A to 100A main cut out im in swansea so swalec (i think)
  13. N

    Alternator upgrade

    Hello everybody, newbie here on the scrounge for info. My alternator is faulty on my motorhome and I can't find a 140amp replacement locally but I can find a 110 amp version of the same Bosch part. If I change the regulator which I can get cheaply enough then will this increase the max Amps out...
  14. L

    3 phase contactor upgrade

    Afternoon guys, I have got myself a little pickle. I went to machine today and a fuse on the supply to the machine is blowing. I think I have soured the fault to the faulty coil on my contactor I am going to replace it with this...
  15. M

    Upgrade of light system

    Hello, We are upgrading the light circuits in an industrial area. The excising lights are old fluorescent lights. For the new ones it has been suggested to use a light with the following properties: T8 fluorescent light 230 V,2x36W., High frequency ballast electronic starter, given inrush peak...
  16. A

    Switch Panel upgrade

    If an fuses for existing spare switched fuse unit within a switch panel is now obsolete (GEC Alsthom) then is it going to be a case of upgrading the whole panel if I want to add a new circuit? That could turn a £500 job into about a £10k job. I suspect I could get the parts off eBay but they...
  17. W

    Part P advice and possible 17th ed upgrade

    Good evening electricians! I'm after your expertise. Have just joined the forum today. A bit about myself, I currently have an NVQ 3 in engineering, city and guilds Lv 3 (2330) 16th edition, HNC Lv 5 electrical engineering and PLC programming and currently doing my degree in engineering. My...
  18. Gazthesparky

    Thoughts on distribution board upgrade

    Got called out to a hairdressers yesterday after they were receiving shocks from a hair straiteners Got there to find a single phase consumer unit no RCDs in site and no main earth or bonding at all So remedy that by putting a temp earth rod in and bonding to water and gas I have said that...
  19. M

    Electrics Upgrade Advice

    Hi, I just joined today as a new member and tried to post a new thread in the 'DIY Electrical Advice' sub-forum, but it appears to be locked. If this is not an appropriate forum for my questions may be somebody could copy it to the right one or point me towards another forum. Thanks...
  20. N

    House and Garage Upgrade

    Hi All, First of all, I'm new here. Second, I would have posted in the DIY forum, but it appears to be the only one I don't have permission to contribute to. Having said that, his isn't a DIY question, but an unqualified one: Forgive me if this touches on many of the threads that I've read...

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