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    Bathroom fan above shower

    I've just rewired my mates house & got a silavent 240 volt fan for bathroom, he says he wants fan over the shower & obviously this fan would not be suitable for this zone so could anyone recommend a good quality low voltage or inline fan cheers
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    INDIAN BOY BELIEVES HE IS RESISTANT TO ELECTRIC SHOCK

    This 16 year old boy believes he is resistant to electric shocks even high voltage Its claimed he mends supply problems without a shock and also show people he can put live wires in his mouth. He is nick named electricboy. see I'm a human lightbulb! The teen who survives a shocking...
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    Shower with 2.5mm cable

    Hi Today I looked at a bathroom to do a renovation and noticed it had an electric shower with a 2.5mm T&E powered from a 13A FCU Apparently this was tested and a cert was issued by an NICEIC electrician last month. I'm relatively new to this but would have thought it would need to be at...
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    Hybrid without batteries or grid tied with Auto transfer switch? Will it work?

    I am in the process of designing a system for deployment in Southern Africa and looking for some help/input from fellow solar installers and enthusiasts. Their grid is somewhat hopeless and is often turned off due to lack of supply - load shedding. I am looking at the possibilities I have ahead...
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    Megger mft1730 test lead ends. (Red and Green

    Hi, Im new here so please forgive me if this has been covered. I sent my mft1730 off for calebration a month ago and didnt check the contence of the box on its return. Unfortuneately the have lost the red and green tips. Is there anywhere I could find some of these without having to buy the...
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    The problem with learning by wrote and working without calculation

    Firstly I just want to say that working from tables and on site guides can be great for convenience, and this is good. But so often the very presence of these easy and convenient rules of thumb to comply with regulation may prevent a person from developing a deep technical understanding of why...
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    Periodic testing of circuits without turning off

    When carrying out periodic inspections we are always asked whether we have to turn off circuits with critical equipment such as servers. My stock answer is yes but I am told there is a method/meter that can carry out certain tests whilst the circuit remains live without disruption/damage to...
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    JB's under floorboards

    What a ridiculous way of rewiring lights this was. Got L-N fault on lighting in a nursery. No lights on the entire bottom floor. With it being a nursery it's literally impossible to do anything whilst it's open because of the children. Anyway I went tonight to try and trace the fault. Every...
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    Other than recharging, is it possible to check a rechargeable battery?

    I had not used my B&D mini vacuum for a while, went to recharge it but the charger gave no output. Stupidly without checking the price of a new mini vac like the Vax Gator, I bought a new B&D charger but the battery would not recharge. Consequently, for future information I wondered if there...
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    Am i the only one who gets these customers?!

    I cant be the only one... Just had a chap call me asking for a quote, He is apparently building 2 studio flats above his shop. Asked him to forward me the plans to which he replied he had none - but its ok because he knows what he wants (he was on a roll now), 20 double sockets in each, a...
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    Can I test a new install without being registered.

    Basically as above I am a spark and I have my testing certs but work as a service engineer now my cousin had a new db fitted bit hurt he didn't ask me but the guy has fallen out with his tester so the install needs certification so I offered my services but I'm unsure if I can do it without...
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    cable ducting without pulling rope installed

    Hi, Just wandering what to use to get an armoured through a new duct which has been installed prior to me being on site without a pull rope. Longest run is about 30 meters with probably 2 bends and is about 3 inch diameter but is the flexible type with ridges. Will rods go that far and round...
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    Glands without shrouds?

    Personally I think A CW SWA gland looks a lot better in a finished job without the shroud than they do with it, especially when there are 8 RGM glands in a row next to it, but does any one know of any reason why not fitting the shroud would be a problem? The gland is indoors in a dry and heated...
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    2G Socket with USB

    Hi, Ive fitted a couple of makes but i was wondering which of you guys prefer. Looking for good price for quality. I know they have different types ideally i would like a make that has a good spacer to fit just in case i need to extend it out because of back box being to small Neweys sell...
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    PMA - will it turn without a battery attached?

    Hi everyone, Just bought a new Permanent Magnet Alternater with up to 36V DC output. Tried to turn the shaft by hand, won't budge. Wonder if it has to be connect to a battery first. Any one come across PMA (for wind turbine) before? Cheers
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    13 Amp Plugs Without Fuses

    Hi Guys What determines whether a moulded 13 Amp plug requires to be fused? I have in my hand a cable for a 72 watt transformer. one end of the lead has a physically very small moulded unfused 13 plug which is stamped 10A 250VAC. The other end is terminated with a standard moulded female (2.5...
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    Wiring shower fan

    A client wants 2 fans in a bathroom, one for the normal bathroom and one solely for the shower to come on when the shower is switched on. I am not sure how to wire the shower fan because if you put it on a timer the permanent live will be protected by a 45 amp MCB and not 6 amp as it should be...
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    Do I have to do an AM2???

    I have just passed my NVQ pofolio and am just awaiting the certificate for it. I was told my my assessor that I dont need to do an AM2 because I have competed my apprenticeship but when I asked him about being JIB register he wasn't sure if I needed it. Is anyone 100% sure if I need it or not to...
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    Volumetric doser controller without opto-isolator on dry contact input

    Bipolar stepper motor H-bridge MOSFET output transistor burned out together with 100nF ceramic capacitor (in parallel between earth and +24V rail) and resettable PPTC fuse after someone decided to apply 110 AC voltage on dry contact input terminals. They said everything was working for couple of...
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    s plan with underfloor without zone valve.

    Evening all, I'm in the midst of connecting above system, the plumber is adamant it will work without a 2 port but I'm struggling to make sense of it. I've got a system boiler with s plan and a single zone UFH manifold. Could anyone please give me some pointers re wiring without the back feed...

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