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On a job at the moment and trying to
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I have years of...
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I have a book on domestic wiring which says that everywhere there is a change in current carrying capacity along a circuit there must be some...
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I recently moved out of my rented property, and as expected, my landlord is attempting to withhold a significant portion of my...
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I was looking at my dishwasher and it has this metal plate with these markings.
I am confused about the meaning of "10/16A" - does that...
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I have been using Easy cert for years and it seems as Brian and whom ever used to work for him before don't want to answer the phone...
Okay, this is probably going to be a really stupid question, but I'm hoping someone can point out my error.
We have spotlights all over our...
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Below is a picture of the board and also the type of RCBO I want to fit in...
Further to discussion on another thread about whether BS7671 regs are different for rented properties.
I say no.
Building regs and fire regs...
Hi, I am just wondering if there is anybody out there interested in allowing me to do a little voluntary work with your company to gain a little...
Greetings, I am homeowner and looking to confirm if I will need earth boding to water pipes.
There is already earth boding near Gas meter and the...
i have just started my course as a trainee electrician...some advice on the following will be appreciated:
I have a spare 16 and 32A MCB (RCD...
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Got a vent axia TX6 6” fan I need to replace.
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Every so often (twice in the last two days) when running the hot...
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Dismantling this air conditioning unit . simple as it looks?
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I'm currently wiring a small commercial premises. 3 phas incoming supply, 16sq cables
As it is in an urban...
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I've just identified as cause of lighting circuit tripping in consumer unit a low volts ceiling light with laride transformer taking in...
I was wondering what is the cheapest option to get a (legitimate) copy of the EN standards, such as IEC/EN 62305 on lightening protection?
I...
Hey everyone, working on a new build house and outside garage is wired up like this, however customer wants a Garage Consumer Unit instead of the...
The electrician that installed my cooker circuit put in 10mm cable with a 32a fuse, a 45a cooker switch and 10mm cable to the backplate for behind...
I would like to reuse a 10mm cable to provide a ring circuit in an area. The cable is currently used for an electric shower, still connected at...
Just wondering if someone could help provide an explanation as to why this might be the case when testing an RCBO. Testing the RCBO at the DB...
Client has had a meter installed for a new consumer unit in their shop they are looking to rent out the spare space for a barber shop so they want...
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I recently started my Electrical technical NVQ - 5357 and wanted to ask if anyone could recommend any dvds/books that may guide me on how...
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A few months ago I fitted a change over switch to an electric oven/hob and a converted to electric aga stove, stopping them being used at the same...
Doing some work in a commercial restaurant/kitchen the builders had already boarded and plastered the walls meaning my only viable route is to use...
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Hi all, what is the best way to configure surge protection in domestic dwellings when you have multiple consumer units?
Does each consumer unit...
We have a customer in a large office block with all power in the building fed from an Electrak plug in busbar system. Lots of desks, lots of...
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I have just found out that a family member who is having some Building work done has been advised to insulate above the Kitchen...
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End terrace early 20thC house:
Supply:
I've not seen the likes of this before in a house...
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I have a job where customer has two families one families lives upstairs and one family will live downstairs.
As the property is going through...
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