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hi guys. just trying to find out if i am right about something. when installing new circuits in a kitchen (cooker, under floor heating and ring...
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I've been asked to write a...
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Just got back from mums for christmas and was having a nose round her consumer unit after a light popped and tripped the circuit. I...
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I was just wondering if anyone out there could explain how to calculate the impedance of a circuit containing combinations of the above. For...
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got loads of replies but still puzzzled on what we can do about feeding smoke alarms?
have put in some regs quotes from the...
Is replacing a shower considered a like for like replacement?
The particular circuit has no RCD.
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first problem- water heater 8kW, separate circuit. Do I need put a switch between Fuse board and water heater?
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another problem - 14kW...
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My lap top is 18V. I amusing 10V 4000mAH battery.
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I have just been to look at my first potential job since getting 17th Ed and Dom Installer qualificaion.
I need to install 2 outside...
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Just...
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I am fitting a oven with a separate electric hob
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Can anyone give me a quick answer on whether or not the 16th Edition permitted the non-use of RCDs for additional protection?
I've just had a...
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2.What are the...
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been to house to install some additional lights to a circuit and found at board there is no cpc on that circuit. However there is a earth...
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Why well I tried to do Test 1 on App C...
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Just finished building a 30sqm shed from concrete blocks and now need some electrics in there
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anyone dealt with one before. Got a situation with one now. There is a double socket behind cooker fed from 32a mcb. The existing cooker runs from...
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i was asked to have a look at a oven for a mate of my brothers he said it was making a fizzing noise which i replied...
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I am not a qualified electrician, just a general...
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have been doing a rewire in a bungerlow and calculated 2.5 ring main on 32A fine as insulation <100mm
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a switch fused spur, sparks when the switch is flicked off only. when it is switched on it dosent any ideas wot it could be? lose cable?
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Why common yacht AC electrical system use dual circuit braker?
I want technical explanation since I allready heard it is safety precaution...
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