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Big thumbs up to dragon-av. Thanks for the tips & link for kit. All in & working & one very happy customer. Cheers mate. :)
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New to this site, just got a bit of a problem that i need a little help with. 100 amp 300 ma time delayed RCD feeding DB with 100 amp 30 ma...
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Hello everyone, I wonder if anyone can help me? My name is Megan, I am 26, I am a British citizen and moved to the USA a few years ago and...
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The 110V CTE is safer than 230V as you will only get a 55V belt. I believe you have to view the human body as a fixed resistor and apply Ohms law...
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2 core or 3 core SWA??? For exterior lights? HI chaps for garden lighting is in acceptable to use 2 core SWA? or should you use 3 core and earth...
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what would or wouldnt happen if you put a board on a tn-c-s pme system instead of an incoming mains switch? forgive me for sounding thick but im...
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hi ladies and gents. were gettin some pretty major electrics done at the moment and i was having a look at the lighting circuits the electricians...
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Anybody no of a good place to get my multi tester calibrated as i used CEF last year and it took them 5 weeks to get it back to me which is no...
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Hi guys have asked this question before but not a great response. do they use S W A in other countries like here ? know we got a kiwi in here do...
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I am positive that hundreds of you can help me to understand better... I would like to take a Part P course (EAL Domestic Installation) 5 days...
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Hi, I have a garage in a block just outside my back gate. I wish to supply power to it but am concerned with the regulations regarding cabling...
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A neighbor has asked me if i can test his caravan that has been stood over the winter. As i've never been ask to test a caravan before i was...
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hi all , fitted new consumer unit and blew meter fuse now in darkness anyone any ideas why?
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2330 202 sample questions 2 Sorry no answers yet will follow :D
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Brought two blue led spotlights for inside an car interior that fit inside the cigeratte lighter but the girlfriend hates them so want to power...
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hi sparks! was looking for some sound advice for someone in the know. been a electrician for seven years with the same company i done my...
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I have 3 wall lights that are connected to a double light switch (the 2nd switch is for the light on the ceiling). I want to remove the wall...
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on a new installation, do you have to channel the wall out before running cables down or can you just nail the cables to the wall (with...
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Evening To You All, Can Anyone Tell Me If Its A No,no To Run 6mm Earth From Ring Main To Use As A Feed For , Supplementary In The Bathroom For...
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Hi All, Anyone have any ideas or tricks on getting caping nails into old brick walls?:o
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hey lads i need to purchase a mounting bracket for a dimmer plate, customer only has a 25mm metal box and the dam thing wont go in. its all...
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Good Day, Grid Switches In Kitchens, Went To Look At A Small Kitchen Today Grid/had 3 * 20a D/pole Switches (frige/wash-m/gas Hob Polit Light)...
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Hi All,Just a question regarding domestic stuff.Can I legally re-wire my house if I complete a EAL Domestic Installers course or do I still have...
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I'm doing a repair job for a friend whose kitchen spotlights aren't working. The wiring is poor and the light switch has five seperate cables...
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Hi all, i am an ex-spark living in thailand and i would like some help or direction please. I have been asked to install a 3 phase...
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Hi First of all i would like to openly admit to you all that i am no electrician . This is my problem :- I was installing a new ring into...
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Hi, first post so be gentle ..... I have been asked to wire some additional sockets to a house wired I guess mid 70's, what I'm not sure about is...
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2330 202 sample questions 1 but not the answers i will do them at a later date :D see attch
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hi guys need a bit of help on the following things please a new extension on the side of my house, the upstairs consist of bathroom onsuite...
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Somebody here said they have dealings with AV equipment & I cant remember who? :o I have a customer who wants me to move all the AV kit into a...
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hello to everybody im new to this site i have a problem with the shower its mira 8.7kw when i switch it on the main tripped out i checked and...
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Hi Guys Thinking of opening up a Stand n Tan shop just outside newcastle(NE). Been and looked at the premises and its got a 40A meter installed...
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Hello all, First post here! I need some help with this one. What's the difference between a thyristor and a diode? They both conduct in one...
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I have Sky+ and my daughter wants to have Sky in her room. I have a second digibox and cable so will connect straight to the LNB. Does anyone know...
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Hi Guys, Does anyone know of a product out there that can monitor current. I am after something that can monitor over and under-current on the...
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Y'know the hanging hole at the top of a screwdriver, try sticking some blue tack in there for when youve to get a screw in somewhere awkward pull...
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Hi guys, I've some questions to know.Normally,I spotted Electrical design in Main Switch Board was installed with IDMT/Overcurrent to the...
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hi. need a template for a test sheet, need to fill one out as a dummy for some people i know to tell them what should be going where and so...
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Hi Rewired a house recently.All tested out ok,the customer said that sometimes when she switches the light off upstairs it flickers.I too found...
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my dad wants me to install 3 glass bulb 230v lights around his garden but i've never fitted outside lighting before and i'm not sure of how to go...
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Hi everyone, i've got this problem. 4 downlights 12v on 1 switch. 2 of them only, go out and come back on every now and again. I thought it was...
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now then i need to install 2 500w pir floodlights i know that using twin & earth is a big no no so i need a bit of advice basically the cable...
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Hi all, I am not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I hope it is...:confused: I have a flatscrren samsung tv and ever since I moved...
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Hi, this is my first post. I have just had 2 bathrooms renovated with lots of new lighting which is on the same 5 amp mcb as the adjacent 2...
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Hi guys newbie hear so go easy with me, we have an employee who who took on to do another job but we have now seen that he has has a bookful of...
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