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    RCBO’s and Supplementary bonding

    Just a thought guys in terms of RCBO’s and supplementary bonding. Obviously supplementary bonding isn’t required as long as a 17th / 18th condition consumer unit is fitted (dual RCD protecting all circuits) but what if it’s a main switch only with individual RCBO’s? What is stopping somebody...
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    Near death electric shock

    Back on the job this morning. Here is a picture of the consumer unit. First MCB was the culprit. There is the original RCD sitting on top of the consumer unit, I wonder why it’s been taken out! Also added a photo of the damage to my hand from the live conductor. All the best...
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    Near death electric shock

    Good afternoon all, today I experienced a near death electric shock. This happened on a single phase domestic property! I was carrying out a few minor jobs for a customer: one of them was to install a new flood light to an old brick store in their back garden. The brick store was fed via a...
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    Searching for electric radiators

    Good evening all, I just wanted to pick your brains regarding electric radiators. I am due to purchase a property and want to install very basic but very good oil filled radiators which can be controlled via a central stat (through a contactor). I have installed thousands of these which all...
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    Pulling my hair out with this boiler!

    Hi mate, Thank you for the reply. Did you manually removed the compensation or was there a setting in the boilers program? It’s a council house and the plumber never explained anything to anyone. Thanks,
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    Pulling my hair out with this boiler!

    Hi guys, My parents have just moved into a new build with an ideal S24 boiler. They were complaining that the boiler was firing up randomly so I took a look. I have completely re wired everything correctly (20 years experience, approved contractor) yet it still runs almost all the time. It’s...
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    Can someone help me with what driver I need?

    I wire all my LED lights in 12V cables as I haven’t got to worry about wrestling twin and earth cabling through a 24mm hole and attaching a driver. Also leaving access to one driver in the loft is easier than leaving access to 3 separate drivers which will more than likely get tiled over by a...
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    Can someone help me with what driver I need?

    Hi guys (can I assume pronouns?!?!?!!), I’m in need of a certain LED driver for the attached LED lights. The problem I have is that I’ve wired these in 12V alarm cable from the loft and not allowed for 230v drivers at the fittings. They come with individual drivers and there are 3 lights in...
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    Very odd current through earthing.

    Apologies, in the video was the main earth to be attached to the incoming cable. The gas bonding connects directly to the consumer unit. No load on in the house yet the main earth was arcing when connected to the incoming cable. I’m returning tomorrow to finish the job so will energise / test...
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    LED Lights staying on without power

    Eddy current between 2 way conductors. Cheap lamps too!
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    Very odd current through earthing.

    Good evening all! I was on site today relocating a consumer unit in a domestic property and got a hefty whack of a CPC... I have never seen this much leakage in 20 years of work. It is a TNS system, the main switch was off (I got a whack of a gas bond). I am unsure what to do with the...
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    Industrial question

    Good morning everybody, I’ve been asked to look at a job to install a 3 phase compressor in a body shop. It is a 3 phase 20a machine which is fine, the only issue is the lay out. The consumer unit and compressor are sitting outside the workshop but the mechanic has asked if I could put a...
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    New build - DNO fuse size

    Thank you for all the replies. It’s a 3 bedroom small end of terraced house. I suppose regardless of 100a or 80a I’ll still need to wrestle a 25mm 3 core inside the meter cupboard. 60a would mean I could get away with a 16mm. I’ll give them a buzz. thanks
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