Recent content by grandfortune

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    Surge on community center with flat

    Hi all, got a community center job and the want surge protection, 3ohase in phase for community center and phase for the flat upstairs, question is, do fit surge at the incomming covering both installs or fotfor community center and inenfornflne for the flat ?
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    where have EV comply gone?

    Have they gone bust, cant seem to contact them or there website?
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    Getting into Solar PV again, MCS??

    HI all, after getting loads of people asking me for solar im looking to get back into it The question is as my quals have lapst do i need to join REAL and be MCS as of 2022, i was in them but it's really going to put me off if i have to jump all these hoops again ?? THanks Grtand
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    LED output cable

    thanks guys, I've got two sets coming so ill wire them up in my garage one with a meter of cable and the other with 15mtrs and see what happens .
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    LED output cable

    HI all, have a couple of LED tape to put onto two Lanterns in a flat roof, can i put the drivers in a cupboard and run RGBW cable (that looks like speaker wire ) on the output and run them 8 mtrs for one lantern and 10mtrs to the other. will there be a problem with volt drop or the output...
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    NHBC want sockets at 450mm??

    Theyve rang back and told me im right,lol phew
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    NHBC want sockets at 450mm??

    Hi all, New build house and I've put my switches at 1100 and sockets 550mm centers NHBC said they want them at 450mm ans 1200 as part M, ive told him those are the minimums and max. they are insisting that they are right, are they ? almost told him where to go but big boss was there so had to...
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    Bonding metal studwork,

    The stud this company use are stapled together or if they haven't got that tool they screw the uprights with drying screws so wall will,just need bonding from one point , looks like I'll be using metal noggins . Thanks for the advice guys .
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    Bonding metal studwork,

    Thanks guys , u assumed the RCD tripped but I don't know much about it , builder rightly asked why it wouldn't trip straight away as this was a fault for about 6, months . I've been to look at a wall and can see it's not connected to the system at all and rightly so doesn't need bonding ...
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    Bonding metal studwork,

    Someone got a shock off it , not my job but another site , a plasterboard screw went into the live and the whole wall was live , had an email from building firm to bond wall from one socket . And here I am looking for solutions , don't know if the RCD tripped or anythinging else as to what happened.
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    Bonding metal studwork,

    HI all, I need to bond metal stud work on new build houses, 4mm from socket to an upright, uprights have roof baton for noggins, then socket screwed to the baton, does the bond need access for testing at all? I'm looking into metal noggins for continuity,i think it will be better, just...
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    Roller Door Feed 3 phase (RCD?)

    Yeah I have a 2.5mm 5 core up there I'm going to use , now putting a RCD in the board .
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    Roller Door Feed 3 phase (RCD?)

    Right ill feed a commando socket and RA stating its upto them if they want it RCDing, the door wont be in for a while anyway so the feed will be there for them. thanks guys and gals
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    Roller Door Feed 3 phase (RCD?)

    Ah ok , was going to fit it high up , but I assume it's switch level then . My bad thinking of small garage roller doors , see told you I was domestic ,lol
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    Roller Door Feed 3 phase (RCD?)

    So should we put it in the board or one in the commando socket ?? Or should I just leave them a adaptable box there and then they have to sort it , rang the door bloke to see what amperage he wanted and he said 16amp three phase commando socket .

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