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    Moving consumer unit backboard

    I'd be concern about the disconnected earth first
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    Mains Electrical feed to UFH

    Too busy!! and changed phone and laptop lost all my bookmarks. Nice to be back tho
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    Mains Electrical feed to UFH

    I'd say notifiable
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    Time to upgrade supply?

    Hi I have an old peoples home that I do work for, called out to black out. The main fuse blown, holder pretty well cooked. DNO have replaced cut out and installed a voltage recorder which is showing several spikes around meal times which are approaching or exceeding the 80A main fuse. Opinions...
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    Running LED lighting off a car battery Ideas needed

    Situation: A remote cabin with no mains supply available. Customer has bought a generator to supply small power (2 no. 2 gang sockets) but wants to use the genny to charge a car battery(ies) to run some lighting. I think LEDs so if anyone has any ideas of how I can achieve this I would be...
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    Led drivers brain fart

    Thanks guys, got to go back and check the input/outputs will clamp it and see.
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    Led drivers brain fart

    Am I having a brain fart?? I fitted 4no. two gang sockets fed from a 5A fuse in a shop for display lighting. The shop fitters arrived some time later and fitted a bunch of LED lights. Each driver states input as 1.2 amps and there are sixteen of them?? However each driver is only supplying...
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    down lighters

    Agree with Tel, fire rated are not needed.
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    Old installations and alterations.

    Basically if you put in a new piece of cable however short it will require rcd protection unless surface fixed. Your minor works cert or EIC should make mention of shortfalls of the rest of the installation but any wor you do has to comply with the current regs.
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    Mandatory EICRs in Rental Properties - 1 year or 5 years

    Short term rentals= every year Long term rentals=5 years max It depends on the number of changes of tenancy, some of whom like to play about with the electrics whilst a long term tenant may treat the place with a little more respect. It should also be mandatory that any electrical work is done...
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    help please on testing ground and neutral wire on lighting circuits with a multimeter

    Re: help please on testing ground and neutral wire on lighting circuits with a multim The earths may have been disconnected because there is a fault on the circuit, I've come across this before. If you reconnect all the earths be prepared for a bang! As said above you need the right test...
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    Shed Power info needed.

    Probably wanted a clean earth! :D
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    Standed tinned copper 2.5 T&E: How old?

    History of Cable
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    Consumer unit length from main cut out

    Over 3m requires that the tails/split be fused AFIK
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    Striking a domestic power cable with a "kango" or hand tool

    My brother being the impatient sod he is took a Kango off a labourer who was exposing a known 11kv cable because he was 'tickling about' The cable unfortunately turned out to be only inches under the pavement and big bruv went straight into it. The army style jumper he was wearing was melted...
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