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    Hilmor conduit bender for sale

    Selling Hilmor conduit bender £200. Possible courier delivery could be arranged. Usually cost about £30 to courier it.
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    Aha forgot about some other things I wanted to sell....

    18 Ed. And. 2/ Onsite guide and codebreakers for sale. Gotta be worth £50 quid plus post to someone??? All in perfect nick. Also cable tracing tool, Extech CT40 £25 squid... https://www.tequipment.net/ExtechCT40.asp
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    Looking to sell electricians tools etc.

    As I have retired now (really!) I have decided to sell my electrical tools etc. They include hand tools, hilmor galv. conduit bender 20/32 with threading tools, crimpers bootlace, crimps etc, you know most tools you would have to have to do the job basically. If you have any interest in...
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    Baumatic two zone induction hob - Needs a 20A double pole switched fused spur...

    Looking at instructions for installation for Baumatic BHI300 it requires a 20A Double pole (3mm separation) switched fused spur, I quote pretty well verbatim from the pdf manual! I have never heard of such an accessory, but I have lived a sheltered life and willing to be surprised. Anyone heard...
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    Has anyone paid for the BSI documents on the NAPIT portal?

    I have paid to access the BSI docs on the NAPIT (£90 p.a.) They have a zip file 230mb that is full of PDF files. I cannot access it. I have tried unzipping it and looking with Adobe to no avail. I have contacted NAPIT who are no help. Has anyone solved this enigma?
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    External lux and movement sensors for external car park

    Can anyone recommend light sensors (independent) for a large car park. Must have lux and movement control. To switch around 20 lights on at a time. Load might typically be in the order of <750w. the car park is roughly 80m long and 50m wide, very roughly. There are a few corners Kind of like a...
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    Is this "surrounded by insulation or on 100mm insulation in your opinion?

    Just designing and taking into account the factors for insulation and can't decide on surrounded or on top of 100mm. What say you? Cables will be in metal banding inbetween the two layers as in pic. So to be clear it will be under the upper board in pic and above the lower board on top of the...
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    Suspending wires on ceiling?

    I am about to start wiring two flats from scratch. The builder board the ceiling and make it fireproof my first fix will be to this ceiling. Then they suspend another ceiling under that by 150mm with accoustic/thermal so my wires will be inside that. I am planning to use metal plastic coated...
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    New Tech books available now updated

    Just though I would post this as the books in the link have now been updated for amendment 2. I know some of you use these as your onsite guide etc. For those who are not familiar with these books they are really handy reference books for sparks and at £8 each a bargain! Not to be without on...
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    Would you run Cat 6 armoured alongside SWA in garden?

    It is just convenient to cable tie the CAT6 cable onto the SWA. Does anyone think I would get significant signal noise? I have seen wads of cat5 normal lashed over suspended ceilings and fluors and never heard of anyone complaining about signal loss and that is over hundrends of units...
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    Got some ladders to sell

    Want to sell some ladders. Pics below. They are all EN131. Good condition. The large yellow one is 8 step with a platform. The red one is a three stage ladder that also serves as an extending step ladder. Both large ladders can get to a working heigh of 4m.
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    For sale some lighting bits and bobs

    I have an amsell 600 x 600 LED panel and two emergency lighting pod fittings for amsell panels. I also want to sell 18 x 12w KLEDSTD plus two of the 9w small 2d. Also JCC downlight x 4 any interest? The Kosnic LED retrofit are removed from already converted 2D lamps and the client wanted the...
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    Hilmor conduit bender for sale

    Selling my Hilmor as I never use it anymore. It is the old style one with a 20mm and 25mm former all in one. So no changing of formers. Looking for £250 o.n.o. and buyer collects (by courier?)
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    KT65dl for sale, just bought the KT66 so need to get some cash back!

    So upgrading to KT66dl from KT65DL. I want therefore to recoup some of the costs. I am looking for £350-400 range +postage. Comes with original case and PAT adaptor. Set of leads, crocs and probes as per usual. If you compare functions between the 65-66 the 66 only has two more functions related...
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    How would you approach this?

    Customer wants to do away with E7 and fit new heaters. Modern ceramic type. Five of them. My view is too remove all the E7 gubbins and a new box with isolator as there are not enough ways to accomodate five new radial circuits. The existing SH's are on the left of the CU and are all radials. So...
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    Oh what a wicked world or the cowboys lament

    Just to highlight how wicked people can be. This set up was bad enough. House is just bought from deceased estate. Typical '30s house. See the old stuff. Loads of DIY by octogenarian around the house. (previous tenant dcsd.) One socket in each room with loadsa extensions. But what got me was...
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    Mercedes Vito High Top for sale

    Just thought I would offer to the forum my vito van for sale. I am selling it on gumtree at the moment for 3.5k. You can have a look at this link. I will sell it here for 3k if anyone interested. I am in the south west...
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    Smart meters cause soaring bills True or False

    Do smart meters cause soaring bills due to inrush currents recorded digitally? Low power factor equipment may cause this???? What is the hive mind conclusion?
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    ne1 on windows 11 yet?

    Just installed it and apart from being a bit slower, don't really notice much difference unless I am missing something?
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    I always thought heat pumps were expensive waste of time

    We have just done a new build and put in a heat pump. 6kw supply. Insulation galore. I don't think it's gonna work.

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