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  1. grumpyjohn01

    Update & follow up question!

    Just bumping a thread I started back along to get some views!! https://www.electriciansforums.net/threads/motor-configuration.219378/ and reposting below the text from my recent update, and a question.. Thanks!!
  2. grumpyjohn01

    Crabtree no more?

    I have read here and there that some of Electriums brands are going to cease sales in the UK market, does anybody have any detail? searches not bringing much up..
  3. grumpyjohn01

    Motor configuration

    Hi all, I have a customer who has bought at great expense a machine directly from a Chinese supplier for a specialist mushroom cultivation task and he has asked me to install. I have identified immediately some pretty serious safety issues that need to be addressed but skipping over those...
  4. grumpyjohn01

    Temporary charging point

    I have been asked to provide a 32A commando socket in a light industrial unit , (indoors) so that an employee can use a dubious charger that they have purchased from Amazon. https://amzn.eu/d/96Wex8j I am intending to install a new circuit supplied from a Type A RCBO to a 32A interlocked socket...
  5. grumpyjohn01

    13a socket for her EV granny charger in a 2nd home.

    I'll start by saying I don't install EV chargers and have not kept up to any great extent on regs changes etc but an existing customer has asked for a 13a socket for her EV granny charger in a 2nd home. (the previous outdoor socket has melted!). After doing a bit of reading including 722 I have...
  6. grumpyjohn01

    Modified Y plan for unvented cylinder

    I had to wire in an extra 2 port valve today to protect a newly installed unvented cylinder (replacing the old gravity fed one) in a standard Y plan setup. However the wiring centre adjacent to this tank didnt have a permanent live available as the programmer and boiler with supply spur are...
  7. grumpyjohn01

    Yet another flippin hot tub

    One of my favourite customers (also my hairdresser !) has asked me to provide a socket for her recent purchase... ' Don't worry she says, its plug & play, just a normal socket..' The electrical guidance is attached, can anyone spot what's wrong ? apart from..er..everything. No mention of class 1...
  8. grumpyjohn01

    Solar immersion switch

    Hi there, I realise that this subject may have been done before but all the threads I am looking at are 5 yrs old or more so would be interested in an update.. I have been asked by a customer to fit one of these and am looking at options, the customer is getting on a bit so anything too...
  9. grumpyjohn01

    Cra*tree

    Has anyone else noticed how utterly terrible the latest Crabtree basic range of accessories has become? I took some FCUs back today as they were simply atrocious, no better than generics. Its a shame as I have used them as my go-to for many years but am now looking for another brand for van...
  10. grumpyjohn01

    A hot tub like no other

    Hi All, Havent posted for a while but would appreciate some opinions.. See pics for hot tub arrangement that I've been asked to provide power for.. A local tradesman had already built this when I was brought in and the clients are existing customers of mine who had booked in lots of other work...
  11. grumpyjohn01

    Motor control for chicken house

    Hi All, Due to unforseen circumstances I have inherited a chicken farmer as a customer. He has just taken on another free range egg unit and wishes to install motorised 'pop holes' so that he can remotely open and close the doors for the chickens via a GSM module.(there are also push buttons in...
  12. grumpyjohn01

    Food dryer project

    Hi All, With some trepidation I am throwing this one out for comments / advice from members. I have been asked by a customer to provide 3 phase supplies for some 'machines' that are under development by my customer. The machines are basically cabinets for dehydrating food items , that have been...
  13. grumpyjohn01

    Repurpose submain

    Hi All, Have been asked to provide some outside socket outlets in a retail setting for market traders / catering vans. The premises is an old industrial site comprising various historic buildings etc. There is an existing 3 phase supply to the location that used to feed a building that has been...
  14. grumpyjohn01

    (Another!) Main switch tripping...

    Called out to elderly couple's house today - no power. All 3 lighting circuit breakers are tripped and mainswitch is off. Quick check reveals PIR lightswitch faulty and 1 lamp failed. Replaced the PIR switch for standard 1G2W switch and reset everything, seems fine now. Question is, how did...
  15. grumpyjohn01

    Interesting cable system

    Did some work on a sheltered housing style flat from the 80's today. It was wired in a type of 'cable' I don't think I've seen before, comprising a flat flexible thick rubber 'conduit' with 3 separate tunnels each containing a PVC single core of very high quality, the sizes of the conductors...
  16. grumpyjohn01

    TT outbuilding

    Hi All, Just thought I would run something past the collective wisdom. Recently did a job that involved the conversion of a garage remote from the house to a small habitation space. The old install was supplied from the house via 6mm swa on a 30a BS3036 with the earthing connected to the house...
  17. grumpyjohn01

    Electric Underfloor Heating as Primary heat source under Engineered Wood?

    Hi all, Looking for advice, I am an experienced electrician and have been asked by a customer to install electric underfloor heating throughout a converted victorian chapel as a primary heat source. The customer is open to all options. I am intending to have a professional appraisal from a...
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  18. grumpyjohn01

    squeaky clean

    Just managed to put my Fluke voltstick through the wash still clipped to my trouser pocket. Dried it out on the radiator and it now works better than ever!! the tone of the beep is clearer and the led is brighter...not recommending this of course...just sayin'...
  19. grumpyjohn01

    Class 1 fittings

    I am working with a lighting designer at the moment producing custom light fittings for a restaurant chain. Most of his designs are raw metal (steel, copper,brass) welded or riveted together with brass lampholders and 'vintage ' 3c flexes. All the lampholders are earthed via their dedicated...
  20. grumpyjohn01

    I've seen it all now..!

    Conduit and accessories | JamJar Lights Personally I'd code 3 it all !!!

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