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  1. naylorpd

    EICR needed in Reading

    I need an EICR done on a house I rent out in Reading, England - 4-bed detached built in early 1980s. Would ideally like someone from this forum. Last EICR was in March 2019 following which esteemed forum member Wilko put in a new DB, did various fault finding, earth upgrades and everything else...
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    Avoiding EICR cowboys

    Hi, I need an EICR done on a house I rent out in Reading, 4-bed detached built in early 1980s. But I'm a bit nervous about how to avoid cowboys... Last EICR was in March 2019 following which esteemed forum member Wilko put in a new DB, did various fault finding, earth upgrades and everything...
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    Bathroom wiring for elec toothbrush

    I'm about to do wiring for a small apartment in Azerbaijan. Mostly I will try to use UK standards - ring mains with ELCBs, everywhere earthed, T&E cable etc. I have a question for the bathroom - how do you safely put an outlet to power an electric toothbrush charger, fairly close to the hand...
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    Cable missing in central heating wiring

    I had a problem a couple of days ago with my boiler shutting down due to too high temperature difference between the input and output, which transpired to be because the boiler had been wrongly wired. I have two zones in my heating system, so as I understand it there should be 5 wires between...
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    Stripping SWA for copper

    I'm in Azerbaijan, and in our company store we have a number of drums of cable, all upwards of 5 years old and basically unsaleable. We're looking at the possibility of selling for scrap and the usual question is whether to sell it as-is or to strip it ourselves down to bare copper.The selling...
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    What's going on in my light switch?

    I've been wanting to control my lights by internet for a while, so unscrewed the light switch to see how deep the box was and, I thought, to confirm there was no neutral. But to my surprise there were three T&E cables and the three neutrals were all connected together. Two lives went to one...
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    Wylex push button MCBs

    Not sure if I'm allowed to do this... Having a clear-out, 7 Wylex MCBs from my old DB gone to fleabay: http://ebay.us/8HGCwV?cmpnId=5338273189
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    Alternatives to 6242Y

    I'm in Azerbaijan but wired my house using UK T&E cable. But that was a few years ago and there is none left. I have some small jobs to do and have located two potential alternatives: 6242B 2.5mm (2x2.5 + 1.5) for ring mains - made in 2012 CU/LSF/LSF (2x1.5 = 1.0) for lighting - made in 2010...
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    Di-LOG DL9118 at auction

    This may be of interest to someone to follow up... A Di-LOG DL9118 17th Edition MFT was at auction with an estimate of £150-250 and didn't sell. The rest of the auction was typical household items and furniture, so maybe this was a bit specialised. After the auction they open it up to offers...
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    3 phase RCCB tripped, won't reset

    Hi, in my garage I have a 3 phase RCCB that has tripped and I just can't get it to reset, even with all the downstream MCBs switched off. Bit of a nuisance really as mother in law has no power to her flat above the garage and the garage door and front gate don't work. I tried uploading photo...
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    Connector for outdoor floodlight

    I have some outdoor floodlights at home in Azerbaijan, which need replacing. The way they are connected is in the photos - cable through the stone base then up into a waterproof box through a gland. The problem is that the newer model floodlights that I can buy have much shorter cables -...
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    OWL Intuition - worth the bother?

    I have a three phase supply in my house in Azerbaijan. The incoming cable from the meter is 4x35mm SWA with a 120A DNO breaker, CU is a Schneider Acti 9 and I have earth rods buried in the garden. I did all the electrical work myself apart from first fix cables in the house, in about 2014...
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    UK Does anyone use crampets these days?

    Does anyone use crampets these days? I bought 500 to do my house in Azerbaijan about 6-7 years ago, don't think I used any/many. Are they for the bin (in Azerbaijan) or resaleable (in UK)? Or maybe Dan's gift-it-on thread...
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    Wireless smoke detectors - advice needed

    My rented out house (in UK) currently has basic battery smoke detectors in hall and landing, CO detector in utility room (boiler is there) and can't remember the kitchen. My agent is pushing me to provide white goods and, post-Grenfell, I'm nervous about some of these, especially the tumble...
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    Finding replacement LED driver

    I have in LED light which has stopped working. It's well-travelled, made in China, bought in Azerbaijan and installed in the UK. I assume the problem is with the LED driver, picture included. Made by Guo Xin, model GX-F36x1W for which an internet search reveals...nothing! So how do I find a...
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    Robot mower boundary cable

    Anyone know what kind of cable this really is: https://www.amazon.co.uk/genisys-boundary-robotic-copper-Length/dp/B07NDKBK73/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=robot+lawnmower+cable&qid=1559134525&s=gateway&sr=8-4-spell It seems extremely expensive compared to, say, 0.75mm flex (half the price) or even 1mm...
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    Find electrician to trace earth leakage

    OK, so this is a follow-on to my thread about unsatisfactory EICR. There is a big inconsistency in that the EICR reports all the L-E IR as >100 Megs, but the inspector also comments about earth leakage in two ring mans and one lighting circuit. This seems to be stopping me from replacing the...
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    Advice on Unsatisfactory EICR report

    I've had an EICR on the house in Reading that I rent out with some unsatisfactory points and I'm looking for some advice. Broadly, there are no big surprises because I know that the CU is old, has no RCDs and needs to be changed out. But: 1) Circuits not buried more than 50mm....the house was...
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    Digital tape measure

    I'm toying with a digital distance measure for my Christmas pressie for me...had one a few years ago but I never trusted it and always ended up checking with a steel tape. So...do you use a digital tape measure, and to what extent do you trust it? Over how long (or short) a distance do you...
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    Voltmeter on 3P CU - connecting very small wires

    I'm in Azerbaijan so UK regs don't apply but safety and common sense do. My house has a 3 phase supply to the main CU, which then feeds 6 other CUs around the house - one on each floor, one for aircon and one for garden. The incomer is 3P+N, no earth. I have two earth rods in the garden. We...

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