So this is 1st floor maisonnette with concrete floor, 16mm2 single insulated tails coming from dual cut out on ground floor, through steel conduit, which is used as earth with some old clamps and bare wires. Tails terminates in another cutout as per pics and then arrangement is as usual. System...
Given recent energy prices and further increases on the way i've been think about PV install to reduce costs a bit. I've got flat roof on my shed i can use which does not have much shading so in summer I get around 11hr of sun. I could probably squeeze 9 panels there possibly 3.6kW. Wife...
So my old client asked me to look at the eicr and quote he had done on 1 bed rented property to see if i can sort it. It looked like one of those in and out in 1hr report but the quote to put it all ok was over 2k for board change and sorting some high zs reading on sockets.
Looked at the...
So I went to see a job yesterday, its a house converted to 3 flat. Fairly good install, dual rcd board feed directly from tncs cut out. I ask where the meter is and she pointed me to the cabinet in common area downstairs where main incomer is located along with 3 meters for each flat. As you can...
Been asked to price CU change but i am concern about tails between cut out and meter.
I'ts top floor maisonette and main cut out is in the cupboard downstairs by the front door. From there cloth covered tails run in metal conduit(which is used as main earth) approx 10 meters to the cupboard in...
So i did the consumer unit swap today and as usual start with testing the circuits one by one and after last one i realized that i forgot about one socket on the hallway. At that time all cables where out of consumer unit. So i cross connect L-E and went to do R1+R2 just to find out that socket...
Got myself a home theater kit the other day but my sub makes humming/buzzing noise when powered on. I guess it's the noise from AC network. So for testing I plug it in to the shaver socket as it's separated transformer and most of the noise is gone.
So i need to connect it through isolation...
Got brand new AEG combination microwave/oven, model kmk761000m.
It have small scratch on the handle and missing bush. AEG could not bother to send engineer to replace those two and send new oven instead.
Nice oven but large turkey may not fit
RRP £800 but I'll take £350 for it if anybody interested.
Hi Guys/Girls
I've installed recently Texecom premier elite 24, very basic setup:
1 door contact, 3 PIR's downstairs and 1 PIR upstairs all wired DEOL and set as Area A (B is reserved for garage), 1 keypad, 2 external sounders, SmartCom module, all works fine but need bit of advise on...
I am thinking of installing a wireless home alarm possibly texecom premium elite. But i would like to extend it to cover my van as well, when its park overnight. Hence few questions to advanced installers.
Basicaly i would install a sensors on the back and side doors. Texecom have good coverage...
Hi Guys,
Just join this great forum so lets get straight to the point...
Soon we will be working on property (TNS) with 1 outbuilding on the back of the garden which have kitchen, bathroom and 1 extra room. Also there is gas central heating with combi boiler. At the moment they feed this...
Hi All,
I am finally decided to join this great club. Been doing electrics for quite some time now, also i am with one of part p scheme provider for couple of years now. But there is plenty to learn and i am definetely in the right place...
Lucas
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