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    Earthing...... Cable size any help appreciated

    I have recently taken over responsibility for a care home which has a 3ph supply, Incoming phase cables are 185mm, fuses are rated at 315A and the earth is 50mm, PFC is 1.15kA x 2 and the Ze is 0.20 ohms I have been given a PIR which was carried out last year, stating amongst other things that...
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    Cut through Main cable to house, Big bill Recieved Advice Greatly Appreciated

    Please help, I have recently block paved my front garden, I had dug down and removed the soil and was just breaking up bricks that I had found with a small hand held drill/ breaker when you guessed it I got a flash as the chisel went through the brick and into the ground. I dug down to find a...
    • 00jona
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    • advice appreciated cable house main through
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. A

    Exactor fan advice much appreciated...

    Hi sorry posting this here as DIY thread is locked.. I am installing a new extractor fan in our bathroom (in Scotland). It is a timer and humidistat fan and ideally I would like the fan to be able to run on even when the light is off, so it needs a live, a switched live and a neutral. The...
  4. J

    Any advice is much appreciated

    Been having talks with customer regarding ground mounted installation for a month, so i decided to submit G59 application and have approval for 95 kw. In the mean time i have shown my customer a ground mount completed a week ago, He has taken some pictures of the mounting system and inverters...
  5. N

    Any help would be appreciated

    Hi First post as someone feeling a little lost in how I go here.. Long story, hopefully made short. I sort out an electrician to perform a distribution board replacement, got a number of quotes and the one I chose, the middle price was the only one to mention the testing of all sockets etc...
  6. C

    Windows 8 Can't use enter when writing posts!

    Hi all, just recently updated to windows 8 and for some reason I cannot use the 'Enter' function for starting a new sentence in posts! Any help would be very much appreciated.
    • cotty
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    • appreciated can't enter posts problem start when wind windows writing
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Computer and Networking Forum
  7. V

    I bought a house - major electrical problems. Great pics inside, advice appreciated.

    Hi All, So far I've had two electricians tell me the electrics in our house are the worst they've ever seen. The funny thing is, there is a BS5499-1:2002 consumer unit installed. First the pictures: http://vsamios.co.uk/pics.pdf Some backstory: We had a homebuyers report done before buying...
    • VinceS
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    • advice appreciated bought electric electrical great house inside major problems
    • Replies: 81
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  8. L

    Replacement Bathroom Fan - Advice appreciated

    Hi All, Please be gentle. It's my first post. I want to replace a nearly 20 year old, but now noisy, Greenwood Airvac R90 bathroom extractor fan that is ceiling mounted almost directly above an over-bath shower (see attached photo). I am getting somewhat bogged down by all the...
    • LeBlur
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    • advice appreciated bathroom fan replacement
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  9. B

    What type of mains lead would i need? Help would be appreciated.

    Hello, i have this old bit of audio equipment from the early 50's and it needs a detachable mains lead to power it which i don't have. Below i have added a picture of it. Could someone tell me the name of the type of connector / lead i need and possibly where i could get one. Many Thanks!
    • beatles2011
    • Thread
    • appreciated cable connector gland lead mains socket type
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  10. M

    Relay help much appreciated.

    Evening sparks... i'm a relay virgin and need your help. First one I need a 12v thermostat to bring a 230v pump on... am I right in saying that in a relay your L & N from fuse spur in the top side, a L & N in the bottom side (output) then an 'a1 + a2' which would be my closed contacts from my...
    • MrTrance
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    • appreciated contacts going heater relay
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. J

    Flickering downstairs ceiling lights - any help appreciated.

    Hi, We seem to have a problem with our downstairs ceiling lights. This happens regularly but not all the time. When turned on they flicker - sometimes they will then come on dull and then come brighter but sometimes they have to be turned off as the flickering gets worse. Other times you can...
    • JANE61
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    • appreciated ceiling ceiling lights downstairs flickering lighting lights
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  12. C

    Renault laguna abs/ecu fault

    Hi all, hoping somebody could possibly help me on this one. I am going to buy a second hand abs unit with same model no for car etc but will I have to get Renault to re programme the module to the car?? Renault abs units are £1200 with programming!! Many good one's one e-bay for £45 ish. Have a...
    • cotty
    • Thread
    • appreciated fault later programming usually
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
  13. M

    advice appreciated

    Hi My name is Mark and I'm brand new to the site , I would really appreciate your time and any advice that you are able to offer . I'm 25 years old and have been successful in a previous career for 8 years since leaving school . Due to building personal factors I decided on a career change and...
  14. B

    Any advice regarding courses etc appreciated.

    Hello I'm 34 years old and have been struggling to get into the electrical trade since about 2009 when I first started looking into it. Had no luck whatsoever, so here I am on here yet again trying to pick your brains for more of your advice. :smile5: What I'm after is becoming an electrician...
  15. F

    Help much appreciated with new boiler wiring

    Hi everyone, I have just had installed an ideal logic 24 heat only system, the installer although gas safe was not able to complete the wiring, currently there is an old dan foss flick switch timer which does not seem to be compatible with the new boiler. I have purchased a new drayton timer...
  16. G

    any advice appreciated

    hi im doing a assignment about a installation in a bathroom which is a special location i need 2 devices for protection on a circuit i know all sockets must 30ma rcd protected and i need 1 more device any advice would be appreciated thanks
  17. M

    Advice appreciated if you can

    Hi I drove past Rocksavage power station the other day and I have been wondering over the past few days how difficult it is to get into HV work. I know there are lots of different courses out there, but I always have this feeling that if I started them would it lead to anything. I don't...
  18. D

    Fluke 1652b tester new to electrics learning to test help appreciated

    Hi all help is appreciated I'm trying to figure out what I am doing wrong Fluke tester domestic single phase Tncs system ze test..circuits and main switch open circuit....hi current loop setting on tester......crop clip main earth once removed from busbar... Line to line on supply(live side...
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    Ongoing storage heater problems - some help would be much appreciated.

    Have an on going problem with a storage heater (Dimplex CXL24N). I've been out to look at it 3 times now and the occupier says that it still isn't working properly. I was originally called out to it because it didn't work. The thermal reset had gone (not uncommon) and the thermostat did not...
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    Hi all 1st post any advice appreciated

    I have a friend who is a qualified spark he has wired a domestic property new board etc,the house has been a total renovation so when the work kicked off local building control cane round and inspected 1st fix,my friend has asked me to sign job off but I have declined so he's rang someone else...

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