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  1. G

    Help with CPC size

    Hi I am training to become an electrician. I have a problem to solve to work out the size of the CPC. My calculations say I would use 6mm and 1mm CPC. This can't be right, can it? Please refer to attached document for details.
  2. P

    Hoist control wiring help please!!

    Hello all, I'm hoping some clever person can please help me... I have an electric hoist set up and I would like to have another one to lift at the other end. I don't really want to operate 2 remotes so I want to wire them both into a terminal block and then into 1 remote.... That sounded simple...
  3. bigspark17

    Some neat conduit bend

    nice to see someone has taken pride in this metal conduit bend.
  4. C

    MOELLER DILEM10 240V 5kva

    Hi hope someone can help... my MOELLER on my hydroraphic dipping tank went faulty so i took it out and bought a new one,i took photos of the wiring diagram. However my daughter who's camera i took the photos on erased the sd card to take holiday photos with now im a little stuck as to what goes...
  5. DPG

    UPS spec - help required.

    Morning all, and happy Friday! I've been asked my advice on what UPS would be suitable to run an ICT machine (ICT=In Circuit Test, it's machine that tests electronic PCB assemblies). Now it is fed from a standard 3 phase supply, but I am confused a little by the rating plate - I've attached a...
  6. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Alighthearted look at a Sparkys life

  7. HappyHippyDad

    Which lamp will fit this fitting?

    Evening all.. My customer has a light fitting in a wine cabinet without a lamp in it. The lamp would be approx 22-23cm long. It looks like an S15 type tube lamp but I am unfamiliar with these and wanted to be sure. One reason why I am hesitant with regards the S15 lamp is that from the photos...
  8. HappyHippyDad

    How to put a photo on the thread?

    Evening all.. I have just written out my thread and was about to post thinking that it would be easy to put a photo on (as it was in the old days), but I cannot. There used to be a very simple and easy button to press called 'browse' that let you go into your computer and choose an image that...
  9. L

    Feeding 250 amp 3 phase board direct from buzz bar need isolatir

    I'm working in a warehouse and replacing the old fuse boards with a new 3 phase board. The board will be sitting directly above the buzz bar im not sure if I need to put in an isolator in between them to isolate the 3 phase board? Thx
  10. FatAlan

    Fill me in please!

    What fillers do folks find easiest to use for filling in around minor works like chiselling into walls for back boxes etc?
  11. H

    Socket Query

    In the canteen at work they have an old MK isolation switch which operates a hard wired mixing unit. Both the switch and the mixer will be going to Beamish Museum (Google it) they are that old. The isolation switch is next to a sink, as in, 20cm above it, and <5cm to the right of it. Well, not...
  12. Ib≤In≤Iz

    Nice gift from a customer

    I was fitting some downlights in a kitchen this week & spotted this in the garage, after the customer paid me he said "you can also take that avo home with you if you like it" Will be very usefull in the future :)
  13. Ib≤In≤Iz

    Angry Drivers

    This one is great :laughing:
  14. D

    Which certificate

    I've got a small office which was connected to a B32 MCB, inside the office it had a 2kW heater, 58W luminaire and 2 x double sockets. The sockets and heater have been removed, just leaving the 58W luminaire. Replacing the supply MCB from B32 to B6, would this warrant a minor works or would...
  15. FatAlan

    Adding sockets to RFC

    Want to add two double sockets to one of my ground floor RFCs. Was initially thinking that it would have to be a FCU to a spur. Would it be better practice to just incorporate them as part of the ring? Sockets will be running a TV and either PS4 or Xbox depending on what FA junior is in to. Not...
  16. M

    The 'you don't need to change it socket'

    Hi guys First off I'm not a qualified spark yet I'm a mature level 3 apprentice, however I thought you might like to see a socket I was greeted with in the house I recently purchased. I purchased it from the in laws and the socket in question was in a room I was going to use for my children...
  17. C

    Crabtree Grid Switch new vs old

    Hi I have checked other threads cant seem to find the answer I'm looking for. I need to change a 2way switch module on an old crabtree grid yoke. If I was to buy a new crabtree 2way switch would it fit the old yoke. The customer doesn't want to change the whole thing as his whole house...
  18. astormatt

    MCB or MCCB?

    Afternoon all Hopefully someone can throw some light on a small problem i have. I am currently on a job, carrying out an eicr on a building and i am confused by the ocpd feeding it...... The set up is, main cut out in the sports hall building, then there are 5 circuits fed from the 200a main...
  19. B

    Hope 2017 is bringing everyone good things...

    Hey All... just a quick and friendly HELLO... make a good impression and show how polite I am before I blow those two myths out the water! But for now that's what I am and I do hope 2017 is playing by the rules and being good to everyone... Benji. X
  20. L

    Recommendation of Ultra Quiet Contractor - Underfloor Heating

    Hi All; I have a flat with 6 areas warmed via underfloor heating. Each of the areas are controlled by its own thermostat Microline Ultra-Thin Thermostat with display, and there are 2 models used: 2 x OTN2-1991 with floor sensor (bathroom) 4 x OTN2-1999 with built-in room sensor (other rooms)...

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