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  1. i=p/u

    Happy new year

    Wishing all sparks a happy new year.
  2. R

    Cable for heat pump control

    What is a normal specification for a 12v screened 'control' cable for a heat pump please?
  3. FatAlan

    What do you reckon then?

    Been round to a mates house this evening and noticed that over half his down lights weren't working. Told that the LV transformers keep packing up due to over heating.
  4. S

    Nest 3G install help please, replacing Honeywell

    Hi I ordered a Nest 3G and want to install it replacing a Honeywell system. Everything I know is: Potteron Boiler Megaflow Tank Honeywell ST9100C1006 2 x Honeywell Thermostats The 2 Honeywell thermostats do upstairs and downstairs but I would like the nest to just do the whole house...
  5. O

    Light changing LED Flood light - reading the instructions....

    I bought a light changing LED floodlight on the web and it arrived today - as I'm slobbing around I thought I better take a look at it and read the instructions before I install it... So this is the unit out of the box: These are the "instructions" for the unit: And these are the...
  6. B

    2016 IN THE NEWS PICTORIAL SUMMARY

    Not my work but its one of many rehashes of the Sargent Peppers lonely hearts club cover. Not all the celebs on it are dead (cue Santa at the back) its the news in a picture.
  7. B

    Carrie Fisher has died (princess Leia on star wars)

    Carrie Fisher Dies at 60 So sad, She will always be Princess Leia. Carrie Fisher died Tuesday morning ... days after suffering a massive heart attack on board a flight from London to LAX ... a family spokesperson has confirmed. see http://www.tmz.com/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-dead/ She was only...
  8. D

    Wall light into socket?

    Hi, I have a question, I don't have any experience with electrical stuff but I would like to know if can I connect wall led light like this without connecting it to the wall cable system, for example keep it fixed on the table etc while it's being plugged into a socket, and in that case I guess...
  9. B

    Recommend me some lights for my tree!

    Not sure what lights to buy? any suggestions?
  10. G

    Finally Done

    Well that's it locked the office up lads paid up just landed home and don't plan on moving till Jan 3rd lol. Typically though I made the decision to get yesterday and today in the office with the lads to tidy up and get all invoices sorted and the Bloody laptops and printers decide to go on a...
  11. O

    Possible room to room networking solution?

    Hi, electrician here with basic networking knowledge. Please see attached picture. Im trying to over come a problem and just wondering if my possible solution will work or not. A router has been installed in a room of a house via a junction box in a hallway where the telephone cable comes in...
  12. S

    What is this tester? Looks new to me.

    any one have any idea what its this tester..
  13. J

    Zs tripping rcd

    hi guys, Hoping for a little advice. Been working on a property this week and have been having trouble getting zs readings as it trips the rcd on a 17th edition cu. Property is pme. I've tried testing idividual circuits one by one and completely disconnecting all the others but it still trips...
  14. A

    Condition Report Questions

    Morning, Following issuing a condition report iv been asked to rectify all codes. Once done do i re-issue a condition report with nothing in the observations and add a side note to day its been rectified or do i reissue it with the observations with a side note saying all of the above has been...
  15. M

    Earth wire on domestic heating oil tank - various questions

    Hi all I had a new consumer unit fitted 3 - 4 years ago. I was never told that I had to periodically test the RCDs by pressing the T buttons. Still, you live and learn! Anyhow, it is a split unit. The left side tripped when I hit the button. But the right side didn't. Did a bit of reading but...
  16. J

    4mm earth off supply cable with bonding clamp

    Afternoon guys done the changeover of the c/u's yesterday on a rewire I done of a house refurb. The supply cable just had a bonding clamp with a 4mm g/y single into a MET. So I have just put my 16mm main earth into the MET. Am I good to just stick on my EIC something along the lines of...
  17. M

    Offroad Project

    Overbudget by an enormous amount and the project took 4 months longer than planned but it's finally finished. It turned into a mad scramble (excuse the pun) because I have a 4 day trip in the Karoo planned over the Christmas holidays with some buddies but finally I road tested it coaxed it...
  18. S

    Forum Competition

    The staff have decided to kick off the holiday season with a few competition for the members. All competitions will have a prize or prizes for the winners / runners up which have been donated by the staff members. So we are going to start off with a "Spot the Ball" competition. Prizes for this...
  19. UKMeterman

    Electrical landscapes

    Hi, A twist on the standard landscapes, an idea on some pics and try to guess the location.
  20. kropaske

    Very old cut out info

    Came across this recently. Looks like 30s, 40s maybe. Does anybody have any info, Bs number, kA values...

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