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  1. O

    2 circuits in one cable.

    Strange on this, we are wiring an extension at the moment and I would like to 3 way the (currently 2 way) landing switch to the new bedroom so there is a switch near by for the stairs. The property was supposedly re-wired when the couple bought the place about eight years ago but after hearing a...
  2. J

    Fluke 2062 Cable tracer

    I've got a Fluke 2062 cable tracer. Cracking bit of kit, but very expensive, and isn't getting used very much. I might be open to renting it out. If you need to trace a break or short, this could save you a lot of time. I traced a N E short to a pin in a picture rail that had been there about a...
  3. G

    Buried cable

    Hi everyone, I intend to bury a 240 volt cable from my house to my barn about 7 metres as way. It will be buried under my tarmaced drive which I own but my neighbour has access over this drive. The supply will be in a plastic conduit about 40mm in diameter. My neighbour will complain if anything...
  4. C

    locating armoured cable behind stud wall

    Trying to find an armoured cable behind plasterboard and studding. It was used to supply power from the house but has been disconnected Can someone suggest a probe or device to find it. There are screws in the PB and copper pipes on the ground behind the PB and twin core for sockets, but I know...
  5. 2

    Large cable protective device and enclosures

    Hi, thanks for reading this. Ive been asked to look at a job where the DNO connection (single phase 80A TT) is a long run to the final circuits. Small feeder box has been installed and the volt drop dictates 95mm cables are needed to take to another feederbox where the feeds into the building...
  6. I

    New T&E cable...

    Seen a couple of videos with Doncaster cables now producuing a T&E with the CPC already sleeved so no need to fit our own. I also read somewhere that this will soon become the norm and will have to be installed to comply with the regs instead of the regular cable. Any truth in that?
  7. Sydney spark

    Dual coaxial cable connection

    Hi, I have a coaxial wall plate that is hanging off the wall and needs replacing. How do I wire the old plate which has an IN and OUT for the two cables to the new plate with only one connection? Thank you
  8. gobananas

    spur cable lenth

    Im running a ring main for all my sockets using 2.5 cable....as an after thought i was thinking to spur off one of my socket outlets and run up the wall and along a wooden beam...probably no longer that about 4 meters? for a ceiling fan.....this isnt the aircon mentioned in another...
  9. N

    Mystery cable in receptacle box

    I am replacing some of the old receptacles in a 1940s house. Armored BX cable, two conductors, cable is the ground. Mostly pretty straightforward. One box contains a problem. Two cables coming into the box. Black and white from one cable attached to the receptacle. Other pair taped up. The...
  10. D

    Novel idea for cable route!

    Came across this recently, a novel way of crossing a public footpath where no off road parking exists.
  11. M

    IR short, only when cable connected?

    So was on a call out today and cooker circuit kept tripping the RCD. Disconnected at the board and at the cooker switch and IR’d the cable and received the following readings: L-E: 200 L-N: 999 N-E: 999 Everything’s good, reconnected at the board and re-tested the cable going back to the board...
  12. C

    Cable tray query

    Sorry, an odd question . Does anyone have any experience of these. Would the steel 100mm hhvy duty type be strong enough to support wheeling an ebike over (say) 5feet onto a towbar bike rack ??
  13. Marvo

    Flat twin cable with sheathed CPC.

    I see they're introducing a new type of flat twin cable with a sheathed CPC. In my location there's no requirement to sleeve CPC/bonding conductors and you never see it done. We just install and arrange wiring in enclosures or DB's in such a way that there's no realistic chance of the...
  14. A

    Fitting wall lights with side cable access

    Hi all, I am planning to install wall lights such as these ones (LAP Bronx Outdoor Up & Down Wall Light Black - Screwfix - https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-bronx-outdoor-up-down-wall-light-black/8627r) off an existing wall light by connecting them with a SWA cable clipped on the wall. However, I...
  15. lozarus

    Interesting SWA Cable

    Was having a poke around the old man's house today. Anyway. DB is under stairs (18th ed following a recent extension. Not done by me but it's done well.) There's a submain in 2 core SWA feeding an old 2 way Wylex in the detached garage (lights and a socket radial). Entire sub is fed from a 16a...
  16. D

    H05RN-F cable spec

    I have 2 outdoor floodlights & and pond pump. Each came fitted with H05RN-F cable. I've looked at 4 cable suppliers' web sites. 2 of these say "suitable for temporary outdoor use", 1 says "suitable for permanent outdoor use" & 1 says nothing about indoor/outdoor use. Does anyone have the...
  17. A

    Replace strip light

    I have a strip light in the kitchen operated from a single switch. I want to replace it with a straight bar 4 spot array. There are three supply cables to the strip light, two of these are 3 core, red, black and earth. The third cable is 4 core, red, yellow, blue and earth. The new fitting has...
  18. DPG

    Cable moling/marking

    Afternoon all. Was wondering, when cables are run underground using mole/tunneling methods, how do people get around the requirement to mark underground cables with tape?
  19. J

    Shed hi tuff cable

    Hi, I rent a house and need a cable to my shed and unfortunately the LL dosent want anything dug into his lawn ! Before I get an electrician in i would like to know if this is feasible. Could I run Hi tuff cable in either Aluminium tube to the shed or lay fence posts flat and clip cable too...
  20. sythai

    Gas meter 'vs' SWA cable proximity

    Hi Guys Would I be correct in thinking an electric cable can be as close as 25mm to a gas meter ? (not that I'd ever be that close out of choice) Or is it the 150mm reg as with proximity to consumer units, sockets, accessories... Had a quick scan in my on-site guide but not so clear - been a...
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