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  1. Dan

    Can you login ElectriciansForums okay since the change in Ad Network?

    Just checking that you can all login okay since we've switched Ad Network provider. If you can't login, you should be able to reply to this article as a guest, give us your username and we'll take a look. Failing that, email us on [email protected]. Thanks Dan
  2. E

    New kitchen does it need own fusebox or change just the mains fusebox?

    New kitchen will be installed. Do we need to rewire the kitchen? The fusebox we have is ancient and our electrician has recommended to rewire kitchen then have a consumer unit just for the kitchen electrics as he said things may trip because our consumer unit is old but my builder who covers all...
  3. Stevie g

    To change DB or not ?

    Evening all. EICR done on ground floor flat all electric no gas, flats built 2006, no rcd protection on circuits 1 to 8 - lighting, kitchen appliance sockets , immersion ,panel heaters and towel rail, 3 storage heaters via contactor and rcd control 2nd immersion, general sockets, all cables...
  4. E

    No question, but i personally find domestic work more ("fun") than commercial & industrial... change my mind.

    It just is...
  5. TankGirl182

    Needing guidance for career change to become Electrician.

    Hi, I'm Zoë, 34, female, no university, based in Liverpool, U.K. I've worked as a medical laboratory assistant in the NHS for 14 years full time and I'm on a relatively low-average wage. I've always seen the trades as a 'man's world' and have been nervous to go into the industry but now feel...
  6. HappyHippyDad

    Which brand of switch/socket should I change to?

    I have used Crabtree for years. It's still ok, but I just don't like their sockets, as they stick out quite a bit compared to say MK or even the Lap ones. Which brand is good to use? I do like the look of MK, but it's a bit expensive. I tend to buy in bulk and keep it in stock.
  7. P

    changing consumer unit from plastic one to metal

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  8. T

    Extending cables for a new board change

    Hi all, looking for some advice with regards to extending cables for a consumer unit change. The old board is a mess inside with cables being cut short etc. What's your go to method for extending. When I've only had to extend a couple I've used the Ideal inline splice connectors, but this is...
  9. Dave OCD

    Todays board change - 'real world' with older cables.

    This was commenced at 2.30pm today after having to locate and rectify an open neutral on a ring, missing earth continuity on a lighting circuit and 2 sockets spurred off the cooker. ? It's as good as I could make it with the older T&Es , and annoying that everything barring 2 lives of a ring...
  10. E

    UK rcbo or cu change

    Hi Folks RCBO or C/U change that is the question! On the 18th edition the lecturer in a conversation said if the C/U is not non combustible you cant make alterations i.e fit RCBOs for circuits; this ring true with anyone else? Loads 16 and 17th edition boards nothing wrong with enclosure but...
  11. D

    Board change on 16mm tails

    Hello all Just some input needed I have 16mm meter tails & earth looks undersized coming unto the board also. I want the consumer unit changed, I understand that the tails need to be 25mm & earth 10mm I spoke with my electricity supplier who is going to get the technical department to call...
  12. P

    Career change

    Hi, I am a 35 year old electronics engineer working on test development side of things. I have been really unhappy and stressed in my job and am looking to change careers. As someone with a degree in electronics and keen to work more physically rather than sitting behind a computer, I am...
  13. R

    Change Power Tools

    I’m in two minds whether to change my current 18v Dewalt SDS/Combi/Impact. I currently work in the Fire and Security industry. Mainly doing Alarms and CCTV. I rarely use the Impact, the Combi is okay when it works and the SDS is good. But I’ve found that when I need to put up say a PIR and the...
  14. Michaelwgroves

    EICR Change of occupancy

    I’m debating on a landlords forum on the use of “change of occupancy” on an EICR. A large number of landlords feel this is to much, and it should be 5 years only, they are asking their electricians not to put this, and in the main their electricians are doing as they ask. My reading of GN3...
  15. Retroelectric

    CU Change Testing

    Hi all. Did an EICR today on a rented property that had a CU change about 8 years ago. Found a few things wrong, the main issue really is that a few sockets are fed in 1.5 from the ring and a couple of wall lights are fed of the ring as well in 1.5. Just wondering how much testing you guys do...
  16. Pretty Mouth

    Bungalow board change

    Have had an estimate accepted for a CU change in a 1980s bungalow. I based the estimate mainly on an EICR which was carried out on the property by another spark last summer, plus I had a quick look at the existing board, meter, and bonding. The EICR has all circuits listed as ref method C...
  17. Raptor0014

    UK First consumer unit change.

    Did my first consumer unit change yesterday. A few dodgy things with the old board as I’m sure most will see. Owner wanted bringing up to date with individual circuit RCD protection and surge protection. So fitted a Fusebox 10 way RCBO board. Complete with surge protection. Also removed the...
  18. buzzlightyear

    how often do you change the test leads

    having been testing a lot of gear recently and using my megger 1720 never lost a bleep and recently why I was testing at the mains and was getting PEFC ok but not PSCC so my thoughts where faulty tester and send for repair ,but having received a new set of test leads separates as a back...
  19. U

    Please can someone help me to sketch and label the cables how they runs. I really want to know how to install this manual change over.

    THIS IS FOR ELECTRICAL NEWS ONLY
  20. G

    Standard switch to dimmer switch change

    I am trying to change over a standard switch to a dimmer switch, please see images attached, the current one is the image with the wiring in, and the new switch is the one with the blue boxes, please can someone help me to wire this onto the new switch, i have tried it already, but it tripped...

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