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  1. Jimi Z

    Is this connection safe? Oven power cable connected to electricity mains cable behind oven, sealed with electric tape.

    Is this connection safe? Oven power cable connected to electricity mains cable behind oven, sealed with electric tape
    • Jimi Z
    • Thread
    • behind cable connected connection electric electricity mains oven power safe tape
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. R

    UK Supplementry Bonding not connected.

    In my bathroom there is supplementary bonding of the bath, bath pipework, and basin pipework before it goes into trunking and exits unconnected in the shower unit (see photo). This I believe has never been touched since the property was built in 2001. There is no bonding on the bathroom rad...
  3. frankbiganski

    Gas boiler on RCD but also connected to other wall outlets

    Hi, I have lifetime experience (50+ years) in United States with basic knowledge of split phase 120/240 volts replacing wall switches and sockets. We moved to the UK two years ago (wife was born here) and I am aware of the 240 volt system that's used throughout the UK. I let a flat and with...
  4. A

    Recommendation for series connected lead acid battery

    I will be putting together 2 x 12v lead acid battery connected in series (24v basically) backup power for Internet connectivity (routers/wifi etc) Looking for recommendation on best way to keep these battery charged for a series connected battery. There's a lot of 12v battery chargers out...
  5. 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...
  6. S

    Ring door bell wite connected issue

    Hope you're all well . I've had ring door bell 2nd generation hardwired for 1.5 yrs... it was connected to transformer which is connected to the MCB. All of a sudden the Ring DB stopped working. It was suggested at rhe transformer needed changing. So I bought a new one. I checked the cable...
  7. newfutile

    ANPR metal housing not connected to electrical earth

    As above the chest level from ground ,metal ANPR housing has no connection to earth ,it has monitors modems and a camera inside with a 230 volt supply run from out totem pole lighting . Its on a 6 amp rcbo. the ZS measures 1.93 ohms cpc to metal case measures 158 ohms so its an extraneous...
  8. oracle

    13A FCU connected to the kitchen ring supplying an outdoor junction box,

    I found a 13A FCU, connected to the kitchen ring supplying an outdoor junction box, providing two SWA 2.5mm radials. Unconventional? yes. One radial 3m long to IP56 socket, and one radial supplying garage unit, lightning and power.
    • oracle
    • Thread
    • box connected fcu junction junction box kitchen outdoor ring supplying
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. L

    Car radio battery wire zero voltage ! but original car radio is working when connected. Why?!

    Hi everyone I am new in this forum and this is my first thread. Car model: Toyota echo 2004 sedan. I used a multimeter to test the car radio battery wire ( blue/yellow) when it was disconnected from the car radio, its reading was 0v. ( as shown in photo 1 ) before and after ignition, isn't it...
  10. snowogu

    Hi just found light without earth connected do I need to do anything with it. The case is metal.

    Hi does the earth need to be connected?
  11. B

    Need help with a Reliance transfer switch connected to a GFCI outlet.

    I installed a Reliance Transfer Switch on my home. 8 of the 10 circuits are working correctly. 2 of the circuits are operating GFCI outlets. After hooking everything up, the GFCI outlets stay tripped. They will not reset. Who do I need to do?
  12. newfutile

    Swa outer connected both ends

    During an EICR I havr encountered swa feeding 1 lamppost not glanded at the post end, the feed is connected to the chassis of the 3 phase DB. I was thinking this would attract a C3 code, but I thought I post it and ask others what they think? It's fed from a 6 amp type a hagar rcbo tho it...
  13. J

    Are these earth wires connected to neutral?

    I found a picture online of a standard UK connection in a block of flats. Where I have circled blue, would those earth clamps around the orange cable somehow cut into the neutral wire to connect within the orange sleeving? Or are they just clamped to the sleeve for some arbitrary reason?
  14. E

    External garage electricity wrongly connected to neighbours supply

    I have found out that my electricity supply in my external garage is wrongly connected to my neighbours electricity unit in their house and their supply for their garage is connected to the unit in my house. This seems to have been the case since the house was built in 2005 but it has only...
  15. E

    How are auto piggy back fuses connected to the fuse block.

    I am getting conflicting information on piggy back fuses that I am using in my Honda CRV and Ram Promaster 3500. I assumed that the piggy back fuse connector was a bridge between the hot and the ground bus in the fuse block and hence was independent from the fused circuit that was using that...
  16. T

    Up front RCD tripping with sub main connected.

    Hello all I have recently installed a sub main in 4mm 3-core SWA, approx length 45 metres, to feed a small garden office. Final circuits in the cabin are protected by 30mA RCBOs and the supply is fed from a 32A MCB on the non-RCD side of the DB in the house. As the installation is TT I put in...
  17. M

    Earth not connected on a socket

    I was going to swap a socket in my house for a socket with USB connection. I started to remove the socket and noticed that both earth wires from both cables (part of a ring main) are wired into the metal back box and no earth connections into the actual socket see photo. Now I'm sure this is...
  18. Z

    How the CPCs are connected? How would you code the fuseboard?

    Hi guys. Can someone explain what is this? Where are the CPCs connected? I think the black cable connected to the MET have something to do with it.How would you code that?
  19. Z

    All neutrals connected at one point - two rcds.

    Hi guys. Fuseboard looks fine, but all neutrals are connected at one point outside the fuseboard. That way both rcds trip on fault on any of the circuirs.How would yiu code that? P.s. also no glanding and cables rubbing on the sharp edges of CU? Thanks
  20. S

    Don't like how kitchen fitters have connected oven and hob

    Hi all, Recently a mate had a new kitchen fitted, he's gone for an induction hob and pyrolytic oven, no gas at the property. At 1st fix a single 32A 6mm supply was installed to run both the oven and hob, the electrician already knew the exact specs of the appliances to be installed, and no...

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