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  1. S

    Lighting Strike - Ground Potential Rise - Cable Damage

    Hi all Called to a neighbour whod had almost direct hit lighting strike, I know this because I witnessed it and the same strike turned my desktop PC and bband modem into charcoal briquettes/paperweights. It also took out her telephone and bband permanently. All her electrics had tripped but...
    • SpannerSpark
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    • cable damage ground lighting potential
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. R

    Stuck on a underpinning knowledge question!

    Hello Folks. Situation is I'm doing the online 2356 and have to do some underpinning knowledge questions, but I feel I may be over thinking this one.... "Why would an induced overvoltage occur and what damage may occur if this happened while working on an un protected computer?" Now is it as...
  3. E

    Would this work...?!

    I am planning to have an external PIR powering 3 soffit LED light fittings. Here's where it gets (mildly) interesting, client wants there to be two options, to have them permanently on or to have them just on the sensor. The way I have first fixed this is... (CPC omitted for clarity) Perm L...
    • Eddiesparks
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    • damage electrical work lights switch switched
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. grimysparks80

    charge for using company van at work

    Hi all.just looking for a bit of advice. I have been with my current company for just over a year. They are asking us to sign a piece of paper authorising them to deduct £40 a month from our wages to cover any potential damage to our work vans. apparently if our vans are undamaged at the end of...
    • grimysparks80
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    • amount charge company damage electrical work electricians vans going insurance using van vehicle
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. A

    What makes a good drill

    I need to buy a drill does not know what is good. Last year bought a useless seriously damaged a few months.
  6. I

    Flood water damage????

    Hi first time I have had to come across this, hope it's the last!! Straight to the point, following last weeks floods here in Lowestoft. I have been clearing a flat and the council sparkie came in killed all sockets and made safe. He said to me as I agree with the 17th consumer unit on both...
  7. D

    report after flood damage

    I have to go to a house where a spot of indoor rain has occured and check out the electrics in the affected area as part of the repair works specified by the insurer. Naturally they are asking for a written report to confirm all is ok or what is required to make all ok. I have done this a fair...
  8. F

    Power Surge damage to PC Equipment

    Hi All, I am an IT Technician by trade and would welcome your theories on the following situation that I encountered today. Today after an overnight powercut (believe a sub station went down temporarily) one our clients rang up to say there server wouldn't start. The server was attached to a...
    • faqinel
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    • damage equipment power surge
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. yellowvanman

    New Zealand Mice damage

    Just done an EICR and need to now work out how to fix some of the issues. 1 of which is - inside a consumer unit and in a void behind it some mice have been having a nibble at the cables. Number of cables where the red/black can be seen, lesser number where the copper can be seen. How would...
  10. D

    Fire damage after loft insulation installed

    Hi all, went to quote up a rewire on lighting circuit in a bungalow today. It turns out that they had new insulation laid just over 2 weeks ago. The insulators had left room around the light fittings (recessed 12v 50w halogens) but they totally covered up the transformers. After a quick look...
  11. richardg

    Pyro damage on a lighting circuit

    HI Good evening, I was called by a landlord yesterday asking for a check to be made on a pendant lamp as the light wasn't working. After talking to the tenant and digging around for information I learned a cowboy plasterer soaked all the wiring and 3 rooms out of 6 had no lights. As this was a...
  12. D

    kitchen lights abd heat damage

    Hi all. once again i,m looking for some advice from all you valued members, been to look at a job to replace a twin fluorescent weatherproof battern lamp in a commercial kitchen.The heat of the kitchen as caused the lamp to become brittle and actually drop off the ceiling. the twin and earth...
  13. Waterhouse1989

    Water damage

    Just a quick question. Weve recently taken down loads of twin flourescent fittings due to water leak damage in offices. These are old style ballast and starter lights. Now that they are dry will they work again or will the ballast be knacked.
  14. J

    Major fault fire damage , any ideas ?

    Wondering if I could put this incident to you and anyone could determine a fault scenario which would cause such damage . A colleague was rewiring one half of a semi detached house. 3 phase cable head comes into the house which he is working , the neighbours mains come from the top of the fused...
  15. C

    Flood damage

    I've had a request for a job that I've not come across before and that is to go an inspect a property that has suffered flooding. The homeowner has told me that the electrics have been turned off and that she needs a quote for insurance purposes. I can't say at this point what has been damaged...
  16. Strima

    PVC Ceiling Cladding and GU10 Halogens

    Evening all, Has anybody come across problems with GU10 halogens causing damage to PVC ceiling cladding? i.e. Yellowing of the finish, melting of the cladding etc? I know this stuff is fire rated but can't seem to find much information on heat damage from lighting. Was asked the question...
  17. J

    Can EICR damage TV?

    Hi guys Did an EICR last week in a council house and the occupant has complained to the council that during my testing I've damaged her TV! I did an insulation resistance test with line and neutral linked together, to earth. I normally do it at 250V then, if the reading is healthy, at 500V...
    • jimmy_one_ball
    • Thread
    • after damage damaged eicr neutral
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. G

    EICR Sampling AND breaking dilema

    Hi Guys first time poster long time reader I have been testing and inspecting existing installations for about 10 months now, all for the council, I have agreed to sample 10% of accessories, and as I regularly read over Guidance note 3 to keep me refreshed off the top of my head it says...
  19. swparksey

    EICR Code what do you think

    Industrial workshop, 40amp mcb in DB, non armoured rubber cable connected in comes out of steel tray and runs across the floor against wall, then behind some fork truck racking and has a 32a RCD outlet box laying on floor loose to connect the welder to. Which code?
  20. Richard Burns

    Drilling down stud wall

    Totally fed up with this one. Any thoughts on hole drilling to run cable down a stud wall, I cannot get a straight line through. I am trying to run cable from the loft down to the CU in the hall. I have drilled down 1.7m and can take the drill bit up 1.7m and the total height is about 3m. I have...

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