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  1. J

    Dodgy RCD results...

    I've encountered a couple of problematic 30mA RCD's recently, they've both passed the 1/2x, 1x & 5x tests but when I ramp them they've been >45mA, which I guess is my tester's limit on the 30mA's, they were different makes by the way. Replacing them has cured the freaky tripping but I'm not...
  2. B

    has my landlord got dodgy electrical wires in our home

    hiya all im gunna waffle on for abit then ask you what you all think.... okay so we have a new microwave and washing machine (couple of months old) both get plugged in in the kitchen in the only plug socket in there, sometimes there fine but most of the time when they are on they trip all the...
    • becky4
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    • aus dodgy electric electrical home landlord wires
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: Australia
  3. B

    Dodgy Kitchen Electrics

    Had a new kitchen installed and the guy got the electrics done himself without consulting me. Main bit he did was doing the wiring for the new oven/gas hob. Rest of the kitchen electrics were pretty much untouched. Have since had an electrician round and he's discovered a mix of old out of date...
  4. sythai

    RCBO not tripping on x1 and x5 tests... thoughts please....?

    Just wondering if I'm thinking correctly here.... Newley installed rcbo, but not tripping when tested at x1 and x5 ? Got to be either a dodgy rcbo unit (was a cheaper make - CED) or maybe a dodgy earth connection ? Many thanks, Sy
    • sythai
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    • aus connection dodgy earth please problem rcbo tests thoughts tripping
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  5. C

    Dodgy spotlight connections

    Hello, The spotlights in my bathroom both have dodgy connections. They go off and I have to jiggle the bulbs to get them to come on. So the spotlight fittings are obviously not great. The reflectors and lenses are fine, but it's just the crappy plasticy sockets that don't make good connection...
    • clumsysparky
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    • aus connections dodgy spotlight
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  6. R

    Dodgy lights

    Iv put up 2 security lights in the last yr. Both times the PIRs have stopped working. Is this wf electricals dodgy alto lights tha are at fault. Any1 else have problems
    • Robo
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    • aus dodgy lighting lights
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
  7. La Poste

    Is this a cowboy dodgy practice?

    This is a SWA question. If I have a length of SWA that is not long enough to reach a plastic CU can I jubilee clip around the armour and run an earth braid or cable to the CU. Basically what has happened is the new CU has been dropped down to a position lower than the old one because it is...
  8. S

    sub standard work dodgy boss

    i have just walked out on my job(as a subby). all the trouble started when they asked me to, through crimp a 10mm main bond i think this was in my 1st week that i started i told my supervisor this was not allowed he said its too late to replace it on hand over,the supervisor and the director...
    • showerman10
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    • aus dodgy electrical work standard supervisor work
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  9. S

    Just joined Elecsa (no thanks to dodgy builder)

    Hi everyone, Well, I'm in !!! Elecsa assesment went well........just about. 2 weeks ago, I had my full scope with Elecsa. The assesor, Trevor was a fantastic guy. He came along with Keith (an observor he said).. great thought !! Anyway, after 2 cups of tea and the formal stuff out the...
    • Sav
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    • builder certification dodgy elecsa joined
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Business Related
  10. E

    Rogue Traders new series dodgy sparks

    reading in the elecsa newsletter that they,ve been assisting the program Rouge traders with some dodgy sparks . Anyone know when the program will be shown ? should be intresting viewing.
  11. H

    dodgy wiring causing fire

    well not quite a fire but charring. It was a couple of lights i changed a couple of years ago for a mate. From ceiling roses to these decorative lights with metal base, 100w haleogen lamp and glass cover. Anyway he rings me and tells me that everytime he trys to turn the lights on the trip goes...
  12. Dan

    ContractorForum: VERY dodgy walls: Just finished a bathroom which had the worst walls

    ContractorForum: VERY dodgy walls: Just finished a bathroom which had the worst walls i've ever tiled on. When i went round to q.. http://bit.ly/5hXRkx More... Follow us on Twitter.
  13. P

    Dodgy micc

    Evenin all, just wondering if anyone can fix this one!:eek: installed a new c/u today 36 way tp+n and removed four old 3036 sub boards all circuits in micc so the problem started when one of the rcbo woundnt hold? all circuits in the new c/u sockets on rcbos and lights on mcbs..carried out all...
    • Pete/2472
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    • aus dodgy micc
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  14. M

    Dodgy single socket

    This is prob gonna turn out to be alose wire but I would a appreciate a heads up with you guys before I attend site to fault find this one. Customer reports that her dishwasher is causing the main rcd to trip, but this only happens if she plugs it into one particular socket. (installed on the...
    • martinxxxxxx
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    • aus customer dodgy installed kitchen single socket
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  15. N

    Dodgy Socket

    Hi all, I replaced a 2 gang socket today that had a neutral fault, the socket itself was knackered, one half wasn't working at all. Anyway, since I have replaced it, the circuit keeps tripping the MCB every half hour or so. Any ideas? Socket is fine now by the way. Nick
    • ngoodson1969
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    • another aus before circuit dodgy replacement socket tripping
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  16. carl9254

    Dodgy Light Fitting??

    Hello, my mate just give me a call, they said every week or 2 there light fitting in living room blows a bulb which has its top blown off, this then trips out all down stairs lights, going to have a look at it soon, but could it just be a dodgy light fitting??
  17. R

    Dodgy workmanship ?

    If I was to attend a customers house to add a circuit, and after I have completed the install I spotted; or a test showed up some previous electrical work that was potentialy dangerous, I advise the client of the issue and he/she tells me to leave it as it is where do I stand.
    • Richard3009
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    • aus customer dodgy electrical work issue right
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  18. G

    Dodgy kitchen wiring

    Hello, this is my first post so go easy. I'm not an electrician, but my mate asked me to have a look at the wiring in his kitchen, as I know a bit more about it than him. The kitchen was installed a couple of years ago, and the fitters seem to have made some extensions to the existing ring...
    • guru_bob
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    • aus dodgy kitchen wiring
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  19. U

    dodgy landlord

    Sister, just moved in into a newly renovated bungalow, and the hot plate is wired in but the oven is not. She reported the issue and the landlord said to just put in a 13A plug on it and plug it in the socket that is hidden in the cubboard beside it. Told her not do touch it with a barge...
    • ukfroggy
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    • aus dodgy landlord
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  20. J

    Dodgy wiring advice

    Hello I’m not an electrician but have worked with electricians and in developments undergoing full rewires. When my friend asked me to look at the wiring British Gas had done I was shocked. It is the main feed into her flat and before the fuse box and meter. Please see photos (sorry camera...

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