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  1. J

    Electric shower, is this safe?

    Hi, I decided to do a visual inspection of my electric shower just to make sure due to the current draw there were no black marks around the cables and all appeared OK, until I spotted how close the supply wires are to the cold water feed and water out, please see picture. Is this safe to have...
  2. LmarshallSparks

    Electrical Safety Solutions for a Property Without CPCs

    Hello All, I have a slightly different question today, I have a customer who has multiple lights without CPCs terminated, the cables completely lack a CPC, however in some rooms they have a CPC and in other rooms they do not, so yes a CPC leaves the board, but does not run to all light...
  3. L

    EICR - Help on my Request for Electrical Safety Alternatives and Quotes

    Good morning, We have a two-bedroom flat that my wife and I rent out to supplement our income. Following the recent EICR, several issues categorised as C1, C2, and C3 were identified. I've tries to discuss alternatives with the engineer, particularly concerning the replacement of the consumer...
  4. D

    UK Tenant Having Electrical Safety Test Carried Out - What to Look For?

    Hi all, I'd be very grateful for any advice you can give me. I currently live in a rented property which was built in 1972 - it still has the original fusebox and wiring, and some really ropey DIY electrics that the landlord did himself when he lived in the house in the 80's/90's (there's a...
  5. G

    UK Is my UK bought pool pump configuration safe? Should I change it?

    Hi, I hope that someone here might be able to put my mind at rest. I have an engineering mind and a reasonable understanding of electical work, but I'm not confident on this area and want to ensure the safety of my family. I purchased a bestway splasher pool a few years ago (holds around...
  6. J

    Electrical safety - testing and liability

    I know I’m very health and safety conscious and electrical safety has always got me thinking with various sparks saying different things in regards to what they do and do not do. I also appreciate I am an over thinker on this subject. I will also admit having only been almost 2 years qualified...
  7. S

    How do I make a mini wind turbine safe from lightning

    Hello Have purchased a 500 w mini wind turbine to help charge leisure batteries in our temporary mobile home. I have sourced and fabricated a sturdy metal bracket to mount it 6 metres in the air. It's connected back to the batteries in the Mobile which is connected to an inverter to provide...
  8. Pete999

    Electrical Safety

    As an ex Electrical Safety Officer I 0ESO
  9. S

    UK 13Amp plug check card Electrical Safety First wanted

    I've mislaid my 13Amp plug check card from Electrical Safety First, and they aren't sending out replacements at the minute. Can anyone help? (I'm obviously happy to pay!).
    • Steve Wall
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    • card check electrical electrical safety first plug safety wanted
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. H

    How can this be completed correctly.

    Hello there. I recently had a pool with a screen enclosure installed at my home. I would.like to add a spot light to the outside of the enclosure overlooking my back yard. There is an outside spotlight that is still in use near the outside corner of my home that was used prior but is now in the...
    • HardHeaded4Lif
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    • completed correctly electrical safety electrical wiring screwfix
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. P

    The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020

    Good Evening All, I hope this is the correct forum, please do move if I have my neutral in the live / wires crossed. Thank you for your help with my HMO query. In return, you may be interested in the draft of The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations...
  12. P

    New kitchen electrical safety question

    I've just had a new kitchen fitted and the installer came out several months ago before work was due to start and checked out what needed doing and at that time he never advised me that I needed extra power plugs. He started the work last week and advised me that I would need to purchase a 5...
    • Peter2009
    • Thread
    • electrical electrical safety kitchen new question safety
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. O

    Electrical Safety Council - Best Practice Guides

    For the use of lots of people on here who aren't aware of these: Best Practice Guides | Electrical Safety First - https://www.----------------------------/professional-resources/best-practice-guides/ Look in particular at No 1 as it covers lots of useful information such as regarding changing...
  14. E

    Garage Workshop Electrical Safety

    Hi Guys, Original commercial vehicle workshop Installation has old Wylex single phase RCCB units with 2 socket outlets each. Later someone has installed a new 32 A single phase RFC to each workshop. The RCCB unit is fed from a Hager 32A RCBO . So rcd test trips the RCBO, not the RCCB. Both...
  15. T

    Electrical safety certificate and downlights

    Hi, If a house is fitted with non-fire rated downlighters between the ground and first floor back when this was common, should they need to be replaced before the property could get a safety certificate? Cheers, Tom
  16. Pete999

    13Amp plug check card Electrical Safety First

    Anyone want one of these FOC only got one spare, first come first served PM your address and I'll pop onee in the post,( Only 1 left ) UK plug pin gauge - https://www.pat-testing-training.net/articles/plug-pin-gauge.php
  17. W

    Electrical safety concern notification for dummies

    Hi guys. I've recently purchased a new property and the following notice was left for me. Does anyone have the right lexicon to explain this to a complete novice? As a side note, My oven always trips the fuse box and doesn't work, yet all the other electrical circuits are fine - could this be...
    • Wez
    • Thread
    • electrical electrical safety notification safety
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. A

    Electrical safety in the kitchen.

    Hi all, just saying hello and hoping someone can give me some advice on safety in a kitchen area around a sink unit. I have had a kitchen installed by a company and they have disconnected a couple of old sockets near to my sink unit. I have looked behind my tumble dryer and found the attached...
    • Andi TN
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    • electrical electrical safety kitchen safety
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  19. D

    Landlord - Electrical Safety Certificate

    Hi all, I am a tenant in my sister's flat. She is my landlord. She has her official 'Landlord Gas Certificate', which we get checked annually. As far as a 'Landlords Electrical Certificate' goes, she did not have one. So we decided to get a registered, reputable local electrician in, to issue...
  20. H

    Electrical Safety Council Question

    So I'm reading through the questions at ESC and I got to #47: Surely if the branching was all done in metal, you could prove it wasn't extraneous one day, then another spark comes in to work on apartment 2 and slaps bonding on 'to be safe' and all of a sudden every other apartment has an...

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