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    Electrician Jobs External mains power inside house?

    Hi, Just looking for a bit of advice, we live in a semi, and the mains power runs along our neighbours wall (about half way up the house) and then goes into our consumer unit which is in the kitchen. We have just begun building a lean to extension, which effectively means that the mains power...
  2. leep82

    Intruder Alarm External Bell/Strobe problem

    hi all, as the title suggests i have a problem with an external sounder. Firstly i’ll hold my hands up and say that alarms systems are somthing ive never really got involved with. When i worked direct for a company they used a sub contractor and nkw im self employed i have generally passed any...
  3. Pete999

    Help, door catch required for external meter box

    As the title suggests, does anyone know where I can purchase one, as Mick the Meter muncher came when I was out shopping, left me a note mind "sorry"
  4. S

    PEB to external tap on outbuilding

    Hi guys, Went to look at a job today where they are wanting power installing into an outbuilding. The outbuildings consist of an outside toilet and a store room. I noticed they also had a outside tap. The water is bonded in 10mm inside the house and the water supply to the outbuilding is...
  5. W

    no earth external plastic

    I know it's bad practice but.i opened up a plastic light fitting 2 stories up on the external wall and there's no earth just line and neutral.i feel it's okay but is there many reasons this is bad
  6. S

    External Earth Cable Protection

    Hi I have a house where in order for the rising main to be earthed, the earth goes around the outside of the property to the fuse box in 10mm cable clipped to the wall at damp proof level. It has no conduit protection. I have recently asked an electrician to upgrade the fuse box and he suggests...
  7. Sparky_marky2

    Alternative cable to use instead of armoured when running external power circuit

    Hi guys, New to the forum and would much appreciate your opinions, I'm wiring a power radial circuit for one double socket for a customer, however part of the run (2 meters) will run on the outside of the house and then back inside, up from the ground floor to the first floor. The customer has...
  8. gazdkw82

    Electric cooker feed SWA external

    friend d mine has asked if I can install a cooker feed for him. He doesn't want any walls/flooring disturbed so he has asked can it be run externally. I assume there are 2 options here, SWA and t+e with mechanical protection (conduit) For the SWA option, once iv got it to the point of entry...
  9. S

    Attached bell wire to rendered external insulation

    Hi. I'm pricing up a job. I need to run bell wire up the outside of a newly rendered and externally insulated house. Never touched this before and I'm worried the clips won't fix in securely or will damage it. Is this the case? Any one got any experience /tips? Thanks.
  10. P

    Power for Pond pump and multiple external lights.

    Evening all, just wanted to run a customers ideas by you and if my thoughts are correct with regards to wiring. Customer is having his garden landscaped and is looking to install 3/4 standalone lights, as well as a pond pump with its own mini lighting system for the water feature. My thoughts...
  11. Gavin John Hyde

    External earth loop Ze with switched fuse before CU

    Got a job where im having to do the usual testing. I have never tested a set up where due to the tails needing to being so long to reach the consumer unit there has been a switched fuse, this is i believe a standard directive from the DNO the tails then terminate into swa and run from the...
  12. R

    Should I take the cable for Virgin into property or keep it external

    Hi, I am partially though job and the cable for virgin is coiled up outside the property (its the twin cable, i maybe mistaken but it looks like RG6 and 2 pair phone). I am at the position where i can bring this into the house and take directly to the living room. Am i best to do this or...
  13. C

    External RCD trips Consumer unit RCD

    I have an external RCD unit to protect outside lights. This trips intermittently, when it does it also trips the RCD in the consumer unit. If I test the external RCD with the trip switch, it trips and also causes the RCD in the consumer unit to trip. I have tested the circuit and the tests are...
  14. P

    Renovation - Advice requested on External lights, which dimmable LEDs for kitchen etc

    HI All I posted a thread a while back about a house purchase, where my wife and I are renovating. The sparks has just started to chase walls etc (God love him, would hate that job) before he gets onto the interesting wiring bit! Just trying to decide on a few things, hope you can advise: We...
    • Prizen
    • Thread
    • advice ceiling dimmable external house kitchen leds lights looking
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. Brunel

    Replacing External Photocell

    I live in a small flat complex that has a number of external lights that are controlled by "SS4" type plug in photocells. One of the cells has failed permanently on, as they normally do. Is it ok for me to change the cell, without incurring the wrath of any regulations or building inspectors...
  16. H

    White FP external use

    Hi, Had a look at a job today and noticed external lighting had been wired in white FP, clipped to wall surface. I informed them mechanical protection must be provided and they insisted the board had RCD protection and it wasn't required. Anyone else seen this before.
  17. I

    External socket for 13amp car charger lead

    Hi need some advice re installation of a external 13amp socket to enable connection of a 13amp mercedes car charger. Socket would be spurred via SFCU from local ring main. External socket attached to external wall of main house. Earthing system TNCS. Would this arrangement be compliant ...
  18. A

    External Lighting controls. Manual on, photocell off

    A client wants some external lights to illuminate a pathway around a building at night to access the electrical switchroom, which is accessed via an external door. (The building is a 24hr building) One thought was to install a switch inside the building and then if the lights are accidentally...
    • atm84
    • Thread
    • controls external lighting lights manual photocell switch
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. M

    External Siren Sounds Like A Frog

    Hi I have a really old Yale HSA-2500 burglar alarm installed in my house but I am having an issue with my external siren. It seems to be going off but the sound is a very muffled froggy type of a noise. My system seems to set ok (although one of my PIR's seems to have died and doesn't trigger...
  20. N

    External Lighting

    Evening all, I've been asked to put some external lighting in for a gentleman I know. It's a large detached property and he wants 4 lights at the front of his house to make it "glow" in the night time. Never installed this sort of lighting, so not too sure which would be the best to use. Need to...

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