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  1. H

    CCC of flex

    Just a quicky 1mm flex is that ok on a 10 amp breaker? Books at home..cheers
  2. P

    Interlink smokes wired in 3core flex

    As title, just clocked this on a job I am on, all conductors correctly sleaved, Has anyone saw this before? I have always used 3core&e
  3. C

    `pond flex` or `arctic` cable for flex connection to outside halogen lights ?

    "Hello All", Please don`t think that this is `too trivial` a question for the Forum: I have noticed that My Garden / Outside Halogen Lights [500 W] were originally wired with what looks to Me like `ordinary` 1mm Flex. It looks like the Insulation has been badly degraded by the Weather / UV...
  4. H

    PAT flex outlets feeding wall heater

    Hi Guys, Hope you can help me. I am qualified sparks and have been pat testing for over 20 years. I am in dispute over testing a wall mounted heater connected to a flex outlet spur box. I say it's the PAT testers duty to test the heater. Company is saying it 5yr fixed wiring check. your...
  5. S

    long flex for boiler thermostat under floors

    On a domestic install a plumber has hooked up his boiler to the mains and then run a flex probably longer than 8 meters underneath floorboards to his thermostat. I'm doing the rewire, but this had happened while i was away on other things, i'd told him this wasnt good practice and needs to be a...
  6. T

    Flex to a fused spur

    Hello all, Can anyone help with my query please. If a fused spur has been installed by an electrician, tested and the relevant certificate filled out, can an alarm engineer connect an intruder panel to the spur using flex. I am being told by a colleague this has to be done by an electrician...
    • teapot
    • Thread
    • alarm connect electrician engineer fitted flex fuse fused fused spur spur
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. J

    sy flex

    I was at a factory job today where they had used sy flex for some lighting circuits and had earthed the braiding by untwisting the braiding then twisting it back like normal wire, earth sleeved it and connected to earth What are ppl thought because when i brought it up they stated ' well when...
  8. N

    2.5mm flex or 6mm t+e

    Changing to built in double fan oven. 45A cooker switch which is supplied with 6mm from 20A mcb . Double fan oven is rated at 4.1kw. 4100/230=17.82 Would the flex be ok as it can carry up to 25A and less than a metre be used. What do you guys suggest?
  9. T

    Bathroom extract fan installation, flex outlet or not?

    Hello all, I've been reading posts on here about bathrrom extracts, and got me thinking. Do you guys install a flex outlet adjacent to them or do you simply go straight in to the fan. I've always used a flex outlet, as these things never tend to last over 2/3 years and it makes replacement...
    • tombrooker84
    • Thread
    • bathroom extract fan flex installation outlet point steam straight
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. G

    fused flex outlet for towel radiator in bathroom

    Hi can anybody tell me if you can fit a fused flex outlet for towel radiator in bathroom in zone 2?
    • gazpeace
    • Thread
    • allowed bathroom flex fuse fused outlet radiator sense towel zones
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. N

    Cookers Hobs wired in 2.5mm flex

    Ok just wanted your opinion 2.5mm flex provided by the supplier on cookers and hobs , ive seen this twice and in my eye its wrong a hob of 7 kw and a slide in cooker of 7500 kw , it realy makes a mock of calculating cable sizes , ok if you take diversity into effect max current rating of flex is...
  12. M

    flex wiring rules

    Hi guys whats the regulations in wiring in flex... I have a plug top ( Sure this is not allowed ) feeding a 3 m 1.0 flex, that goes under the floor boards, pops up in a cupboard then comes surface on the facing to a really old timeclock, before disappearing to an old water tank and...
  13. T

    5 / 6 Core Flex Advice Needed Please

    Hi Everyone Don't often get involved in wiring up central heating! I have been asked to install new Honeywell ST9400c to replace ST7100 on a Y plan (Mid-position valve). The new programmer requires a 5 / 6 core flex. I can get 5 core every where, but I feel over sleeving the earth is bad...
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    17th ed: T&E or metal clad flex in a school

    Does 17th ed say I can wire a school in T&E? In the states you cant. Can I wire a school in metal clad flex? In the states you can. If none of the above are allowed, we will do it in EMT which I believe you call thin wall. No, its not going to be done in Rigid. theres gotta be a better way...
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    sockets wired in 1.0mm 3 core flex

    Doing a re-wire for a customer who's had their kitchen redone recently and told me the electrics are fine.when I checked, they've all been wired using 1.0mm 3 core flex then sealed underneath tiles.I can't remove the tiles or pull through new cables.Is it permissable to leave it connected like...
  16. O

    SY flex

    Guys, I'll be honest ive never had much chance to work with this stuff. Been asked to run a 32A 3-phase supply for some IT equipment. Looking around it appears somebody has been in previously and ran a similar setup in SY flex 10mm I think. They have used normal glands into the board but I...
  17. D

    Flex outlet in zone 2?

    Anyone have any opinion on this? Personally I say no as its not IPX4, but I do a lot of bathrooms and its an issue I occasionally come across. I've been asked to put an elec towlel rail bang in between a bath and shower before so nowhere to put an outlet which caused a bit of an argument with...
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    Resistance of 1.5mm flex per meter

    Hi, just carrying out some testing and a few of the figures I'm getting seem way out. Just wondering of anyone knows the resistance per meter of 1.5mm. 3core flex. I'm stuck in work with no regs book and can't find bog all online. Cheers guys!
  19. R

    Heat Resistant Flex

    Hi guys, Am after 2meters of 4mm 3 core heat resistant flex to wire in a big lincat water heater. Non of the wholesalers near me stock anything over 2.5mm and won't order in less than 50m. Anyone know where I can get my hands on some? or if anyone has a couple of meters spare they would sell...
  20. S

    Why you should wire to downlights in HR flex

    Following on from a post a week or so ago about why not just wire to downlights in T+E I've attached the following photos. I found these when called to an existing customer to locate a fault with the lights in their flat. The installation was done 3 years ago, not by me I hasten to add...
    • sjm
    • Thread
    • downlights flex lighting lights wire
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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