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  1. J

    inline fan on ground floor

    afternoon guys customer has ordered a inline ceiling mounted fan from bathstore for her ground floor new shower room am I right in thinking- without access from above (tiled floor) and her not wanting a access panel cut out near the ceiling mounted fan- having a inline is a nono as when the...
  2. drzsta

    Building own shed?

    Hi all, I want a 18x10 shed/workshop to keep the bike and general stuff in however the sheds on the market are either overpriced or clad in wafer-thin timber. Anybody built their own and how did you go about it? Cheers :smile:
  3. V

    Fan heater in shower cubicle

    Hi Guys I had a call out by a local letting agent to look at a fan heater in a bathroom of a rented flat, when I got there I found that the fan heater is partly in the shower cubicle but the actual switched spur is fully in the cubicle. I have checked the CU and found that there is no RCD and...
    • Victor
    • Thread
    • bathroom fan floor heater plate shower
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Electrician Talk
  4. D

    Does anyone know where I can get spares for MK floor boxes??? Code sf88113

    Anyone got any tips for getting hold of spare parts? A customer of mine requires new kids for 4 boxes as part of their tenancy agreement with a landlord. If I can't source the lids I'll have to replace the whole thing and they've been concreted in!! Any help would be massively appreciated, Ebay...
    • dimspark
    • Thread
    • anyone boxes code floor get knowledge spares where
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. 7

    Heating under floor heating help please

    Hello there If i could have some advice please on a heating system would much appreciated Done a few heating systems in the past with s & y plan systems however an extension i have first fixed the customer is now installing under floor heating. There is a circulation pump, a manifold and two...
    • 714gold714
    • Thread
    • floor heating manifold please three under where
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  6. C

    Testing new floorboxes plugged into existing electrak

    Hi, We are adding some floor boxes onto an existing electrak in an occupied office,could anyone comfirm the tests we have to complete,only i've been told its classed as a plugged in appliance so doesn't require any tests.Is this correct?
  7. H

    Van Ply Lining the Floor

    Going to ply line the van floor tonight ready for me to build a bit racking. What's people's thoughts: self-drilling screws to secure; or try and cut it well enough so it doesn't need securing; or some other method of securing?
    • hightower
    • Thread
    • electricians vans floor van vehicle
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Electrician Talk
  8. M

    Under floor heating

    Hi guys, after some advice please. Been asked to install electrics for an underfloor heating system that consists of 3 x 10m2 mats, at a maximum rating of 2400 watts per mat, ran off the one thermostat (max 16amps). Has anybody ever wired this system using a 40amp contactor?? And if so all...
    • MATTMGM
    • Thread
    • contactor floor heating supply under using where
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. T

    Earth Blocks and Bonding cable underneath kitchen concrete floor

    Hi couple of questions, in the middle of doing a CU change, was thinking to run Bonding cable under kitchen floor to CU, As its a earth cable does it require any protection such as metal conduit ? was going to chase on concrete floor about 3 meters. And doing earth connections next to CU i have...
  10. N

    Guidance needed on moving sockets higher up

    Hi I moved to a new detached house which is ~90 yrs old. It has RCB switchboard outside (Kitchen, lights, smokealaram) but I am not sure when the house was re-wired last. My problem is that I need to lay a new floor. However the current sockets, sits just above the old skirting board which is...
    • newhousehelp
    • Thread
    • floor guidance higher moving needed skirting socket sockets wired
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  11. D

    Filling in old unused socket holes (with wiring)

    Hello, This is my first post and I hope it's ok to ask for advice even though I'm not an electrician. The forum rules don't seem to preclude this, but if I've got it wrong, I apologise in advance. I'm renovating a 60s-era flat. The electrical wiring is in conduits embedded inside the walls...
    • drg0nz0
    • Thread
    • conduit don't electrician filling floor holes old socket these unused wiring
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  12. G

    Two way light switch

    Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me with the following problem I have with a light switch. I have a 3 story house and have a two way light switch on the 1st floor that controls the 1st floor landing and 2nd floor landing. The light on the 1st floor can also be controlled from the ground...
    • ghtgriffiths
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    • floor landing light light switch switch two way
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  13. L

    I just pulled my light of the ceiling...

    Hello. I was attempting to adjust my light fixture and accidentally pulled it straight off the ceiling. I have attached 2 pictures, one of the ceiling wires and one of the light fixture: Is it going to be dangerous to leave this like this overnight? Should I turn off the electricity or...
    • light
    • Thread
    • attach ceiling floor led light morning
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. G

    Smoke alarms on loft conversion

    I'm due to start a loft conversion and building regs require smoke alarm, can anyone tell me if I need to install interlinked smokes on every floor ? cheers
  15. F

    Advice re underfloor heating systems appreciated.

    Hello everyone, I'm about to start a self build of a 3 bedroom dormer bungalow on Anglesey. The house will be heated entirely by electricity and a couple of woodburners, using PV panels to generate some electricity as well. I am looking at underfloor heating and would appreciate any views on...
    • Frankyg
    • Thread
    • advice appreciated electric electricity floor heating system systems underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  16. E

    GU10 LED flicker

    Looking for advice/pointers. I have installed client supplied GU10 LEDs in a warehouse. Client reporting flicker from LEDs. Installation is 3 phase, lights in question are on 2 different phases. Have heard and read about EMI, any help appreciated. My apologies if this issue has already been...
    • EmRo
    • Thread
    • check different flicker flickering floor gu10 led
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. O

    1st floor lights

    Hi I'm new on here so hello and thanks for having me! I have a client who's r doing is tripping it's a 3 year old house with a split load 17th board the upstairs lighting circuit is split into two feeds one supplying half the rooms the other the 2 new half its on a 10 amp type b when I perform...
  18. amlu

    couple of circuits sharing same earth

    Hi :-) Im finishing rewiring at the moment, place has concrete ground floor, all cables going under the floorboards on first floor or in the loft. There is couple of steel conduits embedded in the building from where consumer unit goes to floor void above. They end up nicely in a metal box...
  19. I

    Ring circuits one per floor pre mcb

    I am rewiring a house and I am running through just one socket on the ground floor to access the first floor ring. So the first floor ring circuit would include a socket on the ground floor. Is this wrong as I have read I the building regs separate floors, separate circuits, with their own mcb
    • Inghamgarry
    • Thread
    • below circuit circuits floor mcb ring separate socket
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. S

    Loose fill insulation under floor

    Came across this today in a property no idea if asbestos or not so told client put all floor back and tried to minimise disturbance as much as possible Absolute nightmare trying to organise a asbestos inspection without waiting weeks Property is 1890 build flats and this is only in two rooms...

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