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Just wondering if any one can help on a small job I have, that I will be using as my minor work for upcoming assessment.
Customer wants a flood light over their front door, was going to put a switched fused spur next to a socket in the bedroom run along in trunking for around 2meters...
From what I can gather, these grid switches can be crap. Burnt out, poor quality etc. is a common topic I'm picking up here. So, which companies to avoid etc.?
My fixer-upper house falls under the regs of new build and thus I need to isolate hidden appliances. In the kitchen, I was going to...
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Wondering if anyone uses the above software? I'm particularly interested in the rams section. If you do use it, how do you find it? Cheers.
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Hi, I'm looking for a cheapish but good multimeter with a backlight on the display and turns off automatically.
The cheapest Fluke 101 has auto-off but the website doesn't say if it has a backlight.
Thanks.
Fitted a new outside light for customer and dusk to dawn lamp, the lamp keeps flashing off and on every 20 seconds.
Found the fault to be the reflection from the clear plastic housing is lighting up the photocell and causing the lamp to switch off, then in darkness the lamp switches on again...
Question about the standard size that these come in - have they changed in last decade?
I have several nominal 11.25in fixtures that the only available size close to i can find is 284mm -
these fall out because too short!!
Any advice where i can get the older (longer) bulbs??
thanks ian
Looking for some led under cabinet lights, looked at these from tlc, have also fitted the LED tape which I was impressed with, looking for similar ideas, cheers!
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Just wondering if anyone can reccomend a light for under the stairs cupboards. Looking to install one in my house for part of my assesment from consumer unit and was thinking of using a batten holder, but just think it would look bad, maybe a bulkhead? If anyone can help with a suitable...
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I live in an apartment that got kitted out from international companies... all of the toilets and built in appliances are all strange and it's nearly impossible to get things replaced/fixed. I had an electrician out who told me he had never seen anything like the unit I have in the...
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Is there any type of square trunking that can be used outdoor for domestic purposes. The customer doesn't want to paint over cable or galvanised trunking and I need to run a 10mm supply to an outer building. Any suggestions? cant go In the ground either as he has blocks on top of...
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Hopefully someone may have come across something like this.
Customer has a remote garage and wants a PIR on the garage and one on the house to jointly control a number of lights on both buildings. Getting a cable between the buildings would be a pain (not impossible), if there is a wireless...
Hi, just booked my self in for 17th edition exam at JTL. Before i attend 3 day course, i want to get familiar with the regs book. i need to know how to reference index to actual contents within the book.
for example standby supplies 313.2 sec 551
am i right the the above relates to page 39? -...
As some will know just starting out and building up tool collection. Looking at SDS for chopping out , domestic.
Decided on corded for now based on prices. I have noticed there are different kg ratings. While I realise higher value will make job easier, would a 2kg for example do an adequate...
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Have a small job to do soon, replacing a a couple of outside halogen floods for a customer of mine.
At present he has a 1 x 300w and 1 x150w controlled of a standalone PIR. PIR fine just lights are shot, cheapy B&Q tat!
He wants to go for low energy, but not spend mega...
Are these any good or is there a alternative?
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I've been asked to provide lighting in the garden switched from the kitchen. The garage is detached, I can get power from the garage board to the lights but cannot run switch to kitchen without digging up a...
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