I'm obviously still new and learning about what I can and cannot do, but essentially I want to install an EVSE at my own house for an electric van, I intend to run a 6mm T&E in surface trunking/clipped direct, through a drilled hole in the wall and then out a wiska box through some flexible...
Hi all,
Been browsing these forums for a while, always great to learn a new way to skin the same cat.
Anyway, cut a long story short, was an apprentice for a top spark, he packed it in for a new 7 figure income career. I then took a break thinking I should do the same, then I realised not...
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I am asking for help as a novice and 1st time user of this forum.
Recently started to experience tripping of MCB & sometimes with the RCD at random times, intervals can be days after resets or several hours.
Could an appliance or appliances be overloading the circuit?
How can I test an...
So here is the thing
Rhere is an old MEMSHIELD TPN+E Board that is pretty mich obsolete. The only place that sells their breakers would be Ebay right.
After having EICR done on it it's been flagged that It requires RCBO/RCD for sockets right.
So here is where we are at
It's not really...
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We had an electrician over, who fitted a 40a MCB in the house consumer unit to supply a new build garage. It's underground SWA, in conduit also. He temporarily fitted a 2 gang socket so we could use power tools whilst we complete a fitout internally, although in that use case...
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I have recently encountered that my circuit breaker for the upstairs lights keeps tripping. I flick it back on and immediately it trips off again. I think the issue is coming from the bathroom light. So I have had a look at the ceiling rose and the picture shows what is going on. Note...
I'm not sure what's going on with my kitchen light.
I've replaced an old 28W CFL fitting with a new 4 x LED GU10 fitting (a cheap one from Screwfix). Although the light turned on after flicking on the MCB, when you turn it on or off the MCB trips, and sometimes the RCD, too.
I removed the...
I have a 32amp MCB for my heating (heat pump) and when the heating comes on, it trips after a few seconds. If I push it back up it works fine until the next time the heat pump calls for power. I thought it might be faulty so I swopped it out but had the same issue with the new one.
What might...
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I'm looking at installing an induction hob in my kitchen (upgrade from gas) and I gather that it can be added to the cooker circuit if there's enough capacity.
In the fuse box and at the cooker end, the cooker circuit is wired in with 6sqmm cable, but only has a 16A MCB which I gather...
I just finished a garden room supply. The customer already had a CPN garage consumer unit that the last sparks left there, brand new in box, and with some misgivings I agreed to use it.
It came to testing.
Zs@DB of 0.3 ohms in garden room.
CPN RCD main switch tripped x1 at 21ms
The lighting...
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Have a circuit its OCPD is a C type 80A 10ka 60898 MCB with a pfc of 1.11ka. On the log log graph for this device I’m struggling to understand the time for it. It only goes to 800a?
I’ve spoken to the NICEIC who say it would operate withing 0.1 seconds but I’m struggling to see how...
Hi, I recently discovered at my brother in laws that he has a circuit which feeds a outbuilding, but we also discovered that it’s attached to a small part of the downstairs sockets towards the rear of the house! The concern is this outbuilding then goes on to feed another small shed.. is this...
Good evening,
I wondered how the MCB between RCD and the Main switch is wired while watching this video. Photo attached.
I assume a busbar link is connected to the main switch and mcb. Do the line conductors and the busbar connected at the same terminal and then go to the RCDSs?
Link to the...
I have by mistake used 6amps C grad MCB on a 2000-watt dishwasher. though I was asked to put 10 amps. but it is running properly.
how it is possible and is it safe?
thanking you.
Can i just check something. If a rat decides to chew a cable will it trip the MCB or RCD ?
I ask because I had one house recently that had a randomly tripping MCB and it turned out to be a chewed cable. I was surprised as i would have thought it would trip the RCD but it never did. A chewed...
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I have moved into a new house and the electric meter and consumer unit are under the stairs. What i want to do is put a door there so can use for storage. The problem i have there is no lighting there. So i want to install a ceiling pendant, the easiest way i can see doing it is running...
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