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    Lollipop or not?

    I started installing a radial circuit in 4mm² singles in white 20mm conduit for an office. MCB=32a. T-N-CS The client has decided to cut costs and while the builder is erecting a stud wall partition office he (the builder) will continue with the wiring. The builder wants to form a junction with...
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    Basic advice please

    Hi, Last year i had an office built in my garden and a 10mm SWA was laid between the main consumer unit in the house and that in the office. I have 2 sheds about 40m from the office & 15m apart and i'll like 3 double sockets in 1 and 1 light fitting and a double in the other and 1 light...
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    Finally Done

    Well that's it locked the office up lads paid up just landed home and don't plan on moving till Jan 3rd lol. Typically though I made the decision to get yesterday and today in the office with the lads to tidy up and get all invoices sorted and the Bloody laptops and printers decide to go on a...
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    garden office supply

    happy Monday evening chaps! haven't got my regs handy so for quoting purpose I tried using the tlc calculator but it says 'no suitable cable found' run is apparently 100m -going my customers email -quoting on thurs load is: (as per customer) PC with 4 screens Sonos One speaker 2 x LED ceiling...
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    Cabling Ideas

    Hi, I've got a job coming up that involves networking an underground office. The walls cannot be chased and the Ethernet sockets need to mounted on the wall. I was thinking of running the cable in trunking but I don't think it'll look professional, then thought of using conduit but not too sure...
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    Engineering Project

    Hello All I'm an electrical engineering HNC student and I'm currently doing a research project about an office rewire. I have to price it up basically. I am not a DIYer looking for a quick way to burn my house down and I won't be doing any real electrical work off the back of anything that is...
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    I rarely get exterior jobs such as summerhouses etc....not sure why...

    Hi all. As per title, I rarely get exterior wiring jobs. Dunno if it's because it is generally like the Arctic up here for half the year or other reasons. I don't price many to be fair, but when I do I rarely ever get them. The win rate is much much less than it is normally for me. I talk...
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    3 Phase wiring in industrial office.

    Hi all, I am doing a piece of design coursework involving full wiring for a garage and attached offices. The premises has 3 sub DBs, one of which is located in the upstairs office. Since all the lights and power outlets are single phase here, should I just take one of the phases from the main...
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    Wiring systems in office environment

    Hello! This is my first thread in this section of the forums. I'm relatively stuck with my design assignment, I was given drawings of a highways depot and I have to design the whole installation, show wiring systems, divide the installation into final circuits and do all the calcs. I'm okay...
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    Electric Radiators for an Office Environment

    Hi, Can anyone suggest a good electric radiators for an office. There is too much choice, would prefer a recommendation Cheers
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    Alternative zs testing

    Hi, Can someone point me to Sinatra's explanation of fast loop testing with rcd's. Measuring zs at the board & linking out at the extremity of the circuit Cheers
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    Rcd protection office sockets

    Hello chaps Got an office job where we are rewiring 3 stories with surface mounted trunking and double sockets for Computers etc New amendment has done away with under supervision of skilled or instructed persons The company does not have a policy in place to tell staff not to bring in their...
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    Transportable office regs help please

    Hi, I have been asked to wire and cert a transportable storage container that's is going to be used as office. Basic ring circuit, couple of fan heaters 2x lights, db board. I am a domestic installer, do I need to be full scope to do this and also what kind of certification is required? Any help...
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    SWA 16mm 3 core cable for garden office

    Sorry if this is not the correct wat to post my query, I am new to the site. I am not a spark but would like to tap into the skills and experise on here before I set off on the wrong course with my current spark. I am having a garden office built, it has had its own CU installed but my ex spark...
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    Circuit Metering

    Hi All I have been asked to install a New DB to serve 40 offices, with the facility to meter each office individually. I was thinking of installing a 18way TP&N DB, running 10mm to each office where a smaller SP CU is installed branching off to 3 circuits. Lights, Sockets and electric heater...
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    left my byb in the office

    If anyone doesn't mind could you have a nosey in the regs for me please and find out what the Max Zs for a 6A type B MCB and rcbo is please also C2 MCB and reg no/table no. As said I've left it in the office and I'm not back in till Friday morning. Thanks a lot.
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    office 365 issue

    hello anyone help me bought new PC & have subscribed to office 365 & have sort of setup the email but having trouble loading 2 of the spv files on the reg-123 for office to download emails & send. at present I have all the rest done & strangely enough I can get email on the Ipad received but...
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    bad day at the office

    Went to replace a 4 way Wylex consumer unit today. Easy peasy - wrong! When dismantalling the CU was testing as I went, on ring r1 was approx 300 ohms, rn around 600 ohms. Spent some time trying to find the problem without raising floorboards etc. and the problem seemed to be between the CU...
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    Office Lighting inconjunction with emergency lighting

    I'm working in an office, I have a main ring of lights in conjuction with emergency led lighting and emergency lights at the fire exits. could someone please explain the circuits for me please as I want to split the circuit up. thank you.
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    Can you identify this? Royal Mail Collection Office.

    I saw this hanging from the ceiling of a Royal Mail collection depot. Do you have any idea what it is/does? They were too busy for me to be able to ask them. I hoped the picture would be better but I guess if you have installed one you would recognise it anyway. Thanks.

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