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  1. J

    16amp b type breaker for oven.

    Hello all, excuse my bad grammar spelling etc. today i had the people from building control around to sign of my cu change at my house,here is my question. My mum had her oven changed a little while ago and it has a design current of around 10.5 amps, the old fuse protecting was a 40 amp wired...
  2. S

    Light Switch Locators

    Doing some work in an old ladies house and she has asked for illuminated light switch locators at the top and bottom of the stairs as well as other key rooms in the house. I normally use the MK ones which give a light green colour around the swich but I cannot use them this time as the lady has...
  3. G

    Generator + UPS Woes

    Greetings, I'm in the Philippines and have an office full of PCs that need to run with as little interruption as possible. Power is pretty reliable here in general, but we have rotational blackouts for an hour a day at the moment due to a regional shortage caused by damage from the typhoon in...
  4. S

    shower

    hi i have been out to look at a shower that did not work so on arrival i check that there was voltage at the pull cord but only on the feed side and when the pull swicth was on no voltage on the load side so i change the pull cord for a new 1 and the shower workerd but then i got a call back the...
  5. i=p/u

    Starting news supermarket installation

    As title says new supermarket installation starting this week in Scotland with English company... So looking forward to it.. Any you guys covered supermarkets and any insight what's involved. I know probably trunking around perimeter the pipe off for your circuits and probably rows of lighting...
  6. H

    Probably a Dumb Question But...

    What's the story with the 5 yellow stars against some posts? what/who prompts them?
  7. O

    New Zealand Powerline adaptor fault

    Hi, I got a phonecall from a client the other day, (replaced the CCU for a split loader) he says that he uses powerline adaptors to network the internet and has noticed that some of them haven't been working since the board change (says the sockets themselves are working fine) does anyone have...
  8. Midwest

    Surface Meter tails, in plastic conduit?

    I'm quoting for a CU change, where I'll be replacing the meter tails (because of length). I will have to run the tails on the surface (less than 3m) on the outside wall. For a neater appearance and because the wall is pebble dashed, I was considering putting the tails (2 x 25mm) in 32mm conduit...
  9. J

    Failed EPC

    Does anyone know what happens when panels are installed on roof and the house fails its EPC. Would I have to remove them, not got anything in writing regarding this issue.:hanged:
  10. S

    Led remote control colour changing lighting problem

    Hi My son has a remote controlled colour changing led light in his room. A light blew earlier, I replaced it, but the switch wasn't working. I checked the wiring reconnected the fuse and now the lights won't turn off. It's definately wired correctly. Is there something within the relayitself...
  11. C

    testing

    I have recently carries out some testing for a kitchen fitter. He has to submit a test cert to napit... They have sent it back sayin there must be r1+r2 results AND r2 results. I was always lead to believe it was one or the other. Anyone wiling to enlighten me. Chris
  12. cliffed

    Shower

    Just 1st fixed a .little extension,bog standard stuff,.its a council house with new rcbo DB,PIT stickers saying next test is 2015.Installing a shower wired in 10mm T&E,can u believe there is no main bonding conductors,obviously reported back to boss..Now 2nd fix told to carry on...
  13. the pict

    Service fuse question

    At A EICR today and the three fuses are AEI series 3-100, I can guess at what the numbers mean but who were AEI Pict
  14. B

    Quote wanted please

    Apologies to mods if this is the wrong page to post my question. I need an electrician to move my consumer unit and board from one wall to an adjacent wall which is less than 3 metres away. Also need a quote from manweb to move meter. I live in prestatyn so if there are any 'leccies in my area...
  15. O

    Testing Bus stops

    Just wondering gents how often a periodic should be done on public bus stops. 5 years or yearly? cheers
  16. K

    EICR turned into a nightmare

    I was doing an EICR yesterday and all was going well. I'd decided to inspect behind all the accessories cos the first couple I looked at were a right mess. I had found spurs off spurs and suspected there was a hidden JB behind kitchen unit, was easy enough to take unit down, so I did. Could I...
  17. G

    Probably a stupid question, but.....

    I've got a cooker hood, which I bought because it moves a big volume of air. (Typical bloke, I wanted more power). However. Despite using large bore ducting to vent it, it's still quite noisy even on the lowest setting. I'm wondering what would be involved to slow the lowest fan setting down...
  18. S

    EICR codes spreadsheet

    Hi everyone, been thinking of putting together a spreadsheet or list of the most common faults found doing EICR's. I was going to start with the ESC best practice guide, now I know a lot of this may be objective to the individual but has anyone started anything like this ? Maybe it's something...
  19. B

    Why 54.5VDC float voltage in a 48VDC system?

    Hi Everyone, I'm a bit puzzled by this, can anyone explain why a -48V dc power supply has a float voltage of -54.5V? Is it to account for volt drop? I know this forum is for pv but it's the only place I think I could get an answer! Cheers...
  20. S

    garage boards in recessed meter box

    Hi all, has anyone fitted a garage board in a recessed meter box when installing pv when there havent been any spare ways? I've heard people say you shouldn't do this.

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