Just saw a vid of someone putting in a CU on unistrut in a domestic property (why, i don't know), and one of the comments said it fails the regs because he used regular red rawl plugs instead of fire rated plugs.
I didn't know this was a thing?
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I'm planning on adding some lighting to an old stone shed, there's currently a 2.5mm² SWA supply to the shed only supplying one IP rated socket, its fed from a 13A FCU on a 20A radial circuit. This is RCD protected, and the house has a TT earthing system. The run from house to shed is...
Hi (Im DIY - with an electrician to install), does anyone know a UK supplier of IP rated lightup LED tiles suitable for permanent outside use (dancefloor)? 600mm x 600mm. Thanks, Ian @ Wilby NN8 2UE
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Rewired a unit where they make dentures, builder today has asked to install 16a commando socket with isolator (no problem) however stated the company fitting the machine has required a type D breaker, the whole board is RCBOs and the company 'Fusebox' is what I fitted the board with...
Hi there fire rated down lights in a dropped false ceiling with no insulation and 2.5 watt LED lamps in cladding in kitchen with room space above not part of bs7671 but coding opinions if we do for safety ?
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So had some issues lately related to high current fittings .. dp switches mostly.
A number of electric boilers of various ratings .. from 7kw on up burning out their isolators .. the last one this week was a 7.5kw electric boiler running on a 6mm t&e cable 4m long from a 32A MCB .. 50A dp...
I have a 37KW motor and need to replace some burnt out 35mm2 tri rated cable(loose connection). I’ve looked at 25mm2 Tri rated cable the data sheet says it’s current carrying capacity is 136amps. The lengths will be 0.5m.Is there any other consideration I should take into consideration? It will...
Hi guys I’ve got a motor starter I’ve come across and looking at the electrical drawings it’s originally had 35mm tails from a 100amp fused isolator switch. This has been replaced with 25mm tri rated cable. Looking at the specs for BS 6231 I can see the conductor can take 136 amps. Motors are...
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I live in Indonesia, the voltage for residential buildings ranges from 220 V to 230 V, I need help with the installation of the Schneider products. Here is another link to the thread about the installation of Surge Arrester in Picture 1, which is related to the installation discussed...
if I have a 20amp gG fuses and a 20M25 the continuous rating is the same but would the 20M25 behave more like a 25 amp fuse under earth fault and require a smaller ZS to operate in the same time as the gG fuse?
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1) Is the motor current on the nameplate always the full load current: the maximum current the motor can draw without there being damage to its winding insulation.
2) Often in motor books, I see the term nominal current? is this the current that the motor draws under normal...
Hi all, about to do a condition report on a grade 2 listed 4 bedroom property, the owner is moving and wants to rent it out. The consumer unit is a PLASTIC split board RCD sited in a cupboard under the only set of stairs .The board and installation is neatly installed (even the bonding cables...
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I need to use 70mm tri rated cabling to supply a 200a isolator which has m10 bolt terminations.
I have a standard no hydronic crimper which can do 70mm but was wondering if there is a specific crimp method to use when doing tri rated cabling of this size.
Image of my crimper...
Hi guys here is the situation,switching all 4 heaters in induction hob(7.4kW)and it stops working.Taking out the oven (2.5kW)which is just underneath and find out that hob and oven are both plugged in to double socket.There is no cooker connection unit but there is cooker switch above.From the...
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I have recently discovered Cbus pink Cat5 / Cat5E cable.
My interest started after finding out about EV-Ultra Cable, designed for electric vehicle charge points. They run power and data in the same cable. My understanding is allowed due to the data cable sheathing being rated to same...
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Can I avoid using very expensive fire rated access panel (and just use non fire rated access panel) if the electrical connections behind the wall access panel are in a fireproof connector (metal box) with fireproof gaskets?
Hi. I have some TP supply SPD and JB to re wire in 25mm TRI rated cable this weekend. For the Iine conductors i am using 35mm DIN connectors with manufacturers links between - it is all being housed in a Hager Din Extension box with window.
For the earth, I have 5 x terminations at 25mm. But...
We're doing a refurb of a takeaway restaurant. Client has asked us to re-use existing downlights and provided some additional ones of the same type which aren't fire rated.
We've advised that these should be changed but he doesn't want to as 'they were fine before'.
It's a metal framed suspended...
Hi, I have to replace bath and shower downlights to IP rated. I thought they were GU10 so bought the GU10 fitment and bulbs. I fitted it and it did not work ? I then found out the original fitment is MR16 12v. Please can someone tell me if I need to buy IP rated MR16 downlights and LED MR16...
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