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  1. T

    Impact and ingress rated wiring acessories?

    Does anyone make anything that ticks both? Have a bakery with some metalclad sockets and spurs that are covered in mank but plastic flap outdoor sockets would get smashed up
  2. banny07

    Fire rated or not

    I am installing spotlights in the kitchen. The customer bought downlight which (packing)says they are fire rated but I doubt it. What is your opinion on this please. See pictures..
  3. R

    Do plugs have to be fire rated?

    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?
  4. S

    IP rated switches for shed

    Hi all, 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...
  5. I

    Outside IP rated lightup LED tiles

    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
  6. charliespark

    HELP! commercial socket with type D rated fuse

    Hi guys, 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...
  7. The apprentice

    Fire rated down lights ?

    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 ?
  8. RF Solutions Ltd

    Competition Time: WIN a NEW Switchlink-IP Rated System - Remote Light Switch Control

    Introducing the NEW IP Rated SWITCHLINK System! This system provides a quick and easy solution to a light switch when cabling is tricky, expensive or time consuming. Features: 868MHz System IP68 Receiver IP66 Outdoor Transmitter Up to 100m range in Buildings Up to 500m Line of sight...
  9. captaincaveman

    EICR code for over rated shower

    Hello guys n gals, Did n EICR other week in a flat where the shower circuit was 40A mcb with RCD protection, 6mm cable. Only about 10M run. The 8.5kw shower had been replaced by the tenant for a 10.5kw one (old one was still in the cupboard is how I know). Unusually, the installation supply...
  10. V

    Fittings rated for continuous duty?

    Hi all 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...
  11. D

    Install LV Network Switch and Patch panel in outdoor non IP rated enclosure

    Grateful for a kick in the right direction on the following: a telecomms engineer stated out that an outdoor metal cabinet (earthed & bonded) was an unsuitable enclosure for a network switch and patch panel to be installed into, as it was not IP rated. As it happened, the size of the cabinet...
  12. J

    Tri rated cable current carrying capacity

    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...
  13. J

    Tri rated cable and grouping factor

    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...
  14. Daniel DD

    Relays, Contactor Rating AC-7a & AC-7b, Relay - Contactor compatibility, RCCB rated current

    Background 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...
  15. J

    gG fuses and motor rated

    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?
  16. D

    grommets and earth Sleeving are so over rated

    if you are going to put a 'how to' vid on youtube atleast buy a dang grommet and some G/y sleeve
  17. E

    Motor FLC, Rated current, running current and nominal current.

    Good evening, 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...
  18. NICKYNUNN

    FIRE RATED DOWNLIGHTS AND PLASTIC CCU - WHAT SIDE OF THE FENCE?

    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...
  19. C

    70mm tri rated

    Hello everyone 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...
  20. P

    Induction hob and oven not working properly

    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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