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  1. P

    More building regs questions v.2

    So having a look at the electricians guide to the building regulations, section 7 safe working. 7.3 is about pre work tests and is states that electricians should carry out the following test before any installation work is carried out including additions and alterations to existing...
  2. J

    Best cheapest place to buy 18th edition regs book?

    Studying 18th edition. Any suggestions for the cheapest place to get the 18th edition regs book?
  3. R

    UK Regs vs BMW

    So I am getting an external socket fitted for a tenant to charge her electrical car. She is adamant that all that is required is an outdoor socket (waterproof presumably) even though i have had an electrician round who says it needs a seperate earth rod and dedicated rcd. I think the confusion...
    • Rowan Mitchell
    • Thread
    • electric cars external power regs
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. Z

    Fire alarms building regs Scotland England

    Scotland gov rules are that alarms can be 10 year sealed battery powered or mains powered while building regs seem to insist on mains powered. Are the regs changing to allow 10 year sealed battery powered alarms to be acceptable in England?
  5. J

    Quick Volt drop Q re Table 4ab P 383 Regs Book plz

    Hi I am being thick i am sure. I am doing some pre work on an EV charging course i am doing in November. I got to a part mentioning volt drop and ref in the regs book. Not looked at this for a while, so i thought i better check it out. Table states figures for Public Supply and figures...
  6. S

    Regs code for perished shrouds?

    Hi, just undertaking an EICR on a factory and have came across, some perished shrouds inside of an old main frame board, i can not seem to find a regulation relating to this if there is one, also the boards have a wooden top panel where the cables enter before glanding off on the internal gland...
  7. Z

    Have I broken any regs?

    Ok friends. So this evening I was trying to install an electric oven in a friends kitchen. The kitchen is quite small and it was bit of a squeeze carrying the oven from the living room to the location of installation. Whilst connecting up the heat resistant flex cable, I could just about see...
  8. S

    Domestic minor works

    Hi all, I am new to the forum, just passed my 18th edition but was working in different industry for a number of years. I have 2 questions that am hoping some of you experts out there can help with, all based on domestic works: 1) If I move a socket about a metre on the same wall do I need to...
  9. M

    Electrical faceplate change regs

    Hi Any you guys out there who are clued up maintenance eg faulty socket, sw etc change not new properties intalls in properties done around 1974 is there a requirement now that they be tested eg loop test, R1 +R2. insulation resistance test about 6 or 7 test in all for just one items seems...
  10. D

    UK Are blue through crimps allowed on ring circuit.

    I'm a trainee electrician and I was working with a qualified electrician extending a 32A ring circuit and we were using 2.5mm single conductors (CPC was 2.5mm aswell) going through PVC conduit and then going through steel trucking. And to connect the old ring conductors with the new extended...
    • David345
    • Thread
    • 18th allowed circuit conduit connect connecting crimps illegal legal pvc regs ring ring circuit steel trunking through trunking
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. D

    0.4 seconds or 5 seconds

    Just a quick question. This might sound like a stupid question so apologises. I'm slightly confused with the regs 18th edition when it comes to disconnection times. So I was taught in college that in the 17th edition that when a circuit is less than 32A then the maximum permitted time is 0.4...
    • David345
    • Thread
    • 18th disconnection disconnection times regs seconds times tripping times
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. sythai

    Swimming Pool Regs 702

    Hi Guys Been to look at a job, as follows : Existing Swimming Pool House 20meters away from main house, DB in here on TT set up, Ze = 90ohms. Plan is to come off here to supply another outbuilding which is about 15metres away. Just wanting to make sure DB I'm coming off of is compliant, as...
  13. E

    Double-check on wiring regs for adding socket

    Hi, As you may guess from the post title, I need to add a second socket. It is in an outhouse, built onto the main building. There is currently a single socket in the outhouse, which is spurred off the first-floor mains ring. I believe the regs say any additional socket must be daisy-chained...
  14. H

    UK Is this against the regs?

    Hello is this cable clipped direct against the regs? I certainly wouldn’t leave it like that.
  15. Lister1987

    Pimp my Regs / OSG / Other

    Those that have sat them before will no doubt have done it, tutors and the like will no doubt recommend they do and serving sparks will no doubt to it. Highlighting, marking and improving the usability of your regs (and/or other publications - OSG for example will make taking an exam (or just...
  16. J

    Bonding swa and the regs

    Hi guys got a few questions on the regs. Do we have to bond both sides of SWA cable if we are using a core for earth. And if so would it need a banjo and fly lead when going into a metal enclosure? Also does the fly lead back to the panel/CU have to be connected to the MET? Thank you guys
  17. D

    UK Regs .?

    I’ve added spreader box to a ryefield board using 50mm bushes however the engineer has said should be a slot as against Regs.? Is it.? I can’t find this regulation
  18. B

    Cable entry regs for Consumer Unit (18th edition)?

    We are about to install a Hager VML114 (14way, 100A switch disconnector incomer) and intend to populate with RCBOs. My understanding under 18th edition regs is that we need IP2X rating on the bottom of the Consumer Unit (prevent touch by fingers i.e. no gaps more than 1.25cm). We had been...
  19. S

    Wiring Regs 18 edition

    Hi Guys and Girls currently studying level 3 in college just want to know once I complete my NVQ and Am2 will I get the gold card or do I need to complete wiring regs aswell as I plan on moving to another country
  20. MFS Electrical

    Searching for regs

    Hi all, daft thing to be doing at this time on a Saturday night I know but is there a reg that specifically says we must bring the installation or part of it up to the current standards if we alter it? Also is there specifically a regulation stating that earth bonding must be upgraded or...
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