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  1. J

    Is this installation safe or not?

    Hi Guys I am hoping to get some outside opinion on an installation that I don't think is safe but others do, I've drawn a shocking pic which I have attached to help describe the issue but I will try and detail it aswell. This was a Solar PV installation in which the AC side was fed into the...
    • JamieK
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    • cable earth installation right safe through
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. P

    am i doing the right course length time ???

    Hi there!! I'm new to this site and I am whishing to become an electrician I am currently studying at night class at a my local college L2 2330 2year and then L3 1year so all together 3 Years some people have said why not train with the olci and you will be trained in 18 months but some people...
    • philz
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    • course doing length right time
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  3. S

    Right level 3 training

    Hi. I'm looking at some level 3 courses. The most obvious to me at the moment would be inspection and testing considering Im a domestic installer. Howevet Im not sure this is really going to test me as I'm 80% aware of what needs to be done anyway What I'm looking for is some advice on an...
  4. D

    Cooker / hob wiring, is this right?

    Hi, We're starting to strip our mums kitchen in prep for fitting a new one. When I removed the induction hob I noticed that it was fed directly from the rear of the plug socket that was designated for her cooker. The socket is fed with 6mm cable direct to a cooker switch above the worktop. I'm...
  5. M

    Can someone explain this meter setup

    Hi, I moved into my flat today and discovered this meter setup , not had anything like this before, In the flat there are 2 storage heaters and the rest are convectors, these are all wired into the bottom panel and work off the right hand meter along with the shower and the emmersion. The...
    • mark_edinburgh
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    • explain meter right setup someone storage
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. J

    Intermediate switching

    Guys please help! Im currently re-wiring my house and I've hit a snag. I'll try and explain At the bottom of the stairs on the ground floor im fitting a double switch. The 1st switch turns on ground floor light and the 2nd turns on the 1st floor. Easy up to now! This is where it gets messy...
    • Jay0602
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    • double floor intermediate light right switch switching
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  7. Hellmooth

    Blue commando socket

    Hi I have a commando socket to fit in my work unit to supply a gas welder, am I right in saying these come in 16 and 32 amps? What size of breaker would be best, I can't seem to find the right info on the welder for working out the max load? thanks craig
  8. M

    Choosing the right supplier

    Hi All New business looking for reliable supplier/s? I have done a little looking around but most wholesalers seem reluctant to give out price lists. "What do you want the price of?" they ask. But as a new business scraping around for work i want to maximise my profit margins, but they all seem...
  9. E

    Dedicated 32a2.5mm rfc for underfloor heating

    Hello all, doing rewire at the moment and i have pit underfloor heating on dedicated ring to save cable. No reason why not right? Conductors in parallel and all that. Not using fcu's just using stat as DP isolator. 7 zones/stats. Design current ok with Ref method B. Am I doing the right...
    • Eddiesparks
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    • conductors dedicated heating parallel rfc right underfloor underfloor heating unless using
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. S

    30A JB's and 32A ring final circuits

    ive been having a dispute with another electrician about using 30A JB's on rings a ring is made up of 2 legs of 2.5mm T+E, 2.5mm T+E ref method C has current carrying capacity of 27A now surely the JB has to be rated higher than the cable, but using a 30A jb although this is less than the 32A...
  11. B

    Any one know how to cut in an external right angle into trunking?

    Any one know how to cut in an external right angle into trunking? A diagram with cut lines would be ideal! Thanks
    • bluefoxfire1234
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    • angle external first knowledge metal place right together trunking
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Commercial Electrical Advice
  12. FatBob

    Wago Topjob DIN rail connectors 1 - 16mm 2-5 ports

    Lots of suppliers carry the standard range of Wago connectors, and although I had seen these before, never realised they were made by Wago. Found them last week on ************, and they are excellent. Trivial and fast to fit, and makes everything really tidy, and pretty if you buy the coloured...
  13. S

    mastervolt xs4300

    Had a call today from a customer of ours saying his pv system was underpreforming. Ok so i went round . System is 2xstrings 8 panels per string xs4300 inverter. 1st thing i did was check the dc voltage on the inverter it was displaying 105v dc 6.8amp and 800watts So i thought somthings not...
  14. S

    New SAP an i doing this right?

    Am i doing this right? Seems like a lot of kWh's compared to the old way.... 3kWp, SW facing, 45 degree pitch, no shading, zone 2. 3x1049x1=3147kWh. The old way. 2393kWh i know the old way under cooked it but........
  15. S

    EICR code please

    I have not done an EICR since these forms came. I'm still used to PIR forms. What code for down lights with out fire hoods? Thanks

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