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  1. J

    Is this safe / sensible?

    Just had my house rewired. There are a bundle of wires behind the oven, is it safe to have them exposed like this? My worry is that the adjacent socket (used for a fitted fridge) is very difficult to reach and someone might hurt themselves trying to unplug it if the fuse ever goes. This...
  2. Charlie_

    Safe Selection of Devices

    Charlie_ submitted a new resource: Safe Selection of Devices - BEAMA Read more about this resource...
  3. H

    Induction Hob - Safe to use existing cooker circuit

    Hello Forum, I need to replace the hob in the kitchen as it is faulty. I would like to be able to use an induction hob, so I need to make sure that the wiring and mcb on the cooker circuit is the right specification. The combination Oven (1 small / 1 Large ) has a Max load of 4.1Kw. The...
  4. Sparked Out

    Spur off a spur.... make safe with 16A MCB from ring?

    Just recently has some work done on a conservatory, and in the process discovered that the 2 double sockets are not part of a ring main... looks like one is a spur off the back of a ring socket in the main house, and the second is a spur off of that :eek: So, question is, if I replace the ring...
  5. O

    Need some advice on safe wires?

    Can anyone tell me whether these wires are suitable for a non experienced individual to be near or exposed too if they have no knowledge. We were told by our landlord to access the thermostat shown but the wires surrounding it are live and need insulating (nothing about insulating wires was...
  6. A

    House rewired - Is this safe?

    Good morning, Hope this is in the correct place and would really appreciate some advice. I had the house fully rewired in October 2017. No problems since. The electric switch for the cooker started making violent crackling sounds yesterday and the cooker is now unresponsive and I obviously...
  7. M

    Knows my stuff...its safe because it works

    Come across in an eicr today...amongst other destroy it yourself jobs... And when i ripped it out.... " Its safe cause it works mate i know what im doing"..... Ok...
  8. Y

    RCBO on TT earthing is it safe

    Is it safe to use single pole RCBOs on a TT earthing system without an rcd and just a double pole breaker? What would the max allowable earth resistance be to cut out a earth to neutral fault?
  9. Mojo

    Hello! Decorator takes on (all the safe bits of) rewiring his garage

    Hello, I don’t usually introduce myself in forums, but just fancied it here. I’m not a trainee (though I’m considering it), I’m a 45 year old decorator who has a garage without power, so in conjunction with an electrician friend, I’m studying and researching how to wire it. NOT connecting to...
  10. D

    Do you think this is safe?

    I am planing on doing the following can anyone confirm if its safe I'm going to install a ring door bell pro. It needs 16-24vac to run and comes with a 16-24vad din rail transformer. This is just no practical for me to use the din transformer souktion because the existing doorbell cable for...
  11. telectrix

    Splitting Load. Is it safe?

    Micro brewery... Brewing Vat has 2 elements, 9kW and 6kW. Done the calcs and each element will be fed with 6.0mm XLPE. no problem.My query is would it be safe and compliant to split the 2 elements across 2 phases in order to balance better. Can't see a reg.preventing this, but something nags...
  12. M

    Are LED Light Bulbs Safe?

    We are steadily replacing old incadescent, CFL and halogen bulbs in our house with LED bulbs. They tend to be the 2700k for the warm colour. We tried the daylight colour ones but they were too bright. From my standard grade physics I know that LEDs are low powered devices that need direct...
  13. D

    Is this NICIEC extractor fan installation safe?

    Hi, Quick Q from a newbie. I had a NICIEC registered electrician install an isolation switch and extractor fan in my downstairs bathroom. I’m now replacing one of the down lights and found what is a surprising mess of wires in the false ceiling, all joined together with a terminal block (centre...
  14. JOURNEYMAN

    WATER AND ELECTRICS - JUST HOW CLOSE IS SAFE?

    Hi all, I visited a property yesterday which consists of two shops with a flat above each shop. This was a preliminary visit on behalf of the new owners who are looking to refurbish and rent out. I went to check out the supply, bonding etc. and found a single phase supply feeding both shops and...
  15. M

    Is this wiring in Denmark safe for a chandelier

    Hi, Appreciate any advice and help. I just moved from UK to an old house in Denmark and would like to install a large brass chandelier (1970s). There was no ceiling light when I moved here, but the wires are there. I attach here a photo. There is green/yellow wire that I presume is Earth, blue...
  16. janthehulaman

    Heating changed from gas to electric - overloading or safe???

    In this large community center they decided to replace the gas central heating with electric. Upstairs some 19 new panel heaters were connected to about 4 ring main circuits, some were spurred, others just with 13a sockets. The heaters are 1 Kw but 2 are 1.5Kw. Upstairs everything runs off a...
  17. D

    Please Can Someone Tell Me if the Wiring in My New House Looks Safe

    Hi everybody, I have no idea what constitutes safe wiring but I thought some of the stuff around my fuse box looks a bit suspicious. Any thoughts, help and advice would be much appreciated.
  18. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Safe zones quite well explained I think

  19. S

    Sad and shocking but be safe out there guys,

    Plumber Gary Amer ‘is stabbed to death by angry customer' in London | Daily Mail Online - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6077145/Plumber-67-stabbed-death-furious-customer-taking-three-hour-lunch-break.html
  20. A

    Kitchen appliance sockets and safe zones - right or wrong?

    Hi all, I think I'm posting this in the right place - apologies if not. I'm wondering if I could ask for a bit of help here. I'm renovating a house for myself to live in, and I've spoken to an electrician this week to have it fully rewired. There appears to be a problem though with my planned...
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