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  1. F

    Help with installing 3 way switch to control lights on three separate floors

    First and foremost I would like to introduce myself. My name is Faysal and I reside in East London. By profession I am a Operation Manager within the NHS but have a patient to do home electrical DIY project. I picked up basic electrical skills from a young age, tagging along my uncle who was a...
    • Faysal Patel
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    • 3 way control floors installing intermediate lights separate switch three
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  2. gazdkw82

    New mains tails for C/U from separate DB

    Had to install some new mains tails for a small C/U replacement. The new mains tails come off a 3phase enclosure bus bar system. It's pretty Jurassic by the look of it! I understand the testing process for the new board and I understand how to test the tails, however, I'm not sure on how to...
  3. G

    Shower on Ceiling Light Flickers - advice needed please

    Hello, I am not an electrician. I don't normally post on forums but I'm at breaking point with this situation and require some advice please. Our new shower was installed earlier this year. Since it was installed when you press the new shower on the ceiling light in the bathroom flickers...
    • guest1010
    • Thread
    • advice ceiling ceiling light consumer electrician flicker flickering light lights needed please separate shower
    • Replies: 98
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. R

    Fan isolator in separate room.

    Been to look at job today to wire lights and a fan in three separate shower cubicles on a campsite. Each of the cubicles will have a separate internal shower enclosure, toilet and hand basin. The lights/fan will be controlled by pir which activates as someone enters the room. I want to fit...
  5. P

    Microwave tripping circuits on two separate CUs

    Hi All Bit of a strange one... My mother in law decided to poach an egg in the microwave, and whatever she did, the egg went bang and knocked out the kitchen sockets. Strange thing is, it looks like this also tripped circuits on a separate CU which feeds external sockets & lights etc. It...
    • Philjayj
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    • circuits microwave separate tripping
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. R

    shower supplies

    We have been asked to supply 2 new 10.5 kw showers off a memshield 2 3 phase DB. Looking at prices for rcbos we are looking at 90 a piece for mcb and pod. Anyone got any cheaper suggestions? With the highest mcb being 63a sph I cant run an rcd main switch db off for these./
  7. HappyHippyDad

    Main bonding made to separate earth rod?

    Evening all.. I have just been to a clients house to quote for some work and when checking the Main bonding I noticed that it just had a 10mm attached to the gas pipe and then straight into a separate earth rod, it was the same for the water (had it's own earth rod). I realise that this would...
  8. D

    Supply to static permanent residence caravan

    Hi, looking for some advice for supply to static permanent caravan at bottom of garden. My House supply is TT. From what I can gather from previous thread s, is this acceptable. House end, SWA terminated into plastic ad.box and l+n tails into non RCD side of cu, from suitably rated MCB. Armour...
    • Daxydoggie
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    • armour caravan earth electricians vans house permanent separate static supply supply to van vehicle
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. buzzlightyear

    16mm twin &earth sub mains separate earth

    been to look at a job , customer needs sub mains and meter moving to the under stairs from main cut out from hallway a new 100 amp cu . 16mm twin earth do I need separate cpc for that according to table 54.7 16 mm cpc any thoughts on this .
  10. J

    Cooker diversity with SEPARATE oven/hob

    Hi all, Looking at replacing kitchen. Current setup is 2.2kw oven, 5.6kw hob.. total = 7.8kw on 6mm cable, back to a 40a breaker. The current cable run is short.. 2m from CU, in breezeblock/plaster.. 2m clipped direct, to a 45a switch (for oven in tower).. 3m spurred from that, on...
    • Justme761
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    • breaker cable calculation cooker diversity makes separate total
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. J

    Installation test following rewire

    I've recently carried out a full rewire of a domestic property which had a supply to a garage by use of an armoured in ducting run underground. I have taken a new feed to the adaptable box that said armoured is terminated into and have tested the armoured itself and all is ok. My question is, as...
    • JSPark91
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    • armoured following garage installation results rewire separate test testing and commisioning
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. S

    Two, yes two 13A cookers off 6mm

    Hello All The wife wants not one, but two, yes, two of those NEFF slide n hide ovens you see on Great British Bake-Off. Not cheap at well over £500 each. Anyway...can I run two off the 6mm cable coming from the consumer unit currently with a 16A breaker. I was thinking of changing breaker to a...
  13. J

    Using powerline homeplugs across separate circuits

    I have just bought an Innuos music server not realising it has no built in Wi-fi capability, but needs an ethernet wired connection to the router. This could be done only by placing it in the cupboard where the router lives, whereas I wanted to place it alongside my Naim streamer upstairs. So...
    • Jeff105
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    • across circuits devices earth powerline rcbos separate these using
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Home Media Centre Forum
  14. 123

    Consumer Unit Changes, options for Customers

    Hi all, does anyone have any fact sheets, flyers or the like for Customers...Explaining the benefits of an RCBO Board over a Dual RCD Board?
    • 123
    • Thread
    • changes circuits consumer consumer unit customers options rcbos separate unit
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. M

    2 separate supplies to 1 Piece of steam room equipment

    Was originally asked by client to put a 6kw supply in for steam room on first floor which we have done client then brings out equipment and asked us to wire it in, Turns out it's for a 3 phase supply as the client is Dutch it's from Holland an no instructions in English After speaking to...
    • Martin Atkins
    • Thread
    • equipment piece room separate steam supplies
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. C

    Three phase inverter for three separate MPAN's?

    Morning all Just looking for some opinions on a situation we have for an installation. Essentially we have a three phase supply coming into a building that has been converted into three dwellings each with their own registered supply meter - one per phase. So the question is whether (and I...
  17. H

    Convert light-operated extractor fan to separate switch

    Hi, I am a general handyman, and I have a customer with a basic ceiling extractor fan in their bathroom. It is connected to the ceiling light and comes on and off with the light switch. They now want the option of switching it off (while the light is on). Is there a way I can incorporate a pull...
    • hasti
    • Thread
    • convert extractor extractor fan fan light maybe separate switch
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  18. A

    4 submains with one common CPC

    I have a query. 4 distribution boards, each fed by 25mm2 double insulated tails (approx 30m away) in a roof void. Only 1 16mm2 earthing conductor for all 4 submains. The earthing conductor is then connected at the first board and looped to the other three boards. Is this acceptable? I thought BS...
    • atm84
    • Thread
    • common conductor cpc earthing mains separate supplied tails
    • Replies: 40
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. D

    2 separate TT supplies into building?

    This gets a bit complicated so bear with me. Basically i have 2 rural tt supplies. One is to a large farm shed with PV solar 3.6 kw on the roof and is not used much. the other is a large house and pub combined which has a shared supply transformer with a nearby bungalow. I m not concerned...
  20. I

    Ring circuits one per floor pre mcb

    I am rewiring a house and I am running through just one socket on the ground floor to access the first floor ring. So the first floor ring circuit would include a socket on the ground floor. Is this wrong as I have read I the building regs separate floors, separate circuits, with their own mcb
    • Inghamgarry
    • Thread
    • below circuit circuits floor mcb ring separate socket
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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