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    10A RCBO For a radial with 1 socket

    Hi, would it be acceptable to install a 10A RCBO in a 3phase board for a radial with 1 socket? (For a fridge and a hoover) Thanks.
  2. B

    Reg/standard for double socket

    Hi All Wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction regarding uk double sockets. Is there a reg or a British standard that manufactures have to stick with. As if my memory serves me right most double sockets will handle 20amps of load for long periods without causing any issue but...
  3. T

    Twin socket from 6mm cable

    Hi everyone, First time posting here and just after some advice. I've got a 6mm cable in my kitchen which isn't currently connected. I'm planning to have an oven and a gas hob. Is It OK to have a twin socket from the 6mm cable and plug my 16A oven and gas hob straight into this? On the...
    • tasty100
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    • 6mm cable socket spur twin
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. littlespark

    Strange intermittent fault on 13 pin socket

    my caravan isn’t lighting up tail lights, but all other lights work fine. However… while testing, I got a strange sequence of events. I’ll also point out that the 13 pin socket has the left and right tail lights on different pins, so whatever it is, is affecting both sides. Ok.. with...
  5. timhoward

    That MK Rapid Fix socket thing

    Just curious, is anyone routinely using these? CEF were complaining that no one was buying them. I had been obstinately in the "that's great but far too expensive to become my default socket" camp. Until this week. Faced with 2nd fixing kitchen sockets under cabinets and with my knees in a lot...
  6. X

    Can I connect a 7pin tow bar to a 32A trailer socket to run a 2850kw machine?

    I have a 2850kw coffee machine and I need to keep it running whilst I am on the move. It is in a trailer that is set up at 32A so the inlet is a three pin 32A socket. Can I connect it to the 7 pin connector on my tow bar and if so will this produce enough juice to keep it running?
    • xpresso
    • Thread
    • 32a connect machine socket trailer
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. R

    Battery Replace leisure battery with Cigarette socket

    Hello, I’ve got a campervan with a 75ah lead acid leisure battery. Wired via a split charge relay. Now I’m tempted to get rid of that and just use a jackery or Bluetti for my power needs. However when I remove the leisure battery, could the existing wiring be used to power a cigarette...
  8. J

    Testing issues!! Dodgy 13 A socket contacts

    Completed a new install recently. 45a 10mm2 SWA Sub main (TT) to an outbuilding and 2 x final circuits- 32a Ring and 6a lighting, nice and simple. Customer might require additional circuits in the future, hence the 10mm2 SWA. Tested the Ring Circuit- end to end all good and as expected. Then...
    • JummyD
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    • contacts dodgy issues socket testing
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. J

    Garage Electrics - Fitting a light and another socket with fused spur.

    Hi all, I have recently bought a house. The garage is at the end of the garden and has a double socket. The socket is on the ring and not a spur. It has 2 live, 2 neutral and 2 earths. It was basically falling off the wall so want to replace it. The garage has no lighting so I want to fit a...
  10. S

    MWC for changing socket or light

    If changing a socket front front or light is a minor works required and would you test the circuit
  11. H

    Do I need an electrician in? 32amp to Cooker Switch to Double Socket.

    Hi Guys, I am just changing my plug top oven over & gas hob and noticed the following: 32AMP Breaker > 6MM Cable > Cooker Switch 45a > 4mm cable > Double Socket which powers both. 13a Plug Top Oven replacing the previous same plug top. Gas Hob and just powers the igniter. Is this right or do...
    • HoneycombEchoRomeo
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    • cooker cooker cable cooker hob double electrician oven socket switch
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. P

    Outdoor weatherproof socket IP66 with RCD

    Hi, I am a basic DIY'er, with basic electrical skills, NB, I can change a plug/fuse, change a ceiling light fitting, change a socket face plate, install a ceiling fan, immersion heater, extractor fan, etc. I already have one external outdoor weatherproof IP66 double socket at one end of my...
    • pjgtech
    • Thread
    • ip66 outdoor outdoor socket rcd socket weatherproof
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. E

    Name this socket brand

    Anyone know the make of this socket, it has rounded edges top and bottom, and straight on the sides. From a house built about 14 year ago !
  14. L

    Industrial socket cable calculation

    Hi, I have a question regarding the cable size to a 415v 125A socket. For the design current is it normal to use the protective device rating of 125A as the design current for the calc? Thank you
    • Lc1
    • Thread
    • cable calculation industrial socket
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Electrician Forum
  15. R

    Backfeeding a 10KW generator to Dryer Socket, California

    After turning off the main panel's utility 150A breaker, can I plug generator's 30A output into dryer's 30A socket to backfeed? I know it is unsafe (suicide code, lineman safety), but my area only has an average 12-hour-day blackout once a year and investigation of using a Transfer Switch and...
  16. R

    3-blade 240VAC Dryer Socket, Where is the Ground or Where is the Neutral?

    My California dryer wall socket has 3 blades shown in picture. I measured across bottom 2 blades = 240VAC. I measured top L-blade with one of the bottom blade = 120V. Is the L-blade a neutral? If yes, why no Ground blade? If the L-blade is Ground instead, then why no Neutral blade? I tried...
  17. P

    RCD tripping when socket is turned OFF

    Hi, No electrician background here, so novice question! I have a new (<6 months) plug socket that whenever I switch it OFF it trips the RCD on the fuse box. I’d previously had an issue with the RCD and ‘socket’ switch tripping (all sockets are on one switch on the fuse box) which was traced to...
    • Phyllis
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    • off rcd rcd tripping socket tripping turned turned off when
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. Ell704

    can Wires run through a spur

    Can I run 2.5mm and 1.5mm in the same chase going down to a 3amp spur with the 2.5mm just passing through the spur to get to the sockets.
  19. N

    Removing socket for overhead light fixture (Norway)

    This is a rather basic question, so please accept my apologies. I couldn't find the right search term, and I thought my situation was a bit unique as I live in Norway. And thank you so much for any advice you can give to me, it's really appreciated. In Norway, its quite common to have sockets...
    • neuvilla
    • Thread
    • fixture light overhead removing socket
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  20. R

    Light socket question

    I was switching out a bulb in my basement overhead light socket and noticed the hot terminal looks a little deformed.. Its an old light fixture but is this some sort of problem?

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