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  1. T

    LED under kitchen worktop

    We do work for a beposke kitchen company who more and more of time are having granit worktops with grove taken out underneath for LED tape We are currently using IP rated tape but proves difficult sometime to string away the plastic cover to solid on joints to round the corners I’m...
    • Tom Christopher
    • Thread
    • kitchen led under worktop
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. N

    Cables under concrete base or under screed?

    The floor of the kitchen will be filled up with: 1) Concrete, on top of which will go 2) insulation with pipework for wet underfloor heating system, on top of which will go 3) screed. Can the armoured cable run under the concrete base or does it always need to go above concrete base and under...
  3. Baddegg

    Pub project now under way............

    As per previous thread a wile back the pub build is now under way and upto roof level,just wanted to check my proposed electrical feed if I can please? Earthing is TN-S not TNCS previously thought,(customer has now cleared the meter cupboard!) Anyway loading in the pub is as follows 1 x 32a...
  4. Gavin John Hyde

    SDS drill for under £30! Curious

    Browsing the screwfix page for some drill bits, came across this sds drill for 30 quid. Made me wonder if its actually any good? If you have a simple job and need something quick it might do the trcick. Likewise if you need to put a fan in and need to core a hole. Anybody got one? Interested to...
  5. T

    What S.I. under risk assessement for omission of RCD in regs

    Ok so as I am moving VERY soon I have packed and sealed all my electrical books away. I don't have access to regs consequently. I am racking my brains regards risk assessment for omission of RCD on sockets. If you read the fine print it references a statutory instrument regards the standard this...
  6. B

    RCBO Replacement under 18th Edition

    Hi, Complete laymen to the electrical world so need some advice. We had a complete rewire done in 2016 and as part of this we had an RCBO unit put in. Today we have had an issue where there has been a loose connection and the board needs replacing. This is being done under our house cover but...
  7. robd

    Cable duct for under ground SWA

    Afternoon all, On an extension job, customer wants a cable run to a pond which is 70m from the house, for oxygenation and some lights. There are quite a bit of groundworks going in including all the drains which will be running downhill to said pond and are being dug currently. Builders want...
  8. S

    Re-wire preference - under floorboards or removed ceiling

    Hi! I'm new to the forum - thanks for having me. I have a question for a domestic rewire - I just bought my first property and want to know the prefered method for a rewire and if it really matters or is a personal preference. I'm going to rip down the thin chipboard ceiling and have it...
    • sctyc16
    • Thread
    • ceiling floorboards lighting re-wire removed rewire rewiring under
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  9. M

    Low Ze, high(ish) R1+R2, Got a plan but just had an idea

    So Ze=0.02 and R1+R2 = 0.73 on a first floor ring main. Nearest submain is about 35m away, so that Ze's plausible, and even a slightly indirect route makes Ze=0.03 realistic. So MCBs are going to need changing to Type Cs. Unfortunately for that first floor ring R1+R2 of 0.73 is too high for a...
  10. Brunel

    CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS? ARMOURED CABLE UNDER ROAD

    Exposed by recent gas mains replacement, Also exposed were the old tram lines. The cable looks all armour and no conductors? Could it possibly be an part of an "earthing system" for the tram tracks/lines?
  11. HappyHippyDad

    One vent for 2 extractors, under floorboards?

    I have to get a kitchen extractor and shower room extractor vented outside. They are back to back to each other on the ground floor. There are no external walls that lead to the outside. I can run the ducting under the floorboards between the same joist (both extractors) all the way to the...
  12. S

    Under and upper cabinet lighting

    Hi, Hope someone can help. We currently have under cabinet lighting installed in our kitchen (by the developers when buying the new build). Keen to extend this lighting to above the cabinets, there are additional unused connections available in the current electrical supply. Struggling to...
  13. HappyHippyDad

    Ikea under cabinet lighting....

    Hello all.. I am wiring a new kitchen/extension. The customer is supplying the under cabinet lights, see link UTRUSTA LED worktop lighting w power supply White 40 cm - IKEA -...
  14. R

    Under cabinet lighting installation

    Hi, thanks in advance for any advice. I had our kitchen redone a year or so ago, and at that time hadn't got in the under-cabinet lights, so the fitter left some terminated wiring to allow me to connect later. I just wanted to check what was in the realms of sensibleness before I installed...
  15. PJElectricalSW

    Electric Under Floor Heating Survey

    Hello everyone I wondered if you would be able to help me with a project at the moment, I am looking for information about your experience with electric UFH. I am not going to lie to you, I do work for a UFH company so you will you will be helping me massively with my current project. I would...
  16. Jim90

    Lamp post under mains pylon question

    Hi guys, We are replacing lamp post heads on a site and all is going well until we reached a set of 4 underneath 11/33kv pylons. We are getting a horrible ‘belt’ off the casing of the lamp post head. The post is coated so unable to receive a belt at low level. All we can think of is it’s the...
  17. Leesparkykent

    ERG, Lom maintenance and any other name they trade under are on watchdog

    Any one who's been not paid by this company may wish to watch it.
  18. D

    Wet Under Floor Heating Modification

    Hi Guys. I have a flat with a 9KW electric boiler, dedicated for the wet underfloor heating system. The tenants have reported that all the digital room stats were not working, as when they increased the temperature to get more heat, nothing was happening. Within 15 minutes in the property I...
  19. J

    Can incoming mains run above ground under suspended floor?

    Hi all. I'm looking for some expert advice on the above. I am having an extension built and the footings are a raft slab which can be built/poured under the existing incoming mains cable (it's in a black pipe approx 50mm dia). There will be a suspended floor approximately 100mm above the...
  20. R

    Kitchen under cabinet/plinth lighting

    Hi Im just wondered if anyone can recommend some under cabinet/plinth lighting they use? I was thinking led strip lighting All help appreciated Thanks

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