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davethsparky
A modified version of the process an electrician will go through:
Step 1, check your fuseboard, do you have RCD protection over the circuit? If not then call a sparky for advice
Step 2, check the location of the existing fan, compare this with the zones as defined in the regs, this information is usually copied into homebase's instruction leaflets along with details of which zone it is suitable for. If not call then sparky for advice
Step 3, check that a suitable 3 pole isolator has been installed to allow you to switch off the supply to this fan before you start working on it, if it has been installed correctly then the light in the room should stay on once the fan is isolated allowing you to see what you are doing (its almost like someone thought about this!) if not then call a sparky for advice
Step 4, if the existing connections are labelled then that should tell you which wire does what, if not you will have to follow safe testing procedures, probably with it live, to work this out.
Step 5, Remove old fan and fit new in its place
Step 6, correctly label the wires with sleeving, connect them to the appropriate terminals in the new fan. Make sure the screws are tight enough but not too tight or too loose. Too loose = house fire, too tight = house fire, unfortunately we cannot translate the feeling of when a connection is correct into written words.
Step 7, carry out necessary testing.
Step 8, turn it back on.
As you can see the actual fitting of the fan is only a tiny part of the work involved and what a sparky will be doing when he is changing a fan.
Also to ensure your safety from electric shock, if you have one of those little neon screwdrivers to test whether it is live or not place it on a hard surface (concrete or simmilar) and hit it as hard as possible with the biggest hammer you can find, hit it a few more time just to make sure.
Step 1, check your fuseboard, do you have RCD protection over the circuit? If not then call a sparky for advice
Step 2, check the location of the existing fan, compare this with the zones as defined in the regs, this information is usually copied into homebase's instruction leaflets along with details of which zone it is suitable for. If not call then sparky for advice
Step 3, check that a suitable 3 pole isolator has been installed to allow you to switch off the supply to this fan before you start working on it, if it has been installed correctly then the light in the room should stay on once the fan is isolated allowing you to see what you are doing (its almost like someone thought about this!) if not then call a sparky for advice
Step 4, if the existing connections are labelled then that should tell you which wire does what, if not you will have to follow safe testing procedures, probably with it live, to work this out.
Step 5, Remove old fan and fit new in its place
Step 6, correctly label the wires with sleeving, connect them to the appropriate terminals in the new fan. Make sure the screws are tight enough but not too tight or too loose. Too loose = house fire, too tight = house fire, unfortunately we cannot translate the feeling of when a connection is correct into written words.
Step 7, carry out necessary testing.
Step 8, turn it back on.
As you can see the actual fitting of the fan is only a tiny part of the work involved and what a sparky will be doing when he is changing a fan.
Also to ensure your safety from electric shock, if you have one of those little neon screwdrivers to test whether it is live or not place it on a hard surface (concrete or simmilar) and hit it as hard as possible with the biggest hammer you can find, hit it a few more time just to make sure.
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KAS1
All the above, experienced spark = 10 - 20 mins with drinking cuppa and a quick smoke lol
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still looks yellow to me lol
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still looks yellow to me lol
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KAS1
mind you it could be white as the G/y sleeving looks just green to me
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trev
Cannot believe this is still going. Can't you all see through this clown? He must be laughing his butt off.
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Knobhead
I’m disappointed in you lot.
No fawning over a female?
No offers to call round?
Sorry you’ve sunk in my estimation.
No fawning over a female?
No offers to call round?
Sorry you’ve sunk in my estimation.
Well 'Dave' didn't say how big his bazoomers are, so no takers on 'calling round'
Did you ever have a colour-blindness test before you started as a spark?!
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Dizzy_Maskell
Red, White and Blue that is an old French Connection Fan I think
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Miss Sparks
Thank you sooo much. ---
Do I look like someone called Dave?! I don't fit kitchens either...but I would give it a go if it saved me money
You look like a name on a forum to me
This the right time to ask for pics!? Lol
profile pic?You look like a name on a forum to me
This the right time to ask for pics!? Lol
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Tidy Max
I'LL DO IT FOR FREE lol
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trev
So you deny being a kitchen fitter called Dave from Romford but don't deny that this is a wind up.Do I look like someone called Dave?! I don't fit kitchens either...but I would give it a go if it saved me money
I rest my case M'lud.
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Miss Sparks
Not a kitchen fitter and not trying to wind anyone up, I just wanted answers to what I thought was a quite reasonable question. I came to this forum simply because I hoped I would get a straight answer. While I'm here I may as well ask as the new fan will be adjacent to the bath/shower and within arms reach so speak, are there any safety regulations that I should be aware of, or is there a special type of extractor fan that I would need to be used in place of the Hombase fan shown in my picture?
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Miss Sparks
Yes, this is me?!
Miss Sparks, Bathrooms are subject to lots of regulations as they are a particularly dangerous place for electric!
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Miss Sparks
What are they and where could I find a copy of them on the internet pls?xx
I would suggest reading step two of Davethsparky's post and also looking in the top right hand corner of the back of the fan packaging.
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Miss Sparks
Yep, that was really helpful!
Ssshhhhhhh. We don't want everyone to know about the electricians "secret bible"
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Knobhead
There's two of them.
Pity he's banned we could ask which he would recomend.
Just make sure you don’t get D Cockburn's book on gynaecology!
I reckon it's the forum owner called Dan.
Starts these "joke" threads to keep racking-up the hits and the cash.
someone's going to get a smacked bot-bot for that comment...
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Geordie Spark
They've all been a bit wary ever since the Harness69 and the Pink Handcuffs fiasco. :smilielol5:
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Geordie Spark
He has to catch me first, and I've just had my wheelchair serviced - WD40 doesn't half make it shift !! :wheelchair:
Im surprised you have put a lawn mower engine on it..
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Geordie Spark
Well I had to do something to get out and about - since my MK2 MR2 with the 3 litre V6 is still knackered.
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Knobhead
Well all the fawning men are back in the caves licking their wounds and feeling ridiculous chatting up Arthur/Martha. :rofl:
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Geordie Spark
Aye well .............. there's only one female on these boards that I am absolutely 100% sure about !!
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