Hi all
Got a problem with a kitchen i fitted a couple of years ago.
the customer got their own electrician to fit a new ring in the kitchen on its 2 way rcd protected box along with the lighting.
i went back on friday to change the sink unit and fit a new belfast sink.
Now they had a double...
Hi guys and girls,
So my fiancée's parents have just moved back from America and have brought with them some sentimental appliances in the hope that they can be converted for UK use.
I know that the American supply is usually 110-120V and 60Hz and utilising a two-pin system, meaning appliances...
Hi guys,
Just curious to see what P.I.R code other people would give kitchen appliances with inaccessible plugs that have no means of isolation.
I came across a cooker, dishwasher, washing machine and bathroom extractor fan yesterday and C2'd it.
I notice on the electrical safety first...
Hi Gents,
I've recently built an extension onto my mums house... bedroom, wet roon and kitchen. 3 double sockets in bedroom and 4 double sockets in kitchen above worktops... all on a 2.5mm single ring to a Starbreaker CU. Originally all the apliances (combined fridge/freezer and washing machine)...
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Currently replacing all wiring and the CU in an outbuilding with a new Metal Clad fully wired with SWA. There is currently a tumble dryer and fridge freezer plugged into the same double socket which forms part of a 3 socket ring circuit. My plan was to use a spare way on the CU to have...
I would like to get some sort of electrical appliances for my kitchen like, range, dishwasher, etc. which would make the work easy for me so that nothing goes lagging by wasting time as such. There has been no much professionals in town who could help me in providing such products, maybe there...
Hey all,
Quick ask,
Client has say larder fridge or dishwasher under worktop in kitchen or in unit. Do you fit a d.p. switch or sfcu above worktop on wall to isolate without needing to pull out appliance ? or is it to belt & braces ? I thought that it was regs or OSG listed but not sure. I've...
I own a 99 Honda hrv but would love to get a campervan.
How does one run the engine and associated electrics to provide 240v and 50 Hz for our appliances.
Schematics?Kits?
Hello forum friends. I was hoping that someone could help me with a queation related to motor operated appliance. The total load of a motor operated appliance on a branch circuit shall not exceed what percentage. Is it 50, 70, 80 or 100%?
There is more than one way to skin a cat and more than one way to wire kitchen appliances!
I have often seen switched FCUs feeding socket outlets in kitchens which is ok for an extractor for example as you can put 13a 1361 in FCU and then discrimination achieved thru the use of 3a 1361 in plug...
Hi folks!
Any answers on this problem?
I attended site and was told various items of equipment caused the rcd to trip randomly,after checking the Ze and voltage I tested the rcd which wouldn't trip x1 or x5.
I then deemed this faulty and replaced the rcd only to find this also did not trip.
I...
Hello everyone..
I have a job tomorrow tracking down a tripping RCD fault.
This would have panicked me a year ago, now I'm looking forward to it and cant wait to get there!
However, from the phone conversation I have discovered the following:
1. No recent DIY work or professional work has...
Hi, recently I have found that my Fluke 1653 has been tripping the odd RCD when doing a three lead Zs(loop) test. I can't understand why, it has not done this before.
Hi,
I have recently bought 2 kitchen appliances that need to be hard wired in.
Pyrolitic oven that is 3.84kW + Induction hob that is 7.4kW.
I have in my kitchen 1 point to wire in where the cooker would go. I know i cannot fit the 2 in one unit so what would need to happen.
Can the single...
I have a customer who has recently bought a new Bosch fridge freezer. On plugging it in the RCD trips as it goes through it's start up cycle. I have tested the RCD and all is fine. Bosch replaced the appliance and same thing happens with the new one. A Bosch engineer has now visited and told the...
Hi,
I am after a bit of advise in regards to kitchen circuit (see below). I am planning kitchen refurbishment and I would like find out correct locations of all electrical items in the kitchen (electrician not yet contracted and there is so many cowboys in London that I would prefer to know...
My son and his wife moved into a house about 7 months ago, they have had a new consumer unit and a new combi boiler fitted about 5 months ago and everything has been fine up until now. My daughter in-law phoned the other morning to say that the electric had gone off in the house and everytime...
Has anybody rationalized a pricing structure for testing fixed/wired appliances??
With the extra time required for disconnected test, let alone the isolation of appliance circuits, how is the testing process reconciled with the customer's operational requirements?
Meaningful/Sensible comments...
Got a few spurs in a kitchen for appliances but customer doesn't like the look of a fused spur. Is there any other way like 20a dp switched or 45a 1g cooker switch or are these more hassle?
In various forums I've seen it said that multiple kitchen appliances can be controlled via (unfused) grid switches located above the worktop, the grid switches being wired directly into the kitchen ring and leading to unswitched sockets where the appliance is appropriately fused.
Is this OK or...
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