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  1. J

    What has been done with the sockets behind my oven?

    Hi, I have revently ordered a new Range and before i contacted an electritian to book installation i thought i would pull my current oven out and check if there was a seperate 32A socket so the job of hardwiring the new cooker in would be relitivaly straight forward, however, When i pulled my...
  2. Y

    Bonding earth to metal furring behind plasterboard.

    Should I bond all metal furring behind plasterboard to earth busbar
  3. B

    Connection behind bathroom mirror?

    Hi everyone. Could someone please explain how an LED bathroom mirror with shaver socket should be connected to the mains? My interpretation of the regs is that a fused spur must be outside the zones. However, can the flex be connected in the void behind the mirror and by what means? I am not...
  4. J

    My main fuse box is right behind my front door

    Hi, I've just moved to a ground floor flat and my mains fuse box/circuit breaker box, which ever it's called, is right behind my front door at the top. I moved into the property as it is supposed to be adapted for disabled access as I have a medical condition but the wiring was done before I got...
  5. S

    Why do some customers stand 6" behind you?

    Anyone else get this? Just changed a bathroom light and the customer spent the whole time virtually stood on the bottom rung of the step ladder staring at what I was doing. Not conducive to a good morning's work!
  6. buzzlightyear

    Any body behind the door

    i had call today and a very good customer rings can you come quick .now you thinking with dirty minds .i told them i will try and hurry and get to you quick. Now this customer has a hotel So i knocks on the door .so the customer opens the main door and a load of timber propt up against the door...
  7. P

    Newbie trying to run a cable behind dog and dab

    hello all, hoping someone can give me some advice please. I’m trying to add another socket into the corner of my living room on an outside wall. The house was built in 2013 and the wall is dot and dabbed. There is a socket directly above in a bedroom that I thought I could take the fed from...
  8. HappyHippyDad

    Tails (or rather T&E) behind skirting.

    Hello all. About to do a CU change and from the pre works visit it looks like the 16mm T&E from the meter is run 3m to the CU behind the skirting board. No mechanical protection seen. TNS. Ze = 0.28ohms. This clearly isn't acceptable and I shall advise getting it changed but my question is...
  9. B

    Code for 415v behind a sink...

    Doing an EICR on a commercial kitchen. 415v isolator located behind wash sink basin. Evidence of water spray over the years. How would you code this? Thanks
  10. haptism

    Reference method for cable behind kingspan

    Hi, been looking at which reference method would be suitable in this case. The cable drops of a ring circuit to each socket are fixed direct to a concrete block wall (using capping) ; kingspan boards are to be dot&dabbed directly to the wall. Im thinking worst case would be ref method 102...
  11. G

    Fcu behind kitchen taps

    alright guys, Just seeking some advise. I don't want to go into the long ins and outs of the job so I'll just give you the basics. 2nd hand kitchen has been first and second fixed but they didn't bother doing the electrics before hand so half the kitchen appliances are in powered around the...
  12. O

    Re-routing earth cable to behind kitchen cabinet, and clip/conduit

    Hi, One of our earth cables is routed in-front of the rear of a kitchen cabinet. See photo. This cable goes down to the gas mains/meter pipe and then up into the ceiling, and then I assume into the electrical consumer meter area. Can I safely just cut this earth cable, re-route it behind the...
  13. C

    service head behind TV

    Hello chaps Normally i would expect to find the service head under the stair or enclosed in a cupboard however on this occasion the service head is located in the living room behind the TV. I recently carried out an EICR on the house and i highlighted that this needs to be enclosed in boxing...
  14. J

    LED Strip lighting behind bed frame.

    Hi everyone, I'm looking to put some LED strip lighting behind my bed (after redecorating). I have installed some warm white downlights in ceiling but want a small amount of mood lighting. The strip light is coming from a fused spur, into the driver and then to the strip light. The only...
  15. H

    Replacing 60's socket compatibility problem

    Hi I need to replace this grubby looking socket shown in the photo with a modern one with usb connection sockets but the internal lugs in the metal pattress box (designed for four screws not two) get in the way and there is a 5mm gap Other than hacking it out and replacing, is there any neat and...
    • harry olee
    • Thread
    • behind boxes metal problem replacing screws socket
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. Pete999

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  17. weatherwitch

    Disabled access to a fuse versus non fashionable location?!

    I have a question about plugs behind a freestanding washing machine and lack of disabled access to the plug/fuse. It's going to be a fitted kitchen and is currently bare walls with No integrated or hidden appliances just standard free standing appliances. In the case of the washing machine...
  18. N

    Can Plug Sockets for Dishwasher and Washing Machine be Placed in Under-sink Cupboard?

    Hello, The layout for my kitchen, which is not installed yet, is such that there is a free-standing dishwasher and washing machine on either side of a cupboard which has the kitchen sink over it. My builder who recently re-wired my house has installed the wiring so that the plug sockets for...
    • Novice12
    • Thread
    • appliance appliances behind builder cupboard dishwasher machine plug sockets washing
    • Replies: 62
    • Forum: Electrical Appliances Forum
  19. C

    Running cable behind skirting board

    Hi, now don't jump to conclusions, I need any advice on running cable vertically behind a skirting board not horizontally. Customer has large 1960's skirting boards approx. 250mm high, maybe higher, and has asked me to install new recessed sockets without removing the skirting board. A fairly...
  20. S

    Panel Comparison Any One Got Similar Data To Share?

    Following on from recent discussions about quality of panels I though this may be interesting... We have 3 panels set up on a display roof facing 25 degrees west of South at 45 degree pitch. They are all connected to ABB micro inverters - the screenshots are taken from the Aurora Vision...

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