I know that this has been debated before (quite recently in fact, but it is a boring Sunday afternoon), but as new products may have come available, I was wondering members views.
So the scenario is; Sunday afternoon, Mr DIY has finally fallen to pressure to Mrs DIY and agreed to put up shelf...
Hi chaps,
This may have been asked before but i cant seem to find it when searching so im sorry if someone easily finds it.
Im currently carrying out a EICR at a commercial premises and the water is bonded from a sub DB and not the MET, its something that i understand needs to be noted but is...
Did some work on a sheltered housing style flat from the 80's today. It was wired in a type of 'cable' I don't think I've seen before, comprising a flat flexible thick rubber 'conduit' with 3 separate tunnels each containing a PVC single core of very high quality, the sizes of the conductors...
Reg 433.1.204
Is in relation to Accessories to BS 1363 supplied through a Ring Final circuit etc and Appendix 15 gives Ring and Radial circuit arrangements.
The minimum CSA is 2.5 mm (1.5 MI ) unless a FCU is used and it can be reduced!
Just been asked to find the Reg which states 1.5mm CSA...
short story, I've come across a 3 phase distribution circuit wired in 4mm singles on 63a hrc fuses. I found this because 1 of the phases was on a 20a and had blown. this seams wrong to me but as I said I don't have much ind experience. this is a new circuit from a tap off box. also I don't want...
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night forum members.
I'm a student in a Basic Computers Maintenance and Repair class at present and currently doing a project on the above title. In my project right now I'm looking for several things that I just can't seem to find or know how to put together.
In...
Just looked at a thread, got me thinking of old imperial cables etc. The mention of the old red white and blue 3 core pvc no cpc got me thinking about a situation. I remember because have only seen it once in 37 years on domestic installations.
Block of flats in East finchley North...
Hi fella's ,
Following a recent report I have had sent to me t was deemed that multi-core SWA doubled up to
supply a single phase piece of equipment, was unsatisfactory for following reasons.
'Poor onsite installation practice may result in increased risk of failure,electric shock or fire'...
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My head's wasted having spent two hours trying to trace an interconnection between two ring final circuits. I started nice and methodical and went downhill from there:bigcry::bigcry:....under pressure to get to the next job, I gave up, but am back on Thursday to nail it on the head.
So, how...
Hello All wondering if anyone could shed some light on a problem i have with my IR readings.
I recently rewired a house.. took care pulling cables in etc . finished 1st fix, checked cables by looping ring main in connector blocks and doing continuity and IR test . continuity was ok, IR read...
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Hey need some help with some homework the question is
'Determine for one of the high bay lighting circuits within the workshop, the minimum cross sectional area of live conductors for current carrying capacity and voltage drop.'
So if I have a lighting circuit with 5 high bay 150W luminaires...
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Came across a 2.5mm fp200 4 core cable used as part of a ring today, am I right in thinking this isn't an acceptable method as there will be only 1 earth wire in the cable ??
Hi I was wondering if someone would be able to tell me or explaine how many combinations an intermidiate switch has when it come to r1+r2 testing, I know a 2 way lighting circuit is 6 but I can't remember about intermidiate circuits.
any help would be appreciated thanks
The usual C.U. change problem.
All circuits working except one (Ostensibly a ring circuit, once upon a time. It 'end-to-end's at the board) which seems to have a neutral to earth fault.
I was methodical so I don't believe any neutral conductors were misplaced, but even putting the two...
Hello there everyone, I've dead tested some ring mains on a job recently but unfortunately I didn't do my measured end to ends. The circuits only have two spurs on each.
I have my R1 + R2's, it was wired in 4mm T and E so the earth is obviously 1.5mm.
For example, if one circuit measured...
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Just got my head in the bible at the minute, and looking at 514.3.2:
"Every core of a cable shall be identifiable at its terminations and preferably throughout its length..."
Is this not technically an infringement when using twin brown for switch wire?
Just bouncing something off people here..
Got a job on, customer currently has a single phase 230v 16Amp commando socket he wants changed for a 32A ( Seemingly has a few machines in mind with a larger than 16A draw but below the full 32 that he's considering buying in...hasn't decided which yet...
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