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  1. L

    I just pulled my light of the ceiling...

    Hello. I was attempting to adjust my light fixture and accidentally pulled it straight off the ceiling. I have attached 2 pictures, one of the ceiling wires and one of the light fixture: Is it going to be dangerous to leave this like this overnight? Should I turn off the electricity or...
    • light
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    • attach ceiling floor led light morning
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. G

    Smoke alarms on loft conversion

    I'm due to start a loft conversion and building regs require smoke alarm, can anyone tell me if I need to install interlinked smokes on every floor ? cheers
  3. F

    Advice re underfloor heating systems appreciated.

    Hello everyone, I'm about to start a self build of a 3 bedroom dormer bungalow on Anglesey. The house will be heated entirely by electricity and a couple of woodburners, using PV panels to generate some electricity as well. I am looking at underfloor heating and would appreciate any views on...
    • Frankyg
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    • advice appreciated electric electricity floor heating system systems underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  4. E

    GU10 LED flicker

    Looking for advice/pointers. I have installed client supplied GU10 LEDs in a warehouse. Client reporting flicker from LEDs. Installation is 3 phase, lights in question are on 2 different phases. Have heard and read about EMI, any help appreciated. My apologies if this issue has already been...
    • EmRo
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    • check different flicker flickering floor gu10 led
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. O

    1st floor lights

    Hi I'm new on here so hello and thanks for having me! I have a client who's r doing is tripping it's a 3 year old house with a split load 17th board the upstairs lighting circuit is split into two feeds one supplying half the rooms the other the 2 new half its on a 10 amp type b when I perform...
  6. amlu

    couple of circuits sharing same earth

    Hi :-) Im finishing rewiring at the moment, place has concrete ground floor, all cables going under the floorboards on first floor or in the loft. There is couple of steel conduits embedded in the building from where consumer unit goes to floor void above. They end up nicely in a metal box...
  7. I

    Ring circuits one per floor pre mcb

    I am rewiring a house and I am running through just one socket on the ground floor to access the first floor ring. So the first floor ring circuit would include a socket on the ground floor. Is this wrong as I have read I the building regs separate floors, separate circuits, with their own mcb
  8. ses

    Loose fill insulation under floor

    Came across this today in a property no idea if asbestos or not so told client put all floor back and tried to minimise disturbance as much as possible Absolute nightmare trying to organise a asbestos inspection without waiting weeks Property is 1890 build flats and this is only in two rooms...
  9. D

    Lighting issue in first floor flat. Advice please guys

    Hi All, I carried out a EICR on a first floor flat the other day. Power circuits tested fine. There are 2 x Lighing circuits for the property. They have both been terminated into the same rcbo as there is apparently a borrowed neutral somewhere on circuit 1. Not ideal but workable as isolated on...
    • Damian Petsas
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    • advice first floor issue lighting please
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. M

    Rewirable fuses date, code

    1. Hi can you please tell me when rewirable fuses in consumer units were phased out. 2. A spotlight bar is fitted to ceiling with original ceiling rose base pushed up into void between ceiling and floor boards. Code C2? Thank you
    • midgetman
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    • ceiling code current floor fuse fuses installed still
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. N

    Moving main supply, fuse and meter (homeowner enquiry)

    I'm having building work done and would like to have the incoming supply, main fuse and meter all moved. The house is one end of a terrace of three and the main supply is overhead to the other end of the terrace. It crosses the front of the three houses at 2nd floor level and then drops down our...
    • Neil Jay
    • Thread
    • enquiry floor fuse main meter moving other supply three
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  12. P

    UNDERFLOOR HEATING Quick Question.

    Hi chaps. I've come over from the Tilers Forum for some precious advice. In an hours time I hope to install Electric UNDERFLOOR heating in my own bathroom, and I need some quick advice. Its about the temp sensor. I suddenly saw that it "should" be installed in a conduit to allow its removal if...
    • P4ulo
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    • floor heating probe question quick sensor spare underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  13. A

    Best and quickest way to cut floor boxes into raised floor tiles?

    Hi all, was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations for cutting out floor boxes in the raised floor tiles. If you know what I'm talking about and have seen them, then you'll know that they're wood with a metal casing around the tile. I've done 100's of these when I was an apprentice and...
  14. Darkwood

    Is this Legal - DNO homemade stand lol...

    Well can't say I'm shocked but I wonder what the meter guy was thinking while mounting this meter on this free standing backboard? Note the age of the incomer and the half sized N tail (First one) ... I hope its just a solid link in that fuse holder :whatchutalkingabout
  15. C

    RCD total load vs MCBs

    Hi all again. Enough with helping my friend and back to the main thing, which is back to studying. I am working on my final assessments (practice for my final L3 exam). Big 2 story house with the following requirements (protected devices given accordingly and installation method C, clip...
    • Carlos Arruda
    • Thread
    • circuit floor house mcbs rcd total
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. J

    Cable ducting under new kitchen floor slab

    I want to lay conduit under a 100mm concrete kitchen floor slab that will be poured in a couple of weeks time (to complete a ring and connect a kitchen island). This will be in preparation for my electrician to do all wiring once the builders are done. Does anyone know if I will need to use...
  17. T

    'Click and flow' click connector block. Wiring a floor lamp. Female / male socket

    Hello, I would like to use a recently bought Click and flow connector block to wire a standard lamp with 3 bulbs. Reading the instructions have left me confused. According to the instructions the female socket is 'for fixed wiring supply' but has room for 3 cables to run into this socket...
    • tigrou
    • Thread
    • block click connector female floor lamp lighting lights socket wiring
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  18. N

    Cu in basement and separate cu upstairs ground floor?

    Hello I am currently rewiring an old house which has tails in basement from meter going into a 60A fused isolator which feeds all the existing circuits from a fusebox in an inconvenient location, to be made redundant. I need to send power to both a consumer unit in the basement, and a separate...
  19. C

    Underfloor heating, boiler , aga and cylinder

    Just wondering if anyone has every worked on a system with all of these working together and if so what cables I will have to run ?? ( look at title )
    • CybiAnt
    • Thread
    • boiler cylinder floor heating system under underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  20. Z

    Rewire lighting circuits with limited access

    Folks, 1950's 3-storey town house, flat roof with no roofspace access on top floor, laminate flooring throughout apart from a few bits in hall and landings ... and I need to run new lighting circuits to all 3 floors, CU on ground floor. On quick inspection looks like it is riddled with metal...
    • zippy
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    • access ceiling circuit circuits conduit floor joists lighting limited rewire
    • Replies: 52
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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