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  1. N

    Volt free vokera gas boiler

    Just wondering can anybody help me. The boiler I'm working with is a vokera verve combi boiler. the house has a three zone programmer so hot water, first floor rads and second floor rads each controlled by a 2 port motorised valve.. the basement of the house has underfloor heating.. there is a...
  2. W

    How cables get from CU to first floor / loft

    quick question for you guys. If we say the house again is timer frame with plasterboard covering the frame, 2 floors ground & first. When the cables exit your CU in a domestic property and go into the wall cavity, how do they get to your loft. The ring for upstairs prob jumps into the wall...
  3. M

    EICR help please 6 flats in one house - shared CU's ????

    I have been asked to carry out an EICR on a property which is 3 floors and has been split over the years as follows. Ground floor apartment, 3 studios to first floor , 2 studios to attic conversion The property was originally one house, then converted into two flats then what it is now. In the...
  4. M

    Henley block - fuse box - what wire etc

    Need help, I need to supply a 4th floor flat from a basement flat off the same meter, there is the main fuse then the meter. I was going to put a henly block after the meter then straight up 4 floors to a fuse box, I think I need an RCD before it makes its journey up, don't know the cable I...
  5. HappyHippyDad

    Floor socket on kitchen work top?

    Amongst other things I have been asked to fit a matching floor socket on a kitchen work top. The work top already has a floor socket well away from the sink and now the customer wants one approx 600mm away from the sink. Luckily there is another option of installing a wall mounted socket 400mm...
  6. S

    RCDS in hi rise flats

    Afternoon Chaps . Just a quickie lol. Can you verify that you do not need to install a RCD in a flat on the 12th floor of a hi rise block.. Thanks guys
  7. W

    Zone 1 floor light

    Hi there,just a query bout zone 1,I have floor lights to install in zone 1 around a bath and have the correctly ip rated led walkover lights.my query-is it ok to terminate the flex from the light to the mains cable in the 2" pipe I have installed in the ground?the regs specify about types of...
  8. J

    Conduit bending of double sets

    Where is the back of the bend on the conduit former?
  9. D

    For Sale. MK Electric Data floor boxes

    i have a few floor boxes for sale, different brands Brand new and still in their boxes The best being 3 Compartment MK Floor boxes (4 of) i also have the 2 gang switched sockets that fit inside them The floor box code is 88113GRY The sockets Code is K85671 if you do a google search it will...
  10. H

    Here's an alarming one! :)

    Was at a customers house tonight, putting a couple of new lights up. On the way in and out to the van the upstairs smoke alarm would sound. She then informed me that every time she goes in and out of the house the smoke alarm goes off. It's a wooden floor and I noticed that when you stand on a...
  11. M

    Extension exposed floor joists and safe zones

    Hi extension kitchen with exposed beams. Walls to be dot and dabbed. Requested not to drill joists. in theory the bottom of exposed joists would be where plasterboard goes. So the 150 mm safe zone can be taken from the bottom of the joists? If so the cables can be run in oval against wall just...
  12. A

    Tv socket extension

    Hello, Can anyone please help us on our matter below: I've had a bit of a discussion with my work colleagues (all electricians more experienced than myself) about a job we were asked to do for one of our tenants in commercial office premises. Basically they want to install a new TV hanging...
  13. GMES

    Don't try this at work

    Bit of fun, I hope the link works, I can't believe they fell for it!! https://www.------------/photo.php?v=676323815795861
  14. G

    customer stupidity

    Didn't think I would be turning a job down all too often, but this just takes the biscuit! I know they say A jobs a job but I like to have a certain standard to my name! Got asked too install spotlights in a new kitchen, when I said ok floor above will have too be lifted to allow routing of...
  15. Pete999

    Confused

    I'm going to ask what might sound dumb coming from someone of my age and experience, I don't do much now and have done very little in the way of domestic installations, having spent much of my time on commercial or industrial work, thats not to say I don't know how to install domestic electrical...
  16. S

    Warehouse 2G socket

    Hi guys, just quoting for a job in a warehouse (steel frame). They want a 2G socket in the middle of the warehouse floor between vehicles. No option of chasing out the concrete floor. So are there any products available to hang from the perlins or RSJ's somehow? Any ideas? Thanks, Ad.
  17. P

    RCBO keeps tripping - without explanation

    The wiring in the house is split into separate circuits each with their own RCBO for 3 for lighting (separate for ground floor; upper floor; and basement) 3 for power (again as above) 1 for cooker 1 for shower 2 for fridge/freezers The problem exists only on the ground floor power circuit...
  18. B

    No consideration for other trades

    My latest annoyance is this joiner I am doing work for, he is throwing a fair bit of work my way so can't complain on that score but I am getting really annoyed at his lack of consideration for my part of the job. Went up to start wiring an extension last week and, not for the first time all...
  19. Z

    rewire of flat with concrete floor and no access above

    Has anyone come across this problem and is there any way around it other than pulling down the ceilings ? first floor flat, concrete floor, current wiring is in conduit, o access from above,pretty sure the ceiling is plasterboard fitted to the underneath of the concrete floor of the flat above...
  20. M

    Hi all! (also a quick, but urgent domestic light swtich question!)

    Hi all, I'm Mike! Ive been renovating my flat and have need to change a light switch, but before I do I wanted to know exactly the type of switch im going to need... Basically I have 5 light locations A, B, C, D and E over 3 floors. I also have 3 double switch unit locations for them, lets...

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