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  1. C

    Need for isolating switch

    Should a small 500W electric rad on a fused spur also have an isolating switch? Some of these small rads have fancy timers that might get confused if switched off at the wall rather than their controls.
  2. T

    Fully isolating output ground on Sola CSV Transformer

    Hello. I'm new here and greatly appreciate any assistance that more qualified persons can provide. I am a DIY person with some, but limited, experience handling transformers and other high voltage items in electronics. I have a deep respect for their potential to harm and I like to be very...
  3. J

    isolating fridge

    Something is causing 1 bank or RCD (80A 30mA WRS80/2) to trip on consumer unit, intermittently. I think it may be the fridge freezer, but can't be sure. Is there a plug in unit (lower fuse rating) that I can insert between the fridge and the plug point that will trip before the consumer unit...
  4. H

    Hey just wondering if a isolating switch is required is required for 1800 w strip heating units?

    Hey just wondering if a isolating switch is required for 1800w strip heating units?
    • HJW1983
    • Thread
    • ausie elec heating isolating required strip switch units wondering
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  5. Sintra

    Returning to UK / Self isolating.

    I’m due to return to the UK next Thursday from Belgium and want to confirm if I need to self isolate away from my own household? My wife is saying I need to stay on my own for 14 days after my return before I can go home even though I have no symptoms. I’ve tried looking online and can’t find...
  6. D

    Isolating grounds in Solar installation

    I have 400 Amp service split into two 200 Amp panels. I’m converting one to a protected loads panel as part of a PV solar system with battery backup. Since ground is tied to neutral I want to isolate the neutral and ground buses of one panel from the other to make sure no current flows to the...
  7. J

    Oven and hob cable size and isolating switches

    Thanks for adding me to the forum. I have done quite a bit of electrical work around the house adding sockets, and at our current house I put in some new ring mains and lighting circuits, all subject to third party certification and with the new consumer unit installed by a qualified...
  8. H

    BILL15A TRI-LINK STEEL ISOLATING LINK BOX

    Hi I have one of these that was installed years ago to feed a garden pond using pyrex, what function does it perform and should it be replaced?
  9. C

    Help / advice isolating wall light

    Hello First time here. I was just wondering if any one can give me a bit of advice. I’ve removed two wall lights in the living room of an old uk house. I’ve isolated the live feed to the lights from a double switch and was intending to isolate all of the wires however I can’t find where the...
  10. KeenPensioner

    Isolating transformer principle

    As can be seen from my profile I am not a qualified electrician but I'm studying in my own time just for the sake of it. Everywhere I look for info on isolating transformers I get something like this "This means that the isolation transformer secondary side must not be grounded. It would create...
  11. M

    3ph isolating transformer, Neutral to Earth voltage

    I am installing final equipment in a new electrical installation and our equipment is fed via a local 3-phase 1:1 isolating transformer (Input is wired Delta and output is wired Star). Our equipment is all single phase and split across the 3 phases. It comprises many switch mode PSUs. I have...
  12. M

    Faulty MCB. Problem isolating ring final circuit at CU with MCB

    I am planning to move a socket outlet. The CU is largely unlabelled so don't know which 32 MCB to switch off. There are 2 x 32a MCB. All other mcbs are for lights (6a) and a dedicated immersion (16a). To isolate the circuit, I tried switching off the first of the two 32a mcb which isolated some...
    • maxeon
    • Thread
    • circuit faulty final isolating mcb problem ring ring final
    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. FUSEServices

    Shaver sockets and isolating them

    With the ease of EICR's and the like, and for customers to isolate those "buzzing" shaver sockets, isn't it time we started fitting them on isolator switches, either existing fan isolators or fused Spurs? Can't believe some electricians still hang them on the live lighting circuit without any...
  14. J

    Isolating electrical sockets in preparation for removal of plaster for damp work

    Hi, I am having internal damp work done and have been asked been asked by the contractor to prepare by isolating the electrical wall sockets and removing the faceplates and sockets. I have 3 double, surface mounted sockets to isolate. There is a short section of trunking from the floor boards...
    • joe99
    • Thread
    • blocks damp electrical electrical work isolating plaster removal sockets work
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  15. P

    Isolating a lighting circuit

    I'm currently minding our neighbour's house and animals whilst they are abroad for a month. The kitchen lights are suddenly causing the downstairs lighting circuit to trip. When I reset the switch all other lighting, lounge and hall work ok, but if I try the kitchen lights then the circuit...
    • pugsley
    • Thread
    • circuit isolating kitchen leave light lighting lighting circuit switch
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  16. J

    Cost of isolating the incoming supply

    Hi, Does anyone know how much it costs to get the local authority to come and isolate the supply to a domestic house. While we fit a DP isolator. As part of the contract we are not aloud to cut any seals. Thanks
    • JKMJOHN
    • Thread
    • cost incoming isolating supply
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. M

    Cooker isolating switch above cooker

    Hey all i know you have to install a cooker switch to either side of the cooker in a new install. However in an existing install where it is positioned above the cooker does it say anywhere that it's illegal to have it there and does it have to be moved. I know it's dangerous as if there's a...
    • matt12321
    • Thread
    • cooker install isolating moved switch
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. M

    Isolating power to mutpil CU for Ze

    I've just looked at a job in a residential home where I need to replace a sfcu. The circuit is on a old cu and I've noticed that the main earthing is in 6mm and has thermal damage, I've quoted to also upgrade this. My question is the cu is on a SP TN-S and has 3 cu coming direct off the supply...
  19. Y

    Isolating of Fire Panel.

    Hi all, our NIC inspector came round recently, and one of the changes we had to make was to the way we 'control' fire panels. Previously we have just fed the panel from an unswitched fused spur. However according to the NICIEC man this is no longer acceptable, so what we have to do is fit a...
  20. T

    transformer for isolating welding plant ?

    I need to protect a digital welding inverter from voltage spikes when powered from a generator, iv'e been told running it through a transformer will do this, however the welder is 240v and the only transformers i can get at a sensible cost are 240 in, and 110 out site transformers, i could get...
    • tadworth
    • Thread
    • isolating plant transformer
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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