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  1. vxwestie

    Tri-flex instead of solid tails

    I've used 150, 185 and 240mm trip flex on large installs before contained in metal trunking. Is there any reason I can't use 35mm for a 100amp 3phase install contained in plastic trunking? Bend radius and access is going to be tricky and a pain with solid core.
  2. S

    To Crimp or not to Crimp???

    Hi. I'm just starting out on my own and really appreciate the advice given here. I'm installing my C/U (eventually to be used for my NICEIC assessment) and I need to extend all cables 30cms max. I've done lots or research and decided to crimp them and locate within an adaptable box. I don't...
  3. Midwest

    Crimping Solid Conductors

    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...
  4. davesparks

    Terminating 50mm solid conductor

    I have a job coming up the week after next where I have to terminate a 50mm solid core incomer into a Schneider standard 125A single phase main switch in an acti 9 board. The plan I have come up with is to get the little adaptors Schneider make to allow a lugged connection to be made to the...
  5. B

    Downlighters in solid insulation in a warm deck roof

    We have been asked to install downlighters in 100mm insulation below a air ventilation space in a warm deck roof. Our concerns are as follows;-- We could use led luminaires but some future occupant may change these for halogen resulting in fire damage The building inspector is not going to be...
  6. C

    Recommendations for Weatherproof Socket Makes?

    Got a 2 gang weatherproof socket to fit soon. Wondering what makes people would suggest? The house is quarter of mile from the sea so gets wind rain and everything else thrown at it! Was looking at the MK masterseal- anybody use them much? worth the pennies?! thanks.
  7. A

    Solid crimp right there!!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXijl52yUyw&list=PLw4Ey_X1LyBO1nFjDCodvlfU8t8bxtmaN&index=8 by the way thats 70mm cable 3phase. they wanted that because the villa is supposedly very big and takes a lot of power
  8. D

    solid fuel help

    I don't normally work on these types of system but I have been asked to have a look at one. There is a Rayburn solid fuel stove fitted giving pumped central heating and gravity hot water. The heating engineer has fitted a normally closed two port valve on the main branch/primary pipework to the...
  9. J

    Solid fuel HW + CH control wiring help needed

    Hi I have just renovated a cottage and installed a woodburner with back boiler for HW and CH, The hot water system also includes a immersion heater. I currently have a on/off switch to turn on my CH pump. I'm looking to automate the system installing a high pipe stat so as to initiate the pump...
  10. W

    Solid Board Access Hole Cutters?

    After hitting a nail and also an RSJ immediately below some floorboards, my silverline cutter is now scrap. I noticed that Armeg do a similar 111mm cutter and wondered if these perform any better in normal use - not expecting anything to withstand hitting solid steel without damage of course...
  11. ses

    For sale superkingsize oak frame bed and mattress

    Only selling as moving to a smaller flat Bed is oak framed sturdy and solid and with solid wooden slats Mattress is pocket sprung 1000 only bought in January Extremely comfortable Offers around £550 Chiswick area W4 london [email protected]
  12. driverman

    Phone wiring using cat 5 cable

    Hi Guys, I'm going to install possibly a couple of phone points and burglar alarm system in new build. Just wondering though, can Cat 5 (3 pairs) cable be used? From memory phone cable cores are solid drawn. alarm cable stranded. I've never seen or used Cat 5 cable before. Plumber on site has...
  13. S

    Generation meter fault or

    We recently installed a 4KWp system with a landis+gyr e110 meter that fails to show a red light at night according to the customer. I have been out to it three times in the last week and it shows the flashing red light and generation figures. I turn the inverter off and get the solid red light...
  14. F

    Solid Aluminium conductor twin and earth tabulated Zs values?

    Hello, Board change today (domestic), cable is aluminium twin and earth - socket ring = 4mm/1.5mm, lighting = 1mm/1mm, oven 10mm/4mm IR all good, continuity & Zs are within values set for copper equivalents. This is not tinned copper. I have managed to find out that this cable was used...
  15. tombrooker84

    Solid raw plugs

    Hello guys, I'm fed up with trying to clip to the wall and the nails just bending or the bricks blowing e.t.c. I was wondering if anyone knew where I could buy solid raw plugs that I could hammer a nail into, like a plastic dowel, but cut into pieces say the size of a raw plug. Cheers Guys Tom
  16. F

    Solid state relay motion sensor?

    Hi all, Have a question for you all...Does anyone know of an occupancy switch that uses a solid state relay? Cant be the standard, electronic ones (ie the ones that you hear a click on switching), as the pulse from these is reducing the longevity of the cfl ballast's installed. Cheers, ffm
  17. M

    Extending CT sensor for SolarImmersion

    Hi, I am planning to fit a SolarImmersion to make use of my excess generation and need to extend the CT clip-on sensor by about 7m. Their website states that this can be done using a twisted pair data cable, but no specifications. Has anyone needed to do this or can suggest a suitable cable...
  18. B

    Distribution board tails

    Hi all just a quick one may sound really stupid what is the name of the flexible meter tails inside a distribution board used to link busbar and main switch etc I need to purchase some in 6mm but can only find normal double insulated meter tails and was wondering what this cable is actually called?
  19. M

    heating problems

    Im currently ready to second fix my bro's heating. Its going to consist of an oil burner and a solid fuel burner and I want the oil to heat the house until the fire reaches the correct temperature and then I want the oil to switch off and the fire to take over heating the house. Please could...
  20. H

    Solid Core Flexible Cable

    Hello People - I have come across a cable type that I have not really seen before. It is a solid core flexible cable (but its not like flex). It's very malleable and holds its form when you bend it, it is a power cable. The cable code I have received is NHXMH cable. Question: Are there any...

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