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  1. R

    Does a ring with RCB protection need a designated earth or can it terminate through the conduit?

    Hello I am adding a couple of sockets to an old industrial installation. I am replacing the existing sockets and adding two more into the ring. The installation is earthed through the metal conduit and an RCB has been retrofitted to the circuit after the old style fuse board. Is it...
  2. E

    Drilled through light cable

    Absolute rookie error… renovating the downstairs bathroom and drilled a hole in the wall for a shelf, went straight through the cable for the light switch on the opposite side of the wall. Kicking myself because I actually have a wire detector and didn’t use it. Spark came out of the hole...
  3. P

    100 amp service entry through shed wall

    I have a 4 wire 100 amp service run through 1-1/4" pvc underground to my pool shed. I need to take those wires and some form of conduit through a tuff shed panel wall to an interior sub panel. I will have at least 5 other circuits needing to go through this wall in roughly the same area. 2 20...
  4. D

    Through crimp on solid core wire... what do we reckon

    Its okay / does the job Or rough as a badgers and should be a wago / push fit style connector Thoughts ?
  5. R

    i installed Android LCD in my car dashboard. And 2 small LCD connected

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  6. A

    No LB when transitioning pvc up from trench into subpanel through wall

    I have an electrician installing new circuit from my existing panel to a new subpanel in my detached garage. The subpanel is in the inside wall of the garage. The installation is underground with 1.5" conduit. Instead of using an LB on the outside wall of the garage, the electrician heated a...
  7. H

    How to control the LED light or dark through the button?

    How to adjust the PWM output and control the brightness or darkness of the LED by pressing the button "+" or "-"?
  8. little_elf

    Drill through plaster?

    So, my current living room light is one simple light bulb, as shown in the picture. There is a rose/medallion there and I got a new light that needs two holes in order to get it fixed on the ceiling. Again, see pictures. I asked an electrician who told me that he can't drill the two holes...
  9. M

    DNO cable through party wall - sealing gap for sound reduction

    I live in a mid terraced house (ex council)which dates from around 1950. The supply is a TN-S with no loop out (I maybe looped off one of neighbours I don’t know) The supply cables seem to lie along the bottom of floor void at front of property, with bricks having been removed/left out. This...
  10. W

    Cable visible through plaster

    Was doing an EICR and came across this issue was unsure how to code it, a couple sockets within the kitchen area you can see the sort of outlining of the T+E cables in the plaster going up to the sockets. It’s RCD protected but it’s just a bit poor
  11. K

    metal conduit Running multiple singles through a metal clad box

    Hi . Im running some conduit , a long horizontal with metal clad boxes , with vertical runs to a term box for light fittings and a couple of smoke alarms . Was going to use 4 way boxes dropping down to the sockets and up to the light s. Is it acceptable to run them through the metal clad boxes...
    • kevytee
    • Thread
    • box conduit metal metal clad multiple routes running singles through
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. C

    Can you put a 32amp fuse spur off of a socket for an electric shower or does it have to go through consumer box?

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  13. Raptor0014

    Through Crimp Tool

    Anyone got any recommendations on a through crimp tool. A job I have been to look at the client wants the CU moving to a more convenient location, on the same wall but moving 0.5m to facilitate the kitchen design they have in mind. Tails to the CU is fine its the rest of the wiring as I said I...
  14. S

    Running 2400w+ through 10a to a 15a socket...

    Hi, I live in Australia. I have a Crypto mining rig that will soon have 3/1200w power supplies attached to a 10a power board drawing more than 2400w and that will be attached to a 15a wall socket (That usually runs the air con)...Can I run more than 2400w through that system? Is that safe...
    • Stonez
    • Thread
    • ausie elec running socket through
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  15. S

    Drilled through a wire

    Hi guys so I need some advice/help if possible, im a complete noob with electrical stuff so be nice lol, I was putting up a roller blind in my kitchen (drilling the pilot holes) and went through a wire that tripped out all the sockets at the back of the house, I then went to the fuse box and...
  16. W

    How does an appliance have a voltage through it??

    Was recently at a job where the dishwasher was getting a voltage through it, checked the spur and the cpc was disconnected. Understand the reason that’s it’s became live is because the cpc was disconnected, what I want to know is why has that caused the dishwasher to have a voltage through it...
  17. A

    Stereo turns on, but no sound through the speakers?

    I recently upgraded my corsa d 2008 speakers, they were working fine and then out of nowhere the bass hits had a horrible squealing noise coming out of both speakers, it couldn’t play any lows. Shortly after the sound stops coming out all together, the stereo stays on but no sound whatsoever. I...
  18. T

    How would you know that you have had a power cut and electricity is coming through a generator instead of mains?

    Hi sorry for the vague question. I'm looking more of a starting point. What do you have in place to know whether you are running on mains power, UPS, or a backup generator? If the mains should fail how would you know, how can you monitor it, and when it comes back active how would you know...
    • tasj96
    • Thread
    • coming electricity generator instead knowledge mains power through
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. J

    Extension leads passing through walls

    I've come across a number of instances recently where the occupant of a house has run extension leads clipped on and passing through walls to provide additional sockets. One instance they had an extension lead of 4 plugs screwed onto their kitchen counter wall, plugged into one of the double...
  20. C

    Fishing Multiple Cables through Studs

    Afternoon all! I have what I think should be quite a common issue but can't seem to get my head round yet! For hidden cabling to a TV mount, I'd like to run 4 cables (a power cable, two HDMIs & one SCART) from the mount to a cabinet set (currently another project). So first problem, I know that...

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