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  1. timhoward

    Trunking mess - where to start!

    It's not that often I stare stupidly at something for 5 minutes and can't work out where to start, but.... The horizontal and lower vertical trunking aren't actually connected together or bonded. The upper vertical is cable tied to some SWA and flaps in the wind. Singles are nicely tensioned...
  2. david74

    Omron scales battery drain. Where do I start?

    Hi, I have these Omron BF511 scales which notoriously develop a battery drain problem. Normally they are supposed to last a year but suddenly they start draining a set of 4 AA batteries within a day. I took it apart to see if it has suffered from water damage. And indeed it had. The water...
  3. captaincaveman

    Is it ok to tell a customer where to go?

    I've seldom wanted to tell a customer where to go but just got back from doing a quote in Bredbury, Stockport where I very nearly did! The customer was after 3 quotes for a rewire after his consumer unit "blew up" and was replaced by an "NIC" electrician who told him he needed a new rewire and...
  4. M

    Where to fit washer

    Sorry, it may be trivial question but where and which direction to put washer in this lamp? Please see the attached image. Firstly is the washer in the correct position? Secondly which direction washer's teeth should face up or down?
  5. K

    Where can I Install an Immersion heater Switch

    Hi Everyone, I'm New to this forum and am hoping to obtain some advise if possible please? I have a situation where a megaflow system is installed in the Attic of a semi detached property. The Immersion heater switch has been installed by someone in the airing cupboard which sites at the end...
  6. woodster92

    Where to get hold of a blank or cover for old Bakerlite Fuse Box

    Hello folks, could anyone advise where to get hold of blanks to cover the open fuse slots in this old Wylex bakerlite fuse box please ? As well as the exposed 2 x line wires (red), terminals and bus bar - there is no lid to cover all the fuses. The house owner said they have a quote to replace...
  7. K

    Which wires go where

    Hi, the zettler control unit (1st pic) is kaput so I have bought another unit, not zettler. There is nothing on the zettler unit to tell me which are live neutral, forward, reverse ect. Does any one know? I have removed the supply on the zettler.
  8. Daniel1951

    UK Outdoor sockets and lights installed but where to run the cable inside now?

    I've installed an outdoor double PowerPoint on the outside wall of my kitchen and also ran a fused spur from it for lighting in a small outbuilding, all cables in conduit. Now, I have the cable from the back of the outside sockets coming into the kitchen under the sink area, near the back of the...
  9. P

    Where to find

    Looking for two Douglas WSR 8714 switches in white or one Douglas WIR 3110 scanner
  10. M

    Where am I going wrong with conservatory lights?

    Just removed some tired and grotty looking spotlights which were fitted to the top beam of my conservatory. Bro in law removed them first before I could look at how they were wired in but thought nothing of it cos its simple right? ? Have bought 4 hanging vintage style pendants to replace them...
  11. F

    Where is reg for singular main switch

    Hope some more knowledgeable member can educate me as to where in the BS7671 regs demands that every installation has a singular "Main Switch" if suppling 2 CUs on the same domestic meter board. (Does the internal Main Switch in each CU meet reg 537.1.3? TIA
  12. H

    Does anyone know where the LCD backlight circuit is?

    Does anyone know where the LCD backlight circuit is?
  13. S

    What on earth is this?!? And where did it come from??

    So I completed a CU change on Friday, (It was a bitch btw) and once I was done, when I turned the power back on, switched the pendant on above my head in the hallway and heard a crackling sound coming from the pendant. I switched the power back off and took the lamp out, to see that it was...
  14. H

    Where is the best place to get tools from?

    I have just got an apprenticeship and I have some tools given to me from a friend but there is still a few that I need to get. Where is the best place to some decent tools. I am happy to get some second hand tools if there is any websites that sell second hand tools.
  15. N

    Anyone know where I can locate an inline surge suppressor 230 v 30A

    Anyone know where I can locate one of these, inline surge suppressor 230v 30A
  16. HappyHippyDad

    Where to buy EVCP?

    Just wondering if any of you guys have a go to place for buying EVCP's? I may be installing another EVCP (if I can calm down after completing all the paperwork for the last one!). It will be a pod point solo. On the internet they are pretty much all £594 (inc VAT). I'm awaiting a quote from...
  17. S

    NAPIT Certification Scheme Open end to end on rn r2 - where should this go under in schedule of inspections?

    Open end to end readings on ring main on rn r2 - where should this go under in schedule of inspections using napit software doing a DEICR C2?
  18. F

    Where do you stand on short notice cancellations?

    So I'm due to do a job on Wednesday which has now been cancelled. I should be able to get another job arranged by the end of the day, that said I'm tempted to stick in an invoice for maybe half a days labour, just on the principle that I could feasably have nothing else to do on that day and be...
  19. J

    Is the 2 cables in the connector blocks the thermal OL

  20. Electron

    Where can I get parts to repair a customers broken lamp post? Only two of the three lamps work but all are badly corroded.

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