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And no doubt you gave them a lift to the cash machine to ensure you got your cash!
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Some people deserve a £60 call out for 5 seconds work.
It'll probably be a good many more years before they call an electrician again, at those sort of call-out charges!! No wonder then, why there are so many willing to take on their own DIY electrical repairs!!!
Am looking at upgrading the electrics to a new split board but just wondering what the best way to go about it would be? I am currently taking a testing and inspection course so that i can sign off my own work but would like any advice if possible.
By 'sign off your own work' I presume you mean conform with the requirements of Part P. Just so you don't drop a clanger, having a T & I qualification doesn't let you do this, paying for, registering and passing an assessment with the like of NICEIC, ELECSA or NAPPIT does.
RCBO's are ideal, but are trickier to fit in older boards and are much more expensive.
ThanksLoose neutral in CU on lighting.
Thank youCheck if anything else may be coming on (kettle, immersion, shower) when they flicker as this could indicate a more serious loose connection (possibly in the tails), but again maybe just the supply is not quite up to it.
A loose connection early on in the lighting circuit if it is loop in/out wired (check which lights don't flicker).
Damaged switch sparking slightly if it is falling apart inside.
Nothing like keeping it tidy...not a fault as such, but didnt know where else to post , saw this on a new build when i was installing some outdoor lighting, place is 6months old, just made me chuckle.
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Just to say. "I found the fault", I took note of the suggestions from this forum and yesterday I found the fault in about 20 seconds, The two incoming tails, system used to be a tt, but I had the DNO change it to TNCS with a PME. Firstly I checked all of their connections, all ok. But when I moved the Incoming live it crackled, on further Inspection I found that it was actually the cut out fuse holders male, on the suppliers side was actually loose in the carrier socket, which was actually heating up and had started to melt the tail insulation at the termination. All rectified now with a new cut out with a PME connection within the unit. Not one thats been added seperately. I can't honestly point the finger at anyone, because I had pulled the cut out fuse out at one time and put it back, so had the DNO engineer, but it's all safe now. Thanks.Any suggestions.. I was recently asked why the lights every now and again in their living room dim slightly then go back to normal several times and lights elsewhere in the property. Without seeing it for myself. I suggested a couple of maybes. Firstly check with the adjoining neighbour, see if they are getting the same problem. They are one the same supply phase. It may be that your getting slight fluctuations in voltage supply. Secondly there may be a loose connection somewhere in the lighting circuit. OR after all this rain they might have some water ingress somewhere, into a light fitting. I'm open to any other suggestions before I start checking next week.
now the law states you must be qualified and they must have the 17th edition??
@ bright eyes. would this be a landing 2 way light that's tripping ther RCD/s?
[Sounds like your safety switch is imbalanced.......]@ bright eyes. would this be a landing 2 way light that's tripping ther RCD/s?
You reckon the call out charge might be a little excessive? The scenery is quite good if you like bikinis on white sandy beaches. And the unemployment rate here is zero.haha were australia
Can't say I have seen this sort of problem before,on a lighting circuit. but I would firstly insulation test the wires from the switch to the light and back to the CU. I had a similar problem with a ring circuit, it turned out to be a slight defect/thinning on the basic insulation covering the neutral, you couldn't neutral see it it was about 400mm further up the sheathing, manufacturing defect. The RCD would hold then trip when an a load was switched on, I had changed the CU to a split load double RCD by the way, it must have been like that since the house was built, but obviously not enough fault current to burn the fuse wire. Maybe you should check that the neutral at the CU for that circuit is terminated in the correct bank of Neutrals for the correct RCD Live in RCD A and neutral in RCD B That may explain the other tripping.This house has two lighting circuits and each has an RCD (safety switch?). No problems on any power circuits in the house but one light fitting trips the RCD when light switch is turned on. It does not trip if there is no light bulb in the socket. Obviously all the lights on that circuit go out but lights on the other circuit stay on. If the RCD is returned to the on position then the other RCD trips. It seems that it only trips once current has reached the neutral side of the light socket. No wiring in this house is old or appears to have any damage. Has anyone seen this type of problem before? Thanks - all comments and theories welcome.
Thanks Rich
I always use licensed electrical contractors. Here in Oz it is illegal to so much as fit a three pin plug to a lead unless you are a licensed electrical contractor, not just an electrician. In fact many appliances need to be "tagged" every three months in the work situation, especially tradesman's tools.
I am a building supervisor and work closely with electricians, sometimes as many as 60 on a job, so I greatly respect our licensing system and the fact that it is quite unusual to find anyone doing their own work illegally (usually it is only English emigrants).
The problem only surfaced when an electrician fitted the two RCD's and he was unable to diagnose the cause of the fault. When I saw your forum I thought these guys will have seen this before and know the cause of the fault particularly since the symptoms are so specific but it seems not.
Thanks again for the response. Neil.
unless bacon butties laced with heroin will help
has any one else had this sort of thing happen ?
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