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    Repairs to Garden Appliances

    Hi all was Pat testing my mates workshop ,he mainly does petrol lawn mowers,chain saws,quads etc, and they have just started selling electric lawn mowers and chippers and we got talking about servicing and repairing the electrical ones. Now he says that they will get complete plug,flex,on/off...
    • poppypiesdad
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    • appliances aus garden repairs
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia
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    Unusual RCD tripping

    I have had a call out to investigate an RCD tripping. Initially this was thought to be caused by a leak from the shower. The installation has been installed poorly with a multitude of junction boxes under the floor (i counted 15 within 2 metres of the fuseboard). I located the problem...
    • jonboy1
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    • appliances aus clear earth problem rcd rcd tripping tripping unusual
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Australia
  3. M

    PATesting - Class 1 Appliances w/ no access to metalwork

    Hi guys, Before I ask my question, i'd like to refer you to this information I found: My questions: I work for a residential home and will now be doing our PAT testing in-house following our yearly review. Should I be omitting the earth-bond test? Im using a PB500 unit. For the Class...
    • MTP
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    • access appliances aus class class 1 electrical work pat pat testing testing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  4. D

    RCD Query

    Hopefully an easy query. Having great problems isolating RCD tripping. Happens only occasionally, say once a week. If I put fridge and electric water heater on their own plug in RCD plug would that plug trip first (if the appliance was faulty) or would the fusebox RCD, or would they trip...
    • Dishman
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    • appliance appliances aus fault query rcd
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  5. A

    RCD on a TT system

    I believe a TT system must be protected by a 100ma RCD - if it is protected by a 30ma RCD could this cause nuisance tripping?
    • andyww
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    • appliances aus earth house machine rcd system tt system
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  6. T

    correct fuse

    hello everyone, im new to the electrical world and would like to pick up as much helpful hints and tips as i can. like calculating the correct fuse size to put in a plug for different appliances. i know you should check the user manual but in some cases this is not posable. any hints and...
    • toonjabba
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    • appliances aus cheers correct fuse voltage wattage
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
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    Adapting Appliances For Japan

    I'd like to import appliances like icemakers & soft drink dispensers into Japan from USA. However, I'm worried about whether they'll work efficiently. Japan has 100 volt, whilst USA is 110 volts. Do you think this would be a problem? Is there a workaround (I'd prefer not to use a transformer)...
    • LETMO
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    • appliances aus
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  8. R

    cables for fixed appliances

    Hello all, can any of you tell me wether I am correct in saying that fixed appliances, ie, ovens, hobs must be supplied with a suitable flexible cable like a h07 rather than say T+E. I thought I had read this somewhere in the big book but cant find it. Also my understandin is that as T+E has...
  9. J

    Appliances in shower room

    I have been asked if a tumble dryer and a washing machine can be put in a shower room. I replied with "No" because the 2m x 1.8m and a 1200mm x 760mm shower tray. I have however come across immersion tanks and isolators in airing cupboards in bathrooms and believe these to be ok if the door...
  10. C

    Disconnect appliances before RCD testing?

    Hi everyone, I was with Chief Big Spark at work doing some periodic inspection and testing on units. Chief was doing the testing, I was giving him emotional support cos were using his meter and he doesn't like others looking at it or tocuhing it. Very possessive, poor thing. He says he has...
  11. N

    isolator switches to fixed kitchen appliances

    Evening all. I am having a brain fart regarding isolator switches to fixed kitchen appliances - mainly because I've never seen one :o (and the wholesalers are shut now). I'd be :D if someone could explain how they are wired to an unswitched socket. Also for the following scenario would I need...
    • No.15
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    • appliance appliances circuit fixed isolator kitchen marked socket switch switches
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Industrial Electricians' Talk
  12. R

    Why no earth in "double insulated" appliances

    A few of us had a ciscussion tonight as to why there isnt an earth in the cable of say a hair dryer, obviously it is double insulated but would the earth core in the cable not be able to be conected at the plug and therefore earth the cable if it got damaged? oposite thoughts of it, it you run...

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