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  1. Les wiseman

    What’s the going rates for the below instalation

    Hi just starting out working for my self after 10 years on the rail and I’m at a total loss at what the going rates are I don’t want to go in to high .I have been asked price up to Run a supply to a Bar in a garden, but due to the location of the distribution board in the house It would be...
  2. B

    Rcd tripping below 30ma

    40A 30ma RCD tripping out at 22.5ma, would people say that’s low and acceptable as I’d say it was a bit low should be more like 28ma?
  3. D

    Running cable over steel beams below chipboard floor

    My builders have left a 20mm gap above the steel beams supporting the new first floor by setting the timber joists 20mm above them. Is it acceptable to run cables through the gap and over the beams? Cheers Dave
  4. FatAlan

    Just below the soil surface in my front garden!

    Builder started scraping the vegetation off my front garden last week. Bang! Power cable no more than about 30-40mm under soil. Interesting watching the DNO guys come out and fix live. Very efficient
  5. HappyHippyDad

    Would you get the megger 1731 or 1711.... see below for details.

    I simply cannot decide between the 1711 and the 1731!! I only need the functions of the 1711, but I would REALLY like the rechargeable battery function of the 1731. The difference in price (after buying the remote probe, as it comes with the 1731) is about £300 (inc VAT). I really don't need...
  6. C

    Installing cable for move of electrical meter and isolator into flat from shop below.

    Hi guys. I have been informed by uk power networks the following. "As discussed on site as you do not require any extra power and you just want your 1p meter moved this will be a job for your supplier to install a riser to your flat and move the meter . I have attached a drawing that shows the...
    • Cem
    • Thread
    • below cable electrical installing isolator meter shop
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. S

    below EPC band D

    Hi just after some clarification. We have a customer who is unlikely to achieve EPC level D prior to installation. It 16A single phase install. Am i correct that he will get 0.38p/kWh generation and 5.03p/kWh for export. many thanks
  8. HappyHippyDad

    Campervan flooded up to just below the dash.

    Evening all.. I don't think I've ever posted in this part of the forum, so hello to any new faces. I have just driven my Citroen romahome into a large amount of water on the road (About 4ft, Bloody Bodmin Moor!). The engine was going at the time and stalled as I tried to drive through and I...
  9. cliffed

    18th coming & it's set to go back in time,more bonding & ridiculous ruling.

    its coming & it's set to go back in time,more bonding & ridiculous ruling.
  10. G

    rewire

    the house i am due to rewire has floorboards on the ground floor, can i rewire the sockets from underneath the same as you would the first floor ? are we permitted to drill out as normal ? tia
  11. M

    LED lights from dimmer flickering. Load is below dimmers minimum rating.

    Hello. So I've learned a lot about dimmers on this last job. The customer wanted everything downstairs on dimmers and boy has it been a learning curve. I've split a lighting circuit and the customer has asked for 2 x st64 led bulbs on pendants to be put on a dimmer. The problem is they're...
  12. F

    Can a 40mm hole be drilled above or below a window lintel

    Please see picure. is it safe for me to drill 400mm hole above or below to the left of the window. obviously not through the lintel but I cant find anything on about drilling above or below. I'm guessing you can't but need some clarity ( as I'm sure the lintel has to Come over a brick and a...
  13. G

    Ventilation below ground level, cinema room, best options

    Hi all, been to a house today and the owner is complaining that the cinema room and office is stuffy and would like ventilation the rooms are below ground and there is vent pipes in the rooms that go to a central point. i wondering whats best to put in, heat recovery one or just inline fans...
  14. J

    Questions in power engineering interview

    I would like to seek advice from experienced guys because I have interview test for my power engineering as below. Thank you. a) For 600A switchboard, what type of device setting need to do? Can I say that I need to do setting for direct acting for MCCB since more than 100A and earth fault...
    • Jason82
    • Thread
    • below courses degrees earth engineer engineering fault interview power questions salary setting students value
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Electrical Engineering Chat
  15. C

    Rose outside zone 2 but 230v lamp below zone 2

    Hi i recently informed a customer that they needed an enclosed fitting in the bathroom. They had a batten holder with the rose above 2.25 m but the lamp was below 2.25 m meaning the 230v lamp is in zone 2. Its a PME system and the lights are not on an RCD. The customer has been told that i was...
    • cdmh electrical
    • Thread
    • 230v below lamp lighting lights outside rose
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. A

    Cable Caught Below Fridge Freezer Dangerous??

    Hi could anyone answer this for me. I fitted a new integrated fridge freezer in a kitchen unit. I just received a text from the customer saying that her husband looked under the kick board and seen that part of the fridge cable is trapped under the fridge and that this was dangerous and would...
  17. I

    Ring circuits one per floor pre mcb

    I am rewiring a house and I am running through just one socket on the ground floor to access the first floor ring. So the first floor ring circuit would include a socket on the ground floor. Is this wrong as I have read I the building regs separate floors, separate circuits, with their own mcb
  18. A

    down light's below an unconverted loft space

    My friends are ready to exchange their house but have been told they need to either replace the down lights in the top floor ceiling(below the loft) to fire rated spots or get smoke hats for each. I thought top floor spots didnt need to be fire rated when the is no escape route or livable space...
  19. M

    Shower isolation outside bathroom

    Hello just been to look at a shower install the consumer unit backs on to the wall that the shower is going on so the easiest option would be to fit an isolator below the consumer unit and drill straight through the wall. Would this be ok to do or will i have to put the isolator outside the...
    • markthespark
    • Thread
    • bathroom below electric isolation isolator outside power shower
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. A

    Sockets below countertop

    Does anyone know if there are any rules, regulations or recommendations for fitting appliance sockets below a kitchen countertop? To me, it appears that the most convenient is to have them at plinth level. Yes, I do mean that low because the vast majority of appliances will clear them...
    • ayacucho
    • Thread
    • appliance below socket sockets switch
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice

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