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  1. cliffed

    Temporary building supplies again

    just wondering how you guys,install temp electrics to portacabins Seen a lot of installs on sites & at schools where I don’t think it’s correct. Mainly earthing,& earthing conductors,or am I being over cautious,cheers.
  2. A

    Swimming Pool Building in a Building

    Hi guys, Another question for those who've ever had this issue or experience with pool installations. I'm due to begin work on a timber framed building inside a steel framed building housing a swimming pool. The cabin would be mostly in Zone 2, potentially overlapping Zone 1. Would this cabin...
  3. D

    Permanent Diesel Generators Installed Inside a Building

    Do somone know requirements for Permanent Diesel Generators Installed Inside a Building ?
  4. A

    AFDD, Building Regs and Insurance

    Hello all. New here so i may get flamed if this is covered somewhere else, but I've been scouring google for ages without any conclusions. I'm of the understanding now that AFDDs need to be installed in certain locations, sleeping accommodation being the one I'm interested in as it constitutes a...
  5. cprfenom

    extending the earthing arrangement for a steel framed commercial building under 18th edition

    Hi Guys, This is my situation: Existing brick building demolished and replaced with steel frame, steel panel clad warehouse/storage structure. Original building had two electrical supplies: 1 x 63A single phase and neutral via 3 core PVC SWA PVC 1 x 100A TPN via 4 core PVC SWA PVC plus equal...
  6. S

    HNC Building Services Engineering / Elec & Elec

    Hi all. I have been trying to do some reading up on my options for possibly doing a HNC next year. I had originally looked at doing a HNC in Electrical & Electronic Engineering as it seemed the most logical step forwards from my current qualifications as follows Apprenticeship NVQ L3 2391...
  7. Gavin John Hyde

    Part F building regs...................

    Had an email from some outfit suggesying to keep building control happy we sparks should do a course to certify our extractor fans, cooker hoods etc.. never been asked for one yet but maybe one day i will. If i recall in the niceic online portal there is a form dv1 for certificating such things...
  8. S

    Problem Building my own electric skateboard

    Hello, I bought a motor for the skateboard and a ESC to control the speed , so i found this (80A) and bought it . someone told me that the motor and the ESC do not fit together and it won't work for me , is it correct ? and if so what cheap ESC do you recommend? thank you :)
  9. HappyHippyDad

    Building inspectors and notifying work.

    When working on a house where a building inspector is involved do the electrics get notified twice? What I mean is, the building inspector signs off the work after he's happy with it, does that mean he's signed to say he's happy with all the electrics and that they have been notified? I...
  10. Doomed

    odd demand from building company

    New build houses, full system boilers with the big cylinders with seperate thermal cut out and temperature probe which come with a pre fitted link connecting them. Have been told to remove this link and feed the main live feed for the whole system through it (after the fused switch spur) so if...
  11. 7

    Building control queries

    Currently working on a renovation that has plans for four ensuites. Client has decided now to keep one as a dressing room instead and would like some power provided. There will be pipework presented for future change of use but will be boxed in etc. What do you think building control will...
  12. O

    Domestic Building services compliance guide

    if you are having trouble sleeping, take a read of this ... https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/697525/DBSCG_secure.pdf Some useful stuff in it .... Happy reading
  13. H

    Earthing the metal framed building

    Hi, I am currently working on a block of flats which the whole building is steel framed, my question is really... does it need to be earthed? Thanks
  14. 8

    Building Control - Extract fan with filter?

    Evening all. Note sure about this one: I have a job of new circuits to install for a new domestic extension - nothing fancy. It has a ensuite shower / toilet on the new install, 2 walls of the en-suite are internal to the extension, 1 wall backs on to next doors extension (touching), and...
  15. sham

    True story about building manager and Building control agent.

    When I worked for my previous electrical company back in 2015 in which they were not certified to any scheme and they didn’t have any real college qualifications as in 16th or 17th edition, they did not have any electrical qualifications at all. However, they were the most recommended...
  16. C

    Large building shut down

    just looked at a job 800 circuits so it is a bit building. They regularly have maintenance and shut downs on the LV equipment. Would it ever been acceptable to limitate the LV equipment if a shut down wanted to be avoided by the client?
  17. R

    Annual emergency lighting test in part disused building

    Hi all i was hoping for some advice, I am carrying out an annual emergency lighting test tomorrow in a hotel. Part of the hotel is no longer in use and all supplies have been locked off. Should this part of the building still have emergency lighting in place in case emergency services need access ?
  18. sevuk

    Building control inspections

    I was just thinking how commercial electrical work is not notifiable to building control as it doesn't come under part P, but there's a lot of other building regulations that can come up depending on the extent of the electrical work, we're talking part L and teams from BREEAM turning up. So it...
  19. S

    I was on a building site in Kent

    a few months ago working and today decided to tidy up my tool-bag, I can swear that at least half a dozen screwdrivers have gone missing as well as a level, some hole saws and my favourite sharpie pen. Don't you just hate that!!!?????
  20. B

    Building a lighting adapter

    Hello, I have a overhead fan and light assembly that takes a circular t5 bulb with a G10q 4 pin connection the only circular t5 bulbs I can find anywhere all have the 2xg13 2 pins in 2 pins out connection. Is it possible and safe to make a convertor/adaptor that would plug in to change the g10q...

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