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  1. K

    Excess cabling assistance

    Hi all. I've purchased a ceiling light. It has a very long power cable and an adjustable steel cable to suit the height you want it set at. My question I need the light to hang at half the cable length. Rather than cutting the power cable to length, can I just feed the excess cable into the...
  2. G

    Cabling for garden project (colour coded diagram included)

    Looking for some cabling advice for my garden project. I’ve put together this diagram below, which hopefully explains what I’m trying to achieve. (FURTHER INFO AND QUESTIONS BELOW DIAGRAM ) GREEN – Garden fence lights (1.5mm 3 core cable) 9 x led lights on fence (including 2 on outside of our...
  3. D

    House to annexe cabling question

    Hi all. Looking to buy a house where the rear of the house is the rear boundary, onto council owned land (a footpath). I want to build a new garage with living accommodation above around 20m in front of the house. The house consumer unit is right at the back of the house, in the middle of the...
  4. cliffed

    Generator cabling to house

    Would there be any concerns putting an ATS situated @ the Generator position…this being remote from the house. Usual position would be by the Main intake just pondering your views on this
  5. S

    What cabling does a normal oil fired boiler use?

    Hi all Mate of mine is getting a new utility room fitted, the kitchen fitting company have brought in their electricians for first fix and to be fair they've done a good job, neat chasing, capping used, all cables in zones etc. They've also had to chase in the boiler feed which was in surface...
  6. cliffed

    Cabling above suspended ceilings

    Cabling above suspended ceiling the 600x600mm type tiling ceilings. Basically cables routed above ceiling’s no fixings, laid on top of framework, the gap above the tile is approximately 50mm, nearly impossible to get tile out. The Install of these cables between 1969 until present day, I’m...
  7. G

    Advice on upgrading electrical cabling from house to carport/garage?

    Hi All, Newbie to the forum. I am planning to add solar power to my house and would like some advice regarding options with adding and inverter and/or EV charger to the garage/carport. The main switchboard is at the front of the house (townhouse) on the northern side, some 20m from the carport...
  8. M

    twin and earth cabling size for commercial buildings

    Hi, The current carrying capacity tables in the BS 7671 for twin and earth cables are only for buildings that have thermal insulation. I'm working on a commercial building, the inner walls do not have thermal insulation, what can i use for the current carrying capacity of the cables. The...
  9. pirate

    Different cabling solutions...

    I recently visited a restoration project which is massive in scope, and being carried out mainly by volunteers. During the tour I was intrigued to see some different approaches to cabling, but when I enquired I was told that Juan did this room, Pedro did that room etc etc...so there is no...
  10. T

    Running cables next to wall plate

    Looking at the electrical safe zones I can run cables within the top 150mm of a wall. I have a vaulted ceiling, would it be ok to run and clip my cables to the wall plate as seen in this image? I don't think it will make a difference but this is for a lighting circuit, cables will be 1.5mm...
  11. B

    Safety issue from DC cabling

    Hello I’m new to the forum (posting on it anyway). I could do with some advice... Over the last 2 years I have been subcontracted (labour only) to commission solar PV systems. Often these are newbuild properties and when I get there the panels are already on and the DC cabling done. There is...
  12. S

    What size is this sheathed copper imperial cable?

    Hi guys , trying to determine the size of this imperial cable, 17mm diameter , what could the circumference be if it were double insulated? And what would be the equivalent cable now to use?
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  13. A

    Outdoor lighting and out house cabling

    Hi guys Garden is around 100ft long and I am looking to build a small out house at the back of it. I would also like landcape lighting throughout the garden. Would you guys run seperate cables from the main house i.e 1)one for outhouse and other for landscape lighting or 2) would you run...
  14. A

    Cabling a remote RCD and using it as an isolator switch

    I am drawing up a contract for a job in a domestic property which has a 3-phase Distribution Board and need to supply 3ph to a heat pump that's in the same room. An MCB in the DB will feed an RCD in its own enclosure, mounted next to the heat pump 3 metres away. I know that an RCD is desirable...
  15. T

    TV coax cabling

    I have moved into a new build house and need to set up my TV, Computer, Internet etc. I need to have a TV aerial installed. I am confused by the coax cabling installed by the builders. There is a TV wall socket in the living room and one in a bedroom. In the loft the coax cable is a loop about 6...
  16. C

    Right of way cabling

    Hi, Can I run cabling along a right of way,from my house at the top,to a patch of land I own, 200 yards at the end of the right of way? thanks for any advise.
  17. kingamajick

    Insulating a stud wall with existing cabling

    I'm currently renovating a my new home which is a late Victorian house, and I've plaster off a couple of stud walls in my office. With in the room, there are currently (The house was rewired around 7 years ago). 1 Run of 1.5mm T + E for the lighting Circuit (running from floor to ceiling ~2.7m...
  18. C

    Dead socket - finding the cabling

    Any tips / tools for finding cable runs? Sockets and outside light stopped working in an extension. Experienced DIYer / renovator, doing some uncovering for my spark. What with social distancing and the fact that old horrible artex (ugh - will be replaced) might have asbestos - A lot of the...
  19. L

    UK Cabling for future EV charge point

    Hi all, I am currently tidying up our front garden and want to bury some underground conduit to provide a cable route for an ev charge point sometime in the future (don't fancy digging up the lawn and path again). My electrician has suggested 6mm swa cable should allow for a decent powered...
  20. D

    Band 1 cabling covered by BS7671

    Hi All Just wondering if the installion method of band 1 cabling is covered by BS7671? I'm pretty sure it isn't but just been told that alarm conduits have to be secured with metal fixings. Just need to find some evidence in the regs to support this. Cheers

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