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    Cooker / Hob connection

    Just had a new kitchen installed. The new cooker and hob didn't come with any cable. The hob is rated at 6Kw and the single oven at 2.2Kw. The circuit is a 32A mcb, 6mm t&e to a ccu and then 6mm down to the connection unit. MI says to use H05V2V2-F T min 90C. Is this Butyl? I was going to...
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    Electrician Jobs Brighton area, electrician required to replace a triton t80z, direct swap, how much?

    hi I'm based in Leicester, so a bit far for me to go, can any one recommend a reasonable and reliable guy to swap a triton t80 z? Thanks (it's for my sister), Thanks nick
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    Multicore Fp 200 Gold or LSX

    Hi guys So many moons ago when fp 200 was but a glimmers in whoever's eye We had ...MIMS or pyro as we all knew it . It came in many guises and with many cores .Idea for running a ring circuit with just one cable . So my question is this . How easy can you get it seems a 7 core 2.5 mm2 reel of...
  4. Leesparkykent

    Delay start timer bathroom extractor fan

    Age old problem of the customer wants to have the bathroom extractor to come on with the bathroom lights but doesn't want the fan to run if just going for a number 1 in the middle of the night o_O Having a look about I've pretty much decided on an Air flow icon 15 fan with delay start timer...
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    Offer from Vans Direct!

    Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline 102ps The New Euro 6 Volkswagen Transporter T28 Highline 102ps is now available at Vans Direct from our special offers web pages. The New VW Transporter T28 Highline 102ps is available from just £195 pcm on Finance Lease* As well as the usual features...
  6. Spike1947

    Supply to a 63A RCB

    Hi I need to put a 63A RCB 6 way weatherproof consumer unit ( Garage unit ) with 2x6A , 2x20A , 1x32A MCB's, in my workshop at my farm , now the supply to it, comes from the Main 83A 3 phase fuse box on the other side of the wall where I want to mount this unit , the length of cable would be...
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    Clipping cable/conduit on a fence?

    Years ago this issue was a bit vague whether swa or conduit could be clipped along a fence rather than running it underground which is often a pain to do with certain garden layouts, as well as more hassle and expense people don't want. So would clipping swa or conduit along a fence be...
  8. Dan

    TLC Direct

    History TLC was founded in 1991. The first branch was a small warehouse in Crawley, with 3 employees and a range of 2,500 products. Three months later a second branch was opened in London and since then the company has grown steadily, opening new branches and extending the product range. The...
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    Dusk to dawn lamp

    Fitted a new outside light for customer and dusk to dawn lamp, the lamp keeps flashing off and on every 20 seconds. Found the fault to be the reflection from the clear plastic housing is lighting up the photocell and causing the lamp to switch off, then in darkness the lamp switches on again...
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    LED Problem, help please!!!

    Hi all, Hoping someone can help with the below and excuse my novices!!!! I have 8 Parathom LED spot 111 50 advanced lamps wired in series, they are each 8.5w and are replacing existing halogens. I am struggling to find a driver that is able to run them all and have spoken to Osram who were no...
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    CCP of 6mm t&e in trunking.

    Hi all how can I work out the current carrying capacity of a 6mm t&e in surface metallic trunking. I can only find clipped direct and enclosed in insulated wall using table guides
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    Vehicle Tyre Compressor wired direct from battery to pump. Wire overheats.

    I just bought a 12 volt tyre compressor and the instructions say connect it directly from the battery. The pump worked well but when I disconnected it the wires were very hot. Does this mean that the wire is not sufficiently robust?
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    Question: how to re direct energy from the PV to avoid losses

    HelloI am writing from Chile with a question about PV, our company normally installs modules in houses, but we are starting with buildings, there is a Policy here called "net billing", that is we can sell the PV energy surpluses to the grid, but at a smaller price than the grid sell the energy...
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    Rcd protection on adding 1 light

    Just a quick one. I have added an LED floodlight off an existing light on an outside wall and the circuit is not rcd protected. Do I need to fit an rcbo on the circuit or not. The cable is clipped direct through a loft space.
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    Lighting PIR's

    Can anyone recommend any decent quality, external stand alone lighting PIR's to Switch LED floods, ive used a Hispec one and it's pretty awful, about a 2 metre range at best. Cheers
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    Armourd cable clipped direct will the sun uv affect the cable

    Hi all i have a customer that wants a supply to an outbuilding clipped direct to a brick wall looks to be the best route but the cable will be in full sun will this have much of an affect to the cable advice please
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    Metal plasterboard back boxes...

    Does anyone know if metal plasterboard back boxes are available anywhere and if so where, ...link please?? I've done a bit of searching on UK based wholesalers but haven't found anything as yet, they all seem to be based around plastic with cable only entries. I need around a couple of dozen 2...
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    direct fixing tool Hilti or Spit

    hello all anyone used any of these have job with concrete ceilings looking at buying one? #fixings for conduit ect
  19. haptism

    Anyone ever worked direct for NHS

    Hi, ive got a possible job as a "electrical assistant" working direct for the NHS. I know the pay wont be great but Im hoping the scope of work there might be enough for me to complete a NVQ3. I was (before this possible job) going to get a mate job and complete the NVQ that way; so anyhow I...
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    Setting thermal overloads three phase direct on line motor

    Hi all can anyone give me there thoughts on setting of thermal overloads. I have heard all types such as set them at 110% of FLA. Set them 125% of FLA. Set them at 100% of FLA. Get running current and set them 10% above this. But I have heard a lot set them at 110% to avoid nuse tripping...

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