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  1. P

    French rocker switch for light has 5 connections 3 black 2 red

    I am swapping a light switch in France for a motion sensor with two simple connections. The switch I wish to remove has two black into one connector a single black connector and two red into the third connector. It is paired with a second switch but I am happy to blank this if required or leave...
  2. Jeffersonelias

    Cns anyone please help with this French Nano LED table lamp?

    I would like to install a plug as the original one has been cut off. It has a black sleeved wire but also a non sleeved cable with no indication whether it is a live. Can you please advise which type of plug I need for this? Many thanks
  3. Rockingit

    Who knows French Regs??!

    Anyone know what the ‘standard’ tabulated cable rating is for 6mm rubber in France? Alternatively, put the other way around, what’s the size for a 63/3 sized supply, free air
  4. D

    French Electrical certifications

    I wonder if you can help me, i am being sent an 'electrician' to do some very basic work for me in a data comms room in France, the main work he will be doing is connecting PDU's into the under floor power supply, his certification is H0-B0-H0V, what does that mean, is he an electrician that...
  5. E

    Does anyone know if French qualifications are accepted in the UK ?

    So the story is i want to train in France and i'm due to start the training next Monday, although due to a change in circumstances we will be moving back to the UK after my current house sells. I'm now wondering whether there's any point spending several months and several hundred hours working...
  6. SteveInFrance

    Incompetant Person Y French Electrician

    Hi, This is my first post, it is a bit long but I felt a full explanation is necessary. I am a competent DIYer and I live in the South of France where the rules are quite a bit different from the UK. The agent of a house I rent out requested a Divi (Quote) from what they said was the best...
  7. S

    Can I join the black wires? Need to improve some hacked French wiring to restore timer control

    So, I'm checking why the heating won't work in a little apartment in France. There are 4 wall-mounted electric heaters and there is a timer on the wall which should be controlling them all via a pilot wire. There is a note on the timer in badly scrawled French about the new heater meaning the...
    • Sarah
    • Thread
    • black control french not uk timer wires wiring
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. S

    Bootlace ferrules French or German colours

    Hi Folks TLC have bootlace ferrules in French or German colours. Is it legit to use these in the UK? If so, is either preferable and why? And why have these not been harmonized?
  9. O

    French Electrics don’t you just love them

    Thoughts !!
  10. K

    French electrics and radiators

    Hi Guys, Anyone here up on the French regs? I have a house in France which has no heating so was looking at electric rads. Just wondering can I plug them into existing sockets, run a new radial circuit dedicated just to rads or a new radial circuit for each individual rad like washing macines...
  11. A

    French House 3-phase RCD tripping

    Hi All, Long time lurker, first time poster. We staying at a family friend's house in france and they are having frequent trips of their electrical system where they turn multiple breakers/the main switch off and on until it comes back on. Over the last week I've managed to narrow down a...
  12. Marvo

    Please Explain The Lack Of Brexit

    Is the UK leaving the EU or not? I see court cases, I see votes in parliament. There's talk of a hard Brexit, a soft Brexit, Scotland says they're not allowing it...... Wasn't there a national referendum with a clear majority or did I miss something? Seems like a lot of smoke and mirrors to me...
  13. P

    French wiring book showing Type AC 40a breaker with N and L wired opposite

    Hi all. I've just had my house in France upgraded to single phase. I've bought a consumer unit as i only want a basic set up (minimal electric is used in my house!) and am going to put it in myself. I have a book which teaches you how to wire up. The consumer unit comes pre-packed with one...
  14. R

    When and If not why not

    I am an old school Leccy having done 24 years in the Royal Navy as an electrical/electronic engineer (Control Electrical Mechanic) maintaining and repairing submarine sonar sets. When I left I went to Highbury Tech in Portsmouth and did my C&Gs to the 16th edition of the IEEE edition of the...
  15. P

    How surge protectors work

    I'm moving to France and I've been reading up on putting French plugs on UK appliances and I noted that it is not uncommon for the live and neutrals to be switched on sockets. I also read that power surges are more frequent here and surge protectors are a good idea for sensitive equipment...
  16. multimick

    french cable

    Hi ,anyone know if t&e is now allowed in france I know it used to be singles only for cpc size ,seemed to remember rules changing ? anyone done work there recently ? cheers
  17. L

    Anglo French Wiring

    In my 1980s rewired French home, I had it earmarked for a new consumer unit since we moved in. A week ago one of the original fuse carriers melted when a wire went resistive, and the smell was appalling. So the whole creature has been refurbished. My challenge is to join the RCB unit, (well...
  18. applemac

    french camp site hook up points

    Evening all, going to france in august, never been proper camping before, campsite has 16 amp power points provided, am i right thinking its just a standard 16amp commando socket? blue jobbie? never been, but rigging up some lighting and charging points for the tent.... thanks...
  19. J

    French Heating Systems

    Hi guys, does anyone have a wiring diagram for french heating systems? I know they use a lot of electric heaters over there but I need a standard gas boiler/valve set up. Will it be the same as a British one? Thanks in advance!
    • jtimbers
    • Thread
    • boiler electrical french heating not uk systems
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. O

    The French Way

    Had to look at a motor that burned out in a brake pad factory,found a French Motor rated at 600 volts 3 phase 60hz,they had an islolation transformer connected to 415 Star,with a neutral for some reason secondary,.ungrounded delta with 9 pygmy bulbs as crude ground fault detectors guy said two...

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