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  1. M

    Power breaker fused rcds

    Hi Guys, just fitted four four of these to refurbished bathrooms in a hotel, on testing the push button the unit makes a strange sound and packs up! This has happened to all four, I'm an experienced electrician and it's possible its a faulty batch, has any one had a similar experience with...
  2. ray-bentos

    Fluke 1652 & Robin SL Leads

    Hi I've got a Fluke 1652 which has the old style "Robin SL" test leads with the clip on fused croc clips/probe. Unfortunately one of my leads has recently become damaged giving me some wildly inaccurate readings (refuses to zero and if you hold test button down on continuity test and waggle...
  3. K

    Fused spurs

    Hi all. Can anyone give me advise on fused spurs? I would like to know if it is ok to wire a FCU adjacent to a ring socket. Then run 2.5 t&e to say 5 double sockts and then add another FCU with a 3 amp fuse to run a 6ft fluresent fitting?Is this classed as a spur off a spur as i am aware that...
    • Kev67
    • Thread
    • another answer electrician fuse fused level question spurs
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. I

    Fused industrial plugs

    Hi, Am wanting to remove all bs1363 plugs from the factory, they are not suitable for the oompa loompas we employ. The problem is I can't find an alternative. I need a heavy duty plug, that has a fuse built in. Something like a Harting Han-E but fused. The alternative is an in-line fuse in...
  5. J

    Adding to current garage setup via fused spurs

    Hi guys, I'm trying to extend what lighting/sockets I have in my garage. Currently I have a 2.5 t&e coming through the brick to what feeds 1 double socket and 3 tubelights. I'm not sure wether this is spurred off a ring main or is part of a radial circuit from the house. Anyway I want to...
    • jim3010
    • Thread
    • adding current fuse fused garage setup spurs
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  6. S

    Security light to a fused switch

    hi there i hve a security light tht ive put up on my house but i dnt wont to put a plug on it can i just wire it up to this Crabtree Switched Fused Connection Unit 13A the cable im using is a 3core white cable thnks all
  7. I

    Fused spur from ring final for exterior lighting

    Trying to calculate the voltage drop for a run on external lights supplied via 5Amp Fused/rcd spur from local ring final circuit. for a quotation and have got a bit confused re Voltage drop. 27m run in 1.5mm cable total load on lighting radial 420w. (no diversity as all lights either on or...
    • ianphilip007
    • Thread
    • circuit exterior exterior lighting final fuse fused fused spur light lighting ring ring final spur
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. K

    Regulations on Fused Spurs

    Hello! I've had a look in BS7671 in the appendicies for regulations on fused spurs etc and I have a question. Another electrician has gone to the house I have been asked to go to and he said that you can spur of a fused spur but I'm sure that you can only spur off a socket for 1 13a fused...
    • kiwiNCFC
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    • fuse fused regs regulations spurs
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. G

    Adding Fused Spur

    Situation. Garage being converted into office. No spare ways in CU. RCD protected circuits, 2 x Radial 32A in 4mm T+E, 2 x Ring 32A in 2.5mm. The garage currently has 1 x 2 gang socket spured from one of the Rings. The customer requires 3 x 2 Gang sockets in the new office. My question is...
  10. S

    Switched fused spur off ring main for electric fire and LED strip

    Hi Ive been searching everywhere to confirm with regulations that you are able to install a fused spur outlet off the downstairs ring for an electric fire (which is only to be used for the flame effect it provides not for heating as have central heating) and a LED Driver for a strip light...
  11. S

    Fused wired CU.

    Hello All I recently visited a house with a fused wired CU with a problem with the lights. Upon re-wiring the 5A fuse with a 5A fuse wire, the lights did not work. But when I wired it with a 15A fuse wire the lights worked! Upon closer inspection of the fuse I could see that there were some...
    • se7aq
    • Thread
    • fault fuse fused lights meter wired
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. uksparks

    16A Fused Connection Unit

    Hi, General question here... does anyone know of any particular reason that there's no such thing as a 16A FCU.
  13. R

    Switched fused spur used as throughway for control wiring

    Ive carried out an Electrical condition report recently and found that the main switched fuse isolator for the installation has control wires running through it from a control unit mounted above the isolator to contactors mounted below the isolator. The control wires are 230V. Im sure ive read...
  14. D

    fused spur

    Morning chaps Im going to look at a job tonight on my way home where a guy says he has a garage fed from a 13 amp unswitched fused spur in his kitchen. { theres no rcd protection in this house } He tells me the spur is red hot to touch and also a few months back a socket melted in his garage...
    • dazza1981
    • Thread
    • fuse fused fused spur loose melted obviously socket spur
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. R

    Fused spur in toilet

    Hello all, i have been to a job to price up fitting a replacement towel rail and change light fitting in a very small cloakroom with a toilet and basin. The fcu for the t rail is above the skirting but underneath the sink. In my opinion I feel that the fcu should be moved to outside the...
  16. S

    Fused Spurs for Kitchen Appliances hidden in cupboard??

    Just wondering if anyone can shed any light on this Topic, as i have had conflicting opinions from a few sparks.. Is there any Regulations as to where fused spurs for appliances should be,, (ie, so far from each appliance..)?. I know they should be accessible and not obstructed.. I have...
    • sparkyjohn1
    • Thread
    • appliances cupboard fuse fused kitchen spurs
    • Replies: 63
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. the pict

    Fused Neutral

    I have had a preliminary look at a job I am quoting for,it is a 3 phases are protected by 100A fuses as is the neutral, am I right in saying that the practice of fusing neutrals is a departure or is that just in final circuit distribution, I will be refering to the regs later today on some...
  18. B

    BS EN 61243-3 2010 Voltage Indicators

    Might be panicking a bit here but, have been looking at getting a proving unit and noticed a few Martindale packages come with the voltage indicator and they have this message in the write-up which states ; Martindale VI13800 Voltage Indicator The new VI13800 is identical to the industry...
  19. T

    Lighting fused down on 16amp radial

    Hi I've just got to the end of a job in which I installed a 2way RCD protected CCU supplying 1x50a shower circuit and 1x16a radial circuit which consists of a 13a switched fused spur (outside bathroom) for a 2kw bathroom blow heater. Typically now the job is finished the customer has decided...
    • TheMunk
    • Thread
    • bathroom circuit existing fuse fused lighting protected radial
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. C

    switched fused spur identification

    Can anyone know the manufacturer of this and where I can get them. Need to replace like for like on a job.
    • cj.dodgson
    • Thread
    • fuse fused fused spur spur switch switched
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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