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  1. I

    Plastic or metal Enclosure?

    Hi, I've done some work in a house, I used an existing 10mm cable on a B40 MCB to supply a 2 way consumer unit to control a heat pump and immersion heater, I need to fit a Type F RCD for the inverter in the heat pump, I'm thinking I'll fit this at the consumer unit end so the 10mm has additional...
  2. Midwest

    Metal Bed Frame - Exposed Conductive Part or Not

    So to try & keep confidentiality, a broad question without specifics; A manufactured bed, mechanically operated by electrically powered motors. The metal bed frame would raise and lower the bed, and also be able to raise/lower the head of the bed and the foot of the bed. Would the metal bed...
  3. bigspark17

    Solar on a metal roof

    Hi all. Installing some panels on a shed roof (trapezoid) just wondering your thoughts on earthing the roof. The roof sits on the wooden structure of the building. What should i do with earthing? 1- earth bond the roof back to garage cu 2- earth bond to a local earth rod 3- no earthing
  4. bigspark17

    Solar metal roof earthing

    Hi all. Installing some panels on a shed roof (trapezoid) just wondering your thoughts on earthing the roof. The roof sits on the wooden structure of the building. What should i do with earthing? 1- earth bond the roof back to garage cu 2- earth bond to a local earth rod 3- no earthing
  5. Z

    Metal electric wall heaters - no cpc present.

    I all 4 bedrooms in a rented property, there are cheap metal electric wall heaters. By design their cables are made of two wires - no cpc.They are plugged into a socket circuit with 32 A MCB.How would you code that? AThe heaters are not part of the installation, do i need to put that in the report?
  6. J

    BONDING METAL WORKTOPS

    Kitchen in Care home. All metal surfaces. No bonding and no earth on test. RCBOs in DB. Does this still need bonding????
  7. D

    Ceiling light (metal) back to light pendant plastic

    Hi all, I have a metal ceiling light I would like to change back to a light pendant, the cables are in a connection strip so can I use this to attach the new pendant or do I undo the strips and start from scratch and wire all into the new pendant connections. Thank everybody
  8. newfutile

    Class 2 metal case heaters

    During an EICR the heater cases were found not connected to earth and only had 2 core cable, they do have a double insulated label on them, is this acceptable, they are fed by mcb with no rcd.
  9. Highspark24/7

    Looking for metal clad accessory's

    Hi all we are doing a domestic house that is an old log cabin type building and client wants galv conduit throughout we have and I am looking for a supplier of a full range of metal clad accessory's All switching is going to be wireless but will need some sort of grid switch for module
  10. A

    Code Question - Grounding MC Cable and Metal Junction Boxes - Garage Addition

    Hey, question for the group on grounding when using MC cable and metal boxes.... Situation: Enclosed a carport and turned it into a garage. I'm branching off of an existing bedroom outlet circuit to add 1 outlet and 7 LED light fixtures in the garage area (1 exterior, 6 interior LED puck...
    • Aaron-DIY
    • Thread
    • addition boxes cable code garage ground grounding junction mc cable metal question screwfix
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. W

    HELP! is my metal ceiling light live?

    Recently bought a none contact voltage tester and decided to use it on a few things around the house but a metal bedroom light is lighting up red and beeping to say the light is live. I have tried it on all of the parts of the light and it lights up everywhere. I am too scared to touch the metal...
  12. M

    Why are metal electrical boxes so small (compared to PVC?)

    Hello all. First post. DIYer. Know enough to be dangerous (LOL). It seems "standard" blue PVC boxes here in the US are 2.25" wide and depth can go up to 3" deep. I've got an old house (built in 1955) with old BX armor shielded cable, and the old boxes are extremely difficult to put a dimmer...
  13. J

    130mm 150w metal halide led equivalent

    Have metal halide double ended 150w industrial lights. Is there such thing as led bulbs to swap direct into the units? Or does the startup units or whatevers in them not work for direct replacements? Thanks
  14. wsoppitt

    enlarge existing hole in metal panelling

    hey guys / girls, Whats the best way to enlarge a round hole in overhead metal panelling ? Unfortunately i cant find a holesaw the correct size , so advice needed. thanks
  15. pirate

    Just interested to know how you all make holes in metal enclosures, CUs etc

    This was prompted by me seeing a couple of videos of cone/step drill being used to make holes in a CU. I use a step bit quite often, especially in plastic enclosures, but in metal ones the drilling action causes noise and considerable vibration. I like to install with as little hammering and...
  16. DaveLea

    No earth in metal light switches

    I recently had a look behind my light switches for the first time and have found that all of them have no earth. This includes some metal switches that were there when we moved in. We've had a couple changed to metal previously and it looks like the electricians have put in a metal back box and...
  17. Shaun-

    Metal Supply Cupboard Used As MET

    Hi, first time poster, long time lurker. Guess I'll have to start getting involved... Just looking for some advice really on something I haven't come across before (I don't usually work on farms). So I'm working on an installation that is TN-C-S (PME too) and I'm putting in a new TT sub-main...
  18. jonperry64

    Are metal clad sockets more heat resistant than plastic ones?

    As per title really. I need to install a storage heater which is quite close to a 13amp socket. The socket would be about 5cm from very bottom of heater. I don't think much heat is emitted from that part of the heater, but as a precaution, would there be any advantage in changing the socket to a...
  19. B

    Adding liquidtight to rigid metal conduit

    Hello I have an existing run of rigid metal conduit outside of my house that feeds several outdoor receptacles. There is no separate ground wire inside the rigid metal conduit. Is there a way that I can use liquid tight to run to a new extension receptacle? What I am particularly concerned about...
    • BlueBaron
    • Thread
    • adding conduit liquidtight metal
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: USA
  20. C

    Gas bond, plastic pipe but metal into properly

    Hi Guys, I'm looking for some opinions, I've got a customer with a gas meter in an in ground box (see picture). The pipe to the meter is plastic as the meter was moved a few years ago but its metal where it enters the house from the outgoing side of the meter. Would you bond this? The customer...

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