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  1. P

    Electrical substation located near the house - advice needed

    Hi, I've got a problem and hoping to get some advice. There is an ongoing development on the back of my house. The Developer built an electrical substation house literally 1m behind my fence - in a straight line with my windows. The total distance between the substation & my house is 14m...
  2. Mark42

    Electrician Jobs EICR needed please: 2-bed flat in Westminster, London SW1.

    I have a rented flat in London (a long way from home) which needs an EICR. Approx 10 circuits, single floor. Anyone on here who could be in the area sometime in the next few weeks please? Tenant present, or collect key from agent next door. In Greencoat Place, not far from Victoria Station. All...
  3. Y

    Can Opener Suggestion Needed

    I was looking for a can opener because the old one just is now not working anymore. Can you guys please let me know which is the best can opener and lasting long. I was reading about the manual can opener and some electric openers [ Opener Guides & Reviews - https://openerguides.com/ ] but I...
  4. Lucien Nunes

    Compact 3-phase DB solution needed

    I'm moving my workshop into a room that contains the intake. I want to put cabinets where the switchgear is at the moment, so it would be very handy if I could condense it into a small space above the meter board and put a little cupboard around it. I am looking for the most compact...
  5. P

    Rewire... Is a kitchen fan needed?

    So I’ve got a rewire coming up. There is one of those kitchen window fans put in as seen in the picture, but I don’t really want to reconnect to this or even replace it and use this type of fan as there’s going to be cable exposed leading into it. Is a kitchen fan really needed? Shall I suggest...
  6. B

    A few tips needed

    I am making up a switch plinth for my classic car. The components will be as follows: a clock, an auxillary socket (for charging of mobile phone or lighting a cigarette even), a reversing switch, a map light switch. Will I need to individually fuse every component? Is it OK to splice all the...
  7. M

    Spark needed in Huddersfield

    I need an electrician that knows how to provide feed for hot tub, 32 amp constant, 40 amp peak. Was going to get a friend of a friend to do it but he gets me to order gear then tells me he can't give me the ticket. So anyone who can terminate 10mm swa into an adaptable box next to CU, run cores...
  8. D

    EMF dangers - advice needed

    My flat has high levels of EMF, Electromagnetic Field from floor wiring / Electric Field from ceiling wiring. It is often is above safe levels for continued exposure. Two years ago I had 2 incidents when EMF was so strong it made my entire body shake visibly - I had to run to get out of the...
    • Deborah B
    • Thread
    • advice dangerous electrical issues electric field electrical wiring issues electromagnetic field emf needed possible electrical shock causes
    • Replies: 43
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. S

    Advice on Wiring DIY Camper, Curious on Wire Guage Needed

    To start, I am an extreme novice to electrical and trying my best to learn. If I am posting this in the wrong place (looking for novice advice), please let me know where to go. I have not bought anything and am very open to counter-recommendations if you have them. I was thinking of using 12 or...
  10. T

    UK MICC/Pyro wiring - new DB needed for EICR?

    Hi, Hope someone may be able to help with some advice. I have a 2 bed flat From 1960s with MICC/Pyro wiring (see photos of distribution board). The flat is now to be rented out as bought a house with wife so will need An EICR. I haven't had the EICR completed yet (and am aware this will...
  11. bigspark17

    Help needed with commercial kitchen food order printer

    problem is this printer has the plug on the end As seen in pic. Has anyone been able to extend this cable using cat5e or use an adaptor of some kind. I have aspare cat5e nearby i can use, otherwise running a wire will be a nightmare in a newly refurbished property. Ps the other end of the lead...
  12. RutlandFox

    Electrician Jobs Electrician's mate / helper / labourer needed, Loughborough, 2 days

    Electrician's mate / helper / labourer needed, Loughborough, 8 and 9 July Commercial site (office aircon supply install, 3ph EV charge point install) Just me and some air con installers on site Work is: Helping me pull through 3 phase cable Digging earth rod hole Helping hand Probably one...
  13. Markyd

    Help needed finding low voltage led lamps

    Hi everyone..Help needed finding some low voltage led lamps that will run off of a 12 volt transformer not a driver,as the previous so called sparky has made all the transformers impossible to get at without tearing the ceiling apart. Any recommendations will be appreciated,
  14. I

    UK Some advice/help needed

    Hi there, I’ve been asked to do a homer by someone I know and just wondering best way! They have a shed no more than 10m away from house and want a feed to it. I was thinking spurring of the house ring with a 13a swfuse spur to a jb on the outside wall then a SWA to a 20A DP switch inside the shed?
  15. S

    The Dreaded Hot Tub.what is needed?

    Hi all, Asked to price up installing a hot tub supply, just wanted some guidance. Customer not sure on tube yet so doing a couple. 13A Hot tub usually are just plug and play ... BUT.. the tub is going roughly 15 meters away from house, i have no problem with fitting a socket to supply the tub...
  16. baldelectrician

    Poor PV install? Advice needed

    We carry out wiring checks for rental properties We have just carried out an ECIR on a bungalow which failed (no gas or water bonding) Now, someone has installed a solar PV system without any bonding in place (132.16 anyone?) My main question - do PV installs require a certain type of RCD? I...
  17. U

    Advice needed - reconnect power supply

    Hello, I am new here and looking for your advice for my poor friend. He owns a 3 bedroom apartment, which has been turned to a cannabis farm by his 'tenant'. It's a big mess to sort out but since police have asked SSE to cut the electricity supply of the property, how to reconnect the power...
  18. J

    Refurbishment. Help needed with spooky ancient meters.

    Hello. We are doing a refurb for an elderly lady and her family. Its a Victorian house. the local network has said it will upgrade fuse to 80A or 100A depending on capacity etc. she needs more power due to electric showers, stair lift, and our electrician will upgrade tails. But there is a...
  19. Paul92688

    Help identifying part needed. Box missing lid.

    I am getting my dads house ready for sale. I need to fix a few things before it is listed. This piece needs a cover and I am not sure where to turn. No one at the hardware store to be found for help. Possibly you can help Thanks!!! Paul
  20. dlt27

    Faulty external lights Help Needed

    Hi All, thanks for any advice. I fitted some spike lights about 12 months ago in a customers garden and also some in my own (14 in total). Last October customer phoned to say lights were tripping RCD and when I investigated it turned into a nightmare. It was my fault partly because I...

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