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  1. L

    Job

    Ive been asked if I can do the a very simple job for someone, all it is is to change the faceplates from plastic to chrome on the following 8 x double sockets 1 x single 5 x dimmer switches 1 x normal switch 5 x switched fused spurs 1 x aerial socket 1 x telephone how much would you charge...
    • lofty84
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    • boxes electrical work plastic thats
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. T

    Removing Plastic Screw Covers

    Has anyone got any good tips/ methods for removing plastic screw covers from face plates without damaging the caps, or is it best to destroy them and fit new ones? Thanks
  3. C

    how am i supposed to bond the main water when it comes into the house in plastic

    hi people, How/ why am i supposed to bond the main water when it comes into the house in plastic. i thought it would be a deviation but ive now been told by a guy who said that the niceic said to bond the plastic pipe as the power supliers recomend it.
    • chris-
    • Thread
    • comes house main plastic water
    • Replies: 63
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. H

    Plastic ceiling downlights

    Does a normal hole saw go through these without cracking? Got some spots to put in and don't want to wreck ceiling
    • highspark
    • Thread
    • ceiling downlights lighting lights plastic
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. SolarCity

    Health and Safety and plastic roof lights

    I'm curious to hear how people deal with plastic roof lights when they are working on industrial style trapezoidal roofs. Do you barrier them off? Leave them and net below? Board over them? Any feedback would be appreciated.
  6. T

    electric shock through plastic switch

    I attended a call out the other day to check the electric after a water leak. I checked it, went to turn lights on and had tingle through the an all plastic switch. i scratched my head in disbelief and touched it again, i had another tingle. My guess is that the rocker has worn down so much that...
  7. G

    Green plastic cover 'box' inside meter box?!

    Hi Guys, although I've been reading and coming to this site for a while now for excellent advice, this is my first thread so be gentle! I've been a self employed sparks for over 5 years now, and in total 9 years in the trade so why is I've just seen for the first time today a greenish see...
    • gotmeanellie
    • Thread
    • box cover green inside meter plastic
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. N

    Bonding and Plastic pipe

    Hi The situation is this; PME supply Dual consumer unit with 30mA RCDs Incoming water pipe is MDPE into house where it is teed off copper to kitchen sink etc and copper to oil fired boiler in utility room Boiler incoming in plastic Tails to all taps and rads are in copper and remaining...
  9. C

    Over sized plastic light switches

    Anywhere i can get over sized plastic light switches? Someones replaced the switches on this job with metal decorative ones, since the lights dont have an earth im changing them back to plastic but because the metal ones are 10mm bigger and the papers have just papered round them i'd have a ugly...
    • chubb chubb
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    • light plastic switch switches
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. D

    Plastic water incomer-

    Hi lads. Doin a new build log holiday home. Water main is plastic into the cabin then goes Into a bit of surface copper round the tank then back to plastic for all hidden pipe work. Do I need a main bond?
  11. kingeri

    Supplementary bonding across plastic section of pipe

    8.5kw shower supplied by copper pipe......with plastic T where water supply branches to serve it, then back to copper. Any need to bond across the plastic T? Similar story with water supply to bath on hot and cold. All circuits RCD protected, shower itself earthed no problem.
  12. R

    Bonding Radiators if plastic piping is being used

    Hi Just rewiring a friends house and he tells me that he is replacing the central heating system too but he's doing it all in plastic piping. Do I need to bond the radiators? Many Thanks
  13. S

    Glanding SWA into plastic CCU? Domestic

    What are peoples opinions on... Coming from a metal wylex 80A sw/fuse in a 25mm SWA to feed a plastic consumer unit? A slight differnce of opinion on site this morning!! I'm thinking the consumer unit should be metal cased, although another spark doesn't see why, other than the strength of the...
    • Smudge
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    • adaptable aus domestic earth gland metal plastic swa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  14. B

    SWA submain into plastic consumer unit?

    What options do i have for terminating a 16mm 3 core swa into a plastic consumer unit?
    • BillyH
    • Thread
    • aus consumer consumer unit plastic submain swa unit
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Australia

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