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  1. J

    Small commercial office/kitchen lighting advice

    Hi, I'm currently changing over some lights in a kitchen and office for a small restaurant. The kitchen is fitted with IP65 Non-corosive 2x70w T8 florecents. I'm required to change 2 of the 7 fittings but with 2x58w instead. Can someone please help me clarify the amount of light needed...
  2. UKMeterman

    Small 11Kv cable fire London...

    There seems to be a small cable fire in London, has affected key parts of the MV network BBC Local Live: Updates from London on Wednesday 1 April 2015 - BBC News
  3. naylorpd

    Small voltage from neutral to earth on TT system

    I'm building a house in Azerbaijan, with 3 phase mains supply and TT earthing. The main transformer is at least 800m from my house. Whilst doing my final measurements before going live, I noticed a small voltage between neutral and earth. It varies between 2-4V and seems to be AC. It isn't a...
  4. Marvo

    How The DIY Area Works And The Step By Step Guide Rule

    Although this is primarily a trade forum for electricians we get lots of requests for DIY assistance so this DIY section of the forum was made specifically to accommodate those DIY requests. Where any information is given here, it is done so with no implied or guarantee of accuracy. As a...
  5. G

    small head lamp

    hi any you guys hae a good recomendation of a small light head torch ,not looking for bulky battery packs cheers
  6. driverman

    Small LED down lighting required

    Hi again. I've installed several Ovia Inceptor LED down lighters to house which is fine. Holes required 65mm (standard I suppose) What I'm looking for now is something similar for an alcove but a lot smaller. Customer has 2 x alcoves sited either side of double bed. Looking for something to...
  7. U

    New, just wanted to say hi and to test out the forum, also a small question

    Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and am here to learn a bit more about common household electrical DIY solutions. I wanted to post a question about a current problem I am having in the DIY forum, but couldn't find any buttons that allow me to start a new thread...am I missing a trick here? -d
  8. A

    any small electronics sparks here?

    Hi. I want to know if it would be possible to adapt an 18million candlepower search lamp so it has a dimmer switch as they don't make them with dimmers. Its 12v DC. I'm not bothered about it having a rough finish as its only for me when I'm shooting pigeon and rabbit at night for local farmers...
  9. G

    Starting a charity for elderly who need small jobs doing by tradesmen.

    I often work closely within the construction industry and have many contacts in the way of business owners and highly skilled tradesmen. For a while now I have been a little bothered about how aged vulnerable people, sometimes disabled are paying out money they can ill afford to have small jobs...
  10. A

    Fault - test meter broke need help

    Hi all, my auntie has moved into this house that has had a part rewire - the full house has been done apart from the shower and the kitchen. She has a new split rcd board the issue is this she says when she first moved in the rcd kept tripping when drills, vacs etc were plugged in then this...
  11. 1Justin

    Carvan supply, small building site

    Small private building site. I'll be setting up the temporary supply soon. TT then small RCD garage unit inside the meter box on a post (DNO agrees that OK), and couple of IP66 sockets under. All good. But customer also has a titchy site caravan alongside. - Sect 708 calls for INDIVIDUAL...
  12. F

    12v - 240v Inverter

    Hi, I dont know if this is the right place to ask, but I am sure you have more knowledge on this than myself I am looking to buy a 12v inverter so I can use the car power to get 240v What I am really looking for is a little understanding, I understand Current, but Watts im not too sure The...
  13. Resu

    Small Issue - Fluke T5-1000

    Hi all, having a bit of an issue with the above meter. I have owned it for about a year now and have recently noticed I am getting a reading a reading of around 9 ohms between the leads. As far as I'm aware there is no way of nulling the leads but I might be missing something? I don't use it for...
  14. S

    Voip system in a small office

    Hi all, trying to get my head around how voip systems work in an office. From what I gather for install it's just router to switch to patch panel to rj45 just like any other internet point. Is that right, am Imissing anything? I would also also like to know I there's any special...
  15. B

    exploding shower doors

    Yes I said EXPLODING ! Was having a cuppa today at about 11am when I heard what I thought was a firework exploding in my house followed by a sound like a ceiling coming down. Instintivly I run upstairs and found glass on my landing (I feared a firework had smashed my window) then noticed pieces...
  16. C

    Fitting a small 'garage' DB in external meter cabinet

    Just been to look at a hot tub job, and the C.U. is built into the kitchen cabinets, with the tails running up the inside of the cavity wall from the external meter cabinet. To save ripping their kitchen to pieces I'd like to just use Henley blocks to install a new small CU and tails. I am...
  17. uksparks

    EICR On small industrial unit

    Hi, A friend of mine owns a small unit, i have the papers from when it was last tested 10 years ago and also 15 years ago, but a lot of its been pulled out since then. Ill be honest, I do not generally do periodics on this type of building and would like a bit of guidance. I know how to test...
  18. E

    WANTED - small (2-3kw) system

    Any suggestions for where I can purchase a 2-3kw system? in kit form,and what price I should be paying? I already have 4 kw system fitted on my roof to utilise the feed in tarriff but they face SSW and I have enough space to fit approx 10 panels facing ESE. We use quite a lot of electricity and...
  19. W

    Small Diameter Downlighters

    Morning All, I have a requirement for some small diameter LED downlights IP44 for a soffit that’s built with more wood than a forest. I can’t find any and nor can a couple of wholesalers. Ideally they would be 30mm dia, but I could stretch to 40mm. Can be any voltage. Anyone seen anything...
  20. matt1386

    Brand new Metrel MI3125BT for sale

    Hi guys, for sale I have this metrel MI3125BT mft This is brand new and only opened to check contents etc... latest model which includes bluetooth I'm currently a trainee, and bought this after selling a load of my old gear out of the garage I have now realised it's going to be a while...

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