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by Basil20
Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:32 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: burnt shower cable
Replies: 3
Views: 5557

burnt shower cable

Hi, I had a 9.5kw shower installed about 4 years ago, and just yesterday had some burning smell coming from inside the rcd shower unit, i turned off power and took off cover to discover a burnt live load wire, but the rest of the wires in there were not burnt, i can tell you that it is 10mm cable th...
by Basil20
Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:34 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Minor electrical works cert
Replies: 1
Views: 3014

Minor electrical works cert

Hi guys i am a joiner and just completed loft conversion for customer, the loft already had ring main & light circuit, i added 2 dbl sockets to the ring main, and a few downlights to light circuit BCO said i need to fill in a minor electrical installation works cert, i have a multimeter tester, ...
by Basil20
Mon May 12, 2008 9:29 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Lights supplied from fcu
Replies: 1
Views: 2420

Lights supplied from fcu

Hi I have just built in two separate walk in wardrobes in my new loft conversion and would like to put lights inside them, i would like to know if i can take a spur from a socket to a fused connection unit, then take a 1.0mm cable from the load to a light pendant with switch cable to a switch, then ...
by Basil20
Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:33 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Earthing Chrome Light Fittings
Replies: 1
Views: 2646

Earthing Chrome Light Fittings

Hi, I wonder if someone can give me some advice about replacing old plastic light pendants & switchs for chrome one's, there are no earth wire's behind lights or switchs, my house was built in 60's and the lighting circuit is run in metal conduit.I replaced plastic sockets to chrome and there wa...
by Basil20
Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:09 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Live Earth in F.C.U
Replies: 2
Views: 2342

Live Earth in F.C.U

Hi Guys, i wonder if anyone can help i was replacing my old fan with a new one in my utility room, the old fan has only L & N and didn't require a earth the new fan is exactly the same and was connected from a f.c.u next to fan, so i thought it was easy enough to do myself, but when i checked in...
by Basil20
Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:48 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Light Circuit not Earthed
Replies: 1
Views: 2864

Light Circuit not Earthed

Hi guys,
I want to change over a plastic light switch to a chrome switch, but the light circuit is not earthed, so can i run a earth conductor from nearby socket (which is earthed) to chrome switch, is this okay or will i have to call a spark out to do the work.

Thanks in advance for any advice
by Basil20
Mon May 28, 2007 2:38 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Double Sockets
Replies: 2
Views: 2870

Thanks for your help Pdenni
by Basil20
Sun May 27, 2007 7:01 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Double Sockets
Replies: 2
Views: 2870

Double Sockets

Hi Everyone Is it safe to replace my double sockets in my house with chrome one's as there doesn't appear to have the usual earth wire, there is just a small earth wire going from the metal box (behind the double sockets) to the earth terminal in the sockets the circuit is in metal conduit, is it ok...
by Basil20
Tue May 15, 2007 7:44 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Adding more sockets
Replies: 1
Views: 2940

Adding more sockets

Hi, At the moment i have two double sockets in my attic room, i want to add four more doubles to the room, the sockets in the room are protected by a 16 amp fuse, it is a radial circuit, so can i keep the 16 amp fuse & radial circuit, or will i have to change to a 32 amp fuse & ring circuit....
by Basil20
Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:29 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: 2 Gang Light/Sw
Replies: 1
Views: 2893

2 Gang Light/Sw

Hi Guy's I wonder if anyone can help me with my query, I have 2 separate light switch's next to one another, one is a one way and the other is intermediate, i would like to know if it is possible to buy a two gang light switch that would operate both one way & intermediate. Thanks in advance for...
by Basil20
Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:49 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: mains smoke Alarm
Replies: 3
Views: 4143

Thanks for your help Sparx
by Basil20
Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:05 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: mains smoke Alarm
Replies: 3
Views: 4143

mains smoke Alarm

I wonder if anyone can help me
I want to fit a mains smoke alarm with battery back up in my house
and wonder if it can be feed from the lighting circuit, and if so can i take another smoke alarm looped from the first one.
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