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by TOPSPARK
Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:30 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Electrics in the kitchen
Replies: 2
Views: 2811

Call in a part p registered spark and have a chat with him and he can best advise you and perhaps he let you do the donkey work under his supervision and then he can test the work and sign it off
regards
Topspark
by TOPSPARK
Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: tt earthing arrangement help!!
Replies: 7
Views: 6781

Hi martin Topspark here a reading of 15 ohms for a tt system is a great reading but as the table for tt systems states 41.5 that a reading of 460 ohms is for non delayed rcds for final circuits not exceeding 32amps.If you dissconnect your main earthing conductor and then take the Ze this is the loop...
by TOPSPARK
Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:44 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: My shocking lack of knowledge!
Replies: 9
Views: 3651

Tony you have not said wether there is an earth wire to this old light fitting you are changing and there should be 3 reds and a black .what you could have is single wires and 1 has broken and gone back up in the ceiling but with so little knowledge to go on i would hesitate to advise you but if you...
by TOPSPARK
Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:38 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Lights doesnt work. Help Needed
Replies: 2
Views: 2456

It sounds like to me you have a broken neutral connection on the light that is not working or perhaps a loose switch wire connection an the light fitting.I would recommend you isolate the lighting circuit and then open the light fitting up and check for loose or broken connections regards Topspark
by TOPSPARK
Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:34 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: ELECTRIC WIRING
Replies: 9
Views: 3620

In respect a ring main can be 50 square metres and in that area you can have as many sockets on that circuit as you want but it sounds to me as though you wont be breaking the 50 square metres for the work you are doing or having done regards Topspark
by TOPSPARK
Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:29 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: outside electric meter box
Replies: 2
Views: 3113

Hi Dermo
Topspark here a consumer unit must always be sited inside the house.If a newbuild then sometimes the consumer unit is sited in the garage
regards
Topspark
by TOPSPARK
Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:20 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Suitable shower for Electric combi boiler
Replies: 1
Views: 2496

If your water pressure is ok why not have a conventional electric shower installed directly off the cold water feed. An 8.5Kw should suffice.Then get an electrician in to install the electric circuit as this is covered by part p of the building regs. regards Topspark
by TOPSPARK
Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:12 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: ELECTRIC WIRING
Replies: 9
Views: 3620

The cables can be protected by plastic or metal capping and then boarded over. Under the 17th edition wiring regulations they must be protected by an rcd, as you are changing your consumer unit then there is no problem so you dont have to use conduit as the capping mechanically protects the cables a...
by TOPSPARK
Sun Aug 03, 2008 12:24 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: ELECTRIC WIRING
Replies: 9
Views: 3620

Hi george topspark here The advice i will give you is consult an electrician who is part p registered and explain the situation and see if he will consult with you on the job you are doing then with his input you could ask if you can run the cables and he can install the new mains board you need and...
by TOPSPARK
Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:07 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Outbuilding Earthing
Replies: 6
Views: 5996

If you all read my reply to sparx on the comment he made to me in an earlier post you would see i cleared the matter up
regards
TOPSPARK
by TOPSPARK
Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:37 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Using existing Shower Supply to feed loft ring
Replies: 6
Views: 4255

NO definitely not a shower circuit is a shower circuit and not to be cut into and used for any other purpose.And this is the same for cooker circuits as well.
regards
Topspark
by TOPSPARK
Sat Aug 02, 2008 2:34 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: PVC cable near central heating pipes.
Replies: 6
Views: 7967

I would recommend you get a length of plastic conduit and make a set in it to cross over the heating leaving a small gap between pipes and conduit.
regards
Topspark
by TOPSPARK
Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:59 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: 2 gang 2 way switch need help with connections
Replies: 2
Views: 2876

2 gang 2 way

In the new switch the l's are the commons your yellows goto l1 and your blues to l2
all the best
Topspark
by TOPSPARK
Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:48 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Wiring a Bathroom Light and Fan independantly
Replies: 5
Views: 9205

wiring bathroom light and fan independantly

There are two safe ways this can be done if your existing means of turning the bathroom light on i outside the bathroom then you can take a live and neutral feed down to a switch pattress by the side of the light switch and a switch wire and neutral th the fan.Then connecting the live and neutral fe...
by TOPSPARK
Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:27 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Two consumer units?
Replies: 3
Views: 18625

two consumer units

As a part p registered spark I would recommend using henley blocks and putting your supply tails into these and then new tails from here to both consumer units. a small 6 way split consumer with rcds would do and give you compliance with current 17th edition qiring regs.Also dont forget to take a ma...
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