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by sparkydude
Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:36 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Living room light fittings - getting desperate
Replies: 2
Views: 2794

Hi, sounds like a very strange number of wires there, unless some of them are as you say the switch cables unmarked. You need to buy a cheap multimeter and with the circuit dead identify your switch cables and then the rest of them should be feeds.

Nick
by sparkydude
Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:33 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: downlights are too dim!
Replies: 6
Views: 6784

Your post worries me, what do you mean when yopu say you have found the REAL mains feed???? IF it was wired from a dimmer circuit in the adjacent bedroom fine, If you had overloaded the circuit it would have made all lights dim not just some, how have you wired it (connections) as it sounds like you...
by sparkydude
Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:30 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Metal light fitting with 2 earth wires
Replies: 4
Views: 20603

Read the reply again Merl, you need to connect it to the earth terminal not just tape the end up. It ius a SAFETY EARTH CONNECTION and MUST be connected to earth. Get a bigger bit of connector block just for the earths if thats the problem.

Nick
by sparkydude
Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:00 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Can electricity meters be installed rotated 90 degrees
Replies: 4
Views: 4123

You are not allowed to touch your electric meter as it is the property of the electricity supplier , also the board its mounted on is their property. By attempting to move the meter yourself you are not only breaking the law by tampering with their equipment , but you could potentially kill yourself...
by sparkydude
Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:37 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: URGENT FOR LADAMAN348
Replies: 10
Views: 2655

Please read topsparks post again ericmark as it says page 149 in the guidance notes relating to selection and erection of equipment NOT the regs book directly. I stand by my advice and i think you will find the OP said 40A connection. Well in my experience the normal DIYER will go to B+Q look for a ...
by sparkydude
Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:26 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: 1st Fix
Replies: 4
Views: 2587

Be careful my friend you may fall foul of the council by re using the old notches. If you do use them you will have to provide adequate mechanical protection by putting some nail plates over the cable notches. You can get them from most good electrical wholesalers/builders merchants they are called ...
by sparkydude
Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:18 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Using existing Shower Supply to feed loft ring
Replies: 6
Views: 4284

Ignore ladaman he is not thinking straight, no using 40A connectors on any of my jobs. The only conceivable way you could do it is to use the feed to the existing shower to feed a small consumer unit and then fuse down from that to feed your socketsv etc and the shower also. Just make sure the fuse ...
by sparkydude
Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:15 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Adding sockets to a room
Replies: 3
Views: 3304

Hi if your thinking of running that much equipment in one room i suggest you will need a dedicated circuit from the fuse board to supply that . Unless everything is very low wattage then you will be ok using the existing ring main (providing you have a ring main )

Nick
by sparkydude
Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:13 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Building accross electrical supply cables
Replies: 5
Views: 9851

As advised by opthers check with your DNO as they are the ones who make the rules up, they may make you pay to have the cables moved, and then again they might not, it depends how they feel at the time, but running through your loft void i would have thought is going to be a No No as if overloaded i...
by sparkydude
Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:11 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Light bulb comes on the goes out!
Replies: 4
Views: 5880

It sounds like a loose connection in the lampholder to me , as soon as any current passes through the cable it loses its continuity and goes off. Try checking all connections to and from the switch to the light and then also look at the lampholder in the fitting you may find it is not making a good ...
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