hi all, i have been given a job to do for a friend of mine and would appreciate some professional advice. there are two pillars at the end of the drive which are about 15metres from the house, what would the best method for installing the cable up to the lights? should i use armoured cable and clip ...
hi all, just wanted to make sure that i am going about this job in the right way, i have 3 double sockets in the kitchen on a ring main, i need another double socket installed under the worktop for the washing machine. is it ok to run a single 2.5 mm cable from the nearest ring main socket to a 13am...
hi all, i was called out to a friends house today because her 32amp MCB on the downstairs ring main was tripping whenever it felt like it, sometimes after 5 mins and sometimes after an hour. i think it may be a bad connection in one of the sockets (please correct me if im wrong). i have a megger MFT...
hi all as a practising part p electrician, i needed clarification on a issue i have regarding double sockets that are on a spur off a ring main socket... the rules state that the number of spurs are limited to one off each socket on a ring. what would happen if you plugged in 2 3kw heaters into that...
hi, there may be a problem at the connector block, seems like it may be 5A, these burnout frequently due to poor ventilation. try connecting with a 20A connector block and it should be ok. as long as your wiring loop is 1.0mm or 1.5mm.
[quote="sparx"]hi, for all circuits you test for earth loop impedance at what you assess as the futhest point on each circuit from the consumer unit. Ttis tests worse case, going from MCB through to far end & back to earth via consumer unit. Be aware even using plug in test lead on skt...
hi, i am doing a private course at home [EAL level 2. domestic installations] everything seems to be going OK and i have my exams next month.. please can you help with a little dilema i have regarding testing. i have bought a megger MFT 1553 and have been doing tests around the house. On page 92 in ...
hello there, i am thinking about upgrading my shower [its well old]. its served us well for the last 10 years. problem is i have looked in the loft to locate the cable and it appears to be a 6mm, the shower i think is about 7.5kw and is running on a 32A MCB on a TN-S system. if i upgrade to a 9.5KW ...
hi, i have just fitted in a new kitchen and require an additional power socket, problem is i already have 2 in there, the 1st is part ot the ring main and the 2nd is a spur. according to regs you can only have 1 spur per socket. what is the best way round this without getting the chisel out? cheers ...
hi, i was round my mates house yesterday and he was fitting in his new kitchen units. the unit's shells are standard white chipboard and he was inserting an electric cooker into one of the single units with a gas inset hob above. this did not seem correct as when the cooker becomes very hot, surely ...
hello there. can anyone please advise, i have a double plug socket in my room but i want to move it over to the opposite side of the room which involves extending the cable, i dont want to use connecters as i think this is not acceptable with regulations.. is the alternatative a junction box?? is so...
