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by rflight
Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:08 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Sockets direct to Consumer unit?
Replies: 4
Views: 3618

You can wire them as a ring final circuit (ring main) fused at 32 amps or as a radial circuit fused at 20 amps. Check the projects page for more info. These sockets must be protected by an RCD and this work is notifiable to your LABC
by rflight
Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:48 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: light switch: B &Q plasterboard box
Replies: 4
Views: 4605

No earth connection in these boxes. If using a plastic switch then terminate the earth in a connector block.
by rflight
Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:18 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Wall Lights Again
Replies: 2
Views: 2740

There is a good guide here for wall lights m It will depend if conduit or capping has been used to protect the cable to these lights. If the cable has been plastered into the wall then replacing it will be messy. With conduit it's usually easy to gain access from above or below and replace with new ...
by rflight
Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:34 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: PUTING A REMOTE CONTROL ACROSS A 45 AMP POWER LINE
Replies: 2
Views: 3013

Are all these items of equip fed from one circuit. It would be possable to remotley control these but you would need to install a contactor and a smaller control circuit to switch the contactor. It's not difficult just a bit tecnical.
by rflight
Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:30 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Extending wire for sockets
Replies: 7
Views: 4916

Rocky/Kuzz i agree with everything you say as the regs are still very hazy on this topic. Any competant person (as the regs refer to) would have the common sense to know if a circuit has been wired using a junction box method and would therefore have the ability to locate it for fault finding or alt...
by rflight
Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:17 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: 2 way switch wiring problem
Replies: 4
Views: 4309

It is a bit of a gray area as the definition of locations can vary a great deal. Not saying i agree with it fully steve but a kitchen is a special location.
by rflight
Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:19 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: 2 way switch wiring problem
Replies: 4
Views: 4309

Under Part P of the Building regs this work is notifable. You need to call a competant electrician
by rflight
Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:10 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: light switch / digital tv
Replies: 1
Views: 2610

You need an aeriel engineer
by rflight
Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:38 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: heating
Replies: 2
Views: 2369

Have you got a room stat? Has it been turned down?
by rflight
Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:43 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Extending wire for sockets
Replies: 7
Views: 4916

Kuzz, Sparx Does your method of creating a labeled trap for access to jb's conform with 7671. I have had a major argument on other forums with sparks who say that this method is inaccesable and contravenes the Regs. Personally i feel the Regs are a bit foggy on this and don't actually say what is cl...
by rflight
Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:38 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Wire's
Replies: 2
Views: 2323

Might help if you told us what your switching and how many cables and what colours were at the switch. Or even better, send a photo
by rflight
Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:36 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: 3RED 2BLACK 1X black with RED sleeve1EARTH Where do they go?
Replies: 6
Views: 3773

Worst case, you will get a dead short and be left in the dark. With the circuit completley turned off, use a multimeter to find which black is the switched live. Let us know how you get on
by rflight
Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:30 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: external light
Replies: 8
Views: 3654

Yes mark, earth sleeving. Connect to light fitting and let us know what happens.
by rflight
Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:02 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: external light
Replies: 8
Views: 3654

[quote]fastened the 2 red wires up to the live connector
the 2 black wires up to the neutral [/quote]

If the two black wires are live and neutral then the fuse would have blown at switch on.... not switch off.
by rflight
Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:13 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Ceiling Light Wiring Problem ??
Replies: 1
Views: 2882

Check the projects page it explains everything

https://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/li ... itches.htm :D
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