Recent content by jdes

I've come across one of these de-dietrich induction hobs. Absolute beast of a thing it was. £1000 worth of hob!  silly considering only two of them living there! But I had the same issue with the one i fitted. It had two flexes coming out of the hob, and it stated you could wire for two...

sounds like a plan. Didnt think of that.  So doing it that way would mean the gennie doesnt need a rod? cheers

Yeah i know the rod would have to stay fixed but was thinking maybe leave the earth cable long enough to allow the genrator to move in and out of the stable but cant really think of a good way of doing that!  so was just wandering if it even needs a rod? Thanks

I was hoping somebody could off some advice about portable generator supplies as i've been asked about a potential installation for a builder i know, I'll start off by saying i'm a bit ignorant about generators so dont be too harsh! He's building a wooden stable with 6 rooms built on concrete...

Thanks for all the advice, I'll be ringing the customer tomorrow with all the options and explain the cost of each to him and see what he says. If he only wants upstairs lights doing i guess its better then nothing but i will emphasise how bad his downstairs ligthing is and recommend it gets...

oh yeah forgot to mention..."We've had no problems with these downstairs lights the 14 years we've lived here!" ok thanks i'm happy to sign it off as safe then :)

Yeah i'll offer to replace existing metal fittings/switches for plastic. It was a bit frustrating trying to get across how the downstairs lighting was the real issue!

Hello, I was hoping someone can offer a bit of advice please. I've just had a look at a job where the customer was advised by another spark (who was doing his extension) to have his upstairs lights rewired. so he explained how his the light in the main bedroom would flicker when using the...

Hi, Have been asked to wire for a few outside lights and a PIR to control them. The house is old, dont know what age exactly but old country cottage type place. Then thing is the home owner is currently spending a large amount of money completley rennovating the outside of the cottage. (new...

Rang up the service department today and it didnt really clear things up too much. He recommended a single citcuit protected by 45 MCB going to a main isolator (normal cooker type) but then going into a seperate "20amp and 32amp fuse box switch" for the seperate cables. I made the point that i...

Yeah i was probably going to put the swith in the adjacent cupboard anyway as thats where the existing swithch for the double oven is and its within a couple of meters from the hob. Still not sure wheher i should be putting two seperate switches/cirucuits in or maybe one big one with 63amp fuse...

Its got 3 rings and something called a "continunum zone" made by De Dietrich and the model is a DTi1049x. pdf of the manual:  http://www.dedietrich.co.uk/documents/DTI1049.pdf pdf of the technical spec: http://www.dedietrich.co.uk/documents/Tech_IH%201%202012.pdf To make things a little more...

Bristol. Sorry wish i took some photos.

Hi, Have been asked to connect up a Induction Hob for my builder. This Hob is a bigger then the uaual i've fitted. It has two seperate cables already fitted. Checking through the spec it says it one cable requires a 20amp fuse and the other a 32amp fuse, or it gives you the option of joining...

Thanks all. I was planning on moving it above the insulation but wanted a discussion on it to get a better understanding so thanks for the responses. :) I was going through old college notes before posting but found them a bit lacking in certain areas. Don't worry i have identified this as...