Recent content by ray-bentos

Fair point you have there.  My somewhat dated experience of using a 'proper' tester was a seaward Europa plus, that thing was heavy and cumbersome, but could be relied upon to give solid reliable results time after time.  Anyone else have any experience of the newer testers they can add to the mix?

I was wrong about the low current DC for the substitute leakage, the figures are as follows: Equivalent Leakage Class I Test Voltages40V AC Nominal Display Range0.10mA - 19.99mA Pass Value0.75mA Equivalent Leakage Class II Test Voltages40V AC Nominal Display Range0.10mA - 19.99mA Pass...

They do a 'substitute leakage test' with some low figure DC, however apparently it is plausible under the COP, if a little inaccurate. The primetest 250+ plugs in for the leakage tests anyway, I will at least get one that ALSO plugs in, purely battery doesn't appeal to me. With regards...

Hello We hold a contract with a local letting agent who has approx. 450 houses. They are wanting us to start a PAT testing program across these and I have negotiated some not too bad prices so it is definitely worthwhile us completing this as it is also a foot in the door for further faults we...

The brief so far is just to replace kitchen ring but I believe they want it installing in surface mount trunking the same, just done neatly (is it possible to do that neatly?). I was after ammo to justify taking upstairs floorboards up and removing the cooker circuit legs which go nowhere. ...

Found plenty of other non-compliances, including a total lack of bonding to water. Fortunately the landlord has been sensible and has asked that we completely remove the kitchen ring and start again::

Came across this load of s***e when on an EICR today...... The kitchen has been 'rewired' last year for some reason and has been done (very very poorly) in trunking over the front of the tiles.  Surface mount boxes have been fitted over the front of the original metal backboxes in the wall. ...

I had thought about this, 45A DP cooker switch next to CU to isolate the shed when not in use

Not the answer I was wanting to hear   Assuming I can squeeze a switch fuse into the meter box how would you recommend I got power from SF to SWA?  I was thinking about an adaptable box on outside wall but can't see a good way of getting cable from SF to adaptable box outside meter box.  I very...

Physically?  Its mounted almost directly behind the meter cupboard on the kitchen wall.  The tails feed straight through the cavity and into the CU.  No chance of diverting the tails into a Henley and mounting another board inside (wouldn't look great neither as its in plain sight on kitchen wall)

Hello I've got to install an SWA submain to a garden shed. The house CU is a wylex dual RCD job and doesn't have any facility for unprotected ways.  The outdoor meter box is quite cramped and would be difficult to install henleys and switch fuse to run the submain minus the RCD isn't really an...

Hello Attended a property where a local boiler care company have attended a fault with the heating and have replaced the stat and then traced a fault on the programmer (Drayton Tempus 2). However the engineer refused to change the programmer as in his words 'there is a wiring fault, voltage...

Its got to look better than just hanging in free air though hasn't it?

Sticky back base may work but can't whack anything into wall as the cables for whole installation run up the back of where this cable is, very high risk of penetrating them with nail.

That was obviously my first thought but derates the cable beyond what I need from it