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    24 way dist board full of RCBOs

    taken from schneider rcbo FAQ "FA86325 Can the C60H RCBO neutral and functional earth leads be shortened or extended The neutral and functional earth leads on the C60H RCBO s can be shortened or extended without effecting the performance of the device ... " RCBO | Combined MCCB & RCCB |...
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    Asperation system for fire alarm install

    the ones i did didnt need the condensation drains or test points i suppose it depends on the site environment, testing was done at the various points we drilled, after all this is where any smoke is detected. i have edited the earlier post because of the hole size, the system i installed was...
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    Asperation system for fire alarm install

    have installed similar systems a couple of times, it is as simple as that - put your sticky markers on where you want a detection point, drill 2-3mm hole. make sure all joints are securely glued and you have an end stop on the end of your run. another thing to watch is that the area is dust free...
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    Most funny/weirdest light fitting

    on a recent job we had 8 lots of laminated ply rings with the centre cut out, 2 drums of black flex, 48 black batten holders, 48 fancy lamps @
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    cooker calculation - 3 phase

    are you sure the 60kw is not for gas cookers i.e 60kW (203,000Btu/hr)
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    socket in garage

    ok sorry steps i should have said it is a brand new house only been built in the last few months so i know everything is satisfactory,the person buying it didnt have enough budget for the builders to do the electrics in the garage as they wanted silly money as an extra so for now he wants a...
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    socket in garage

    the garage is only about 3m from the outside socket which is on the rear of the house, i did think about just the 1 fcu but thought it would limit what he plugged in inside the garage.
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    socket in garage

    17th cu is what it says a dual rcd split load board compliant with 17th edition cable size is 4mm radial rcd is 63amp 30m/A swa would be 4mm and i thought the idea of a fcu is to fuse down the load you are supplying
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    Generator loading

    heres a good site with all sorts of formulae Electrical Unit Conversions - Converting Between Electrical Units
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    socket in garage

    Hi can anyone see a problem with this: house with 17th ed cu with an outside socket on a 16amp radial (rcd backed), socket and light required in garage so was thinking of taking a swa off this socket into the garage and connect into 2 unswitched fcu's , 1 double socket to come off 1 fcu 13amp...
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    How many cables into a double socket?

    just a thought but couldnt you just change the socket to a 45amp cooker switch with socket as mk k5060 , put the 6mm in the supply side and the "ring" in the load , that would still leave you a socket for the fridge
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    Just reported this to ebay

    I reported an item to ebay before - it was advertised as camping extension lead but had a 16 amp commando plug (male) on each end, ebay did nothing but when i sent the seller a message through the ask a seller a question option he thanked me and withdrew the item as he was unaware it was...
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    Copper Price / Copper Prices / Scrap Values

    took in some bright on monday - its now
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    Strange, Strange fault.

    Have you asked if a cleaner comes in at night and plugs a dodgy hoover in?
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    140mm IP downlight

    how about these IP44 Bathroom Downlight Converter - Various finishes BLCD
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    max Zs on a TT system for Nic eic

    i agree with that chris but on the test sheet it asks for max zs permitted by bs7671 and there isnt a table to back this up on circuits over 32A on a TT system
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    max Zs on a TT system for Nic eic

    i'm not saying there was a problem, just asking where the table is table 41.3 " maximum earth fault loop impedance for circuit-breakers with Uo of 230v, for instantaneous operation giving compliance with the 0.4s disconnection time of Regulation 411.3.2.2 (the maximum disconnection time stated...
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