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  1. Ian Speirs

    Gate kits

    Hi. i have done a few gate installs now. Not done an under ground ram yet though. if you do go down the hard wired intercom route i was advised to keep the gate psu ( power supply unit ) and the intercom psu seperate to prevent interference when communicating. The last kit i used was from...
  2. Ian Speirs

    Zs Increased after changing CU

    Hi nrg, another possible reason for slightly higher reading could be a ( not tight as it could be ) connection in the new fcu. even the factory ones sometimes need a wee tweek. Sorry if you've already checked this. Just a thought.
  3. Ian Speirs

    Advice Pat testing dishwasher

    Hello, in my experiance of pat testing equipement in a kitchen based environment, i tested an electronic till that had a high earth leakage 0f 7.5mA. I was gonna fail it untill i noticed it was sitting on a stailess steel work surface along with various other appliances. so i sat the till on a...
  4. Ian Speirs

    Horse Riding Arenas

    Thanks for the replies andy and apache, but your advice relates to a tn-c supply. the supply i have is tn-s. Would you still recommend i TT it, cheers
  5. Ian Speirs

    Horse Riding Arenas

    Thanks for replying noz, i have seen this before about tt'ing the earth. thought it would be ok as the system is 30ma rcd protected and i would be using one of the cores plus the swa as a cpc. On another point, the supply cable is burried for half of the arena and clipped out of horse reach the...
  6. Ian Speirs

    Horse Riding Arenas

    Hi everyone, First Post, Hope someone can point me in the right direction. I have been aked to install lighting for a riding arena. Problem is i can't seem to find a minimum height for the lights to be fitted. I was told to check regs, but cant seem to find any relating to riding arenas. The...
  7. Ian Speirs

    Sparky or non sparky poll

    hi, i don,t really know what to class myself officially. i started out as a pat tester, then over the past 8 years got dragged further and further into the "tools" side of things. i.e got told to help out the sparks. At first seemed a great skive from the pat, but soon realised i really enjoyed...
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