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Did an a Eicr some time back and found the following issues. 1) couldn't find binding to CW , did find a random length of 10mm next to earth clamp but gave a tug and not connected. C2 2) combi boiler in kitchen was mounted next to outside wall leaving aprrox 150 mm gap between boiler and...

Hi, I would appreciate some thoughts on this! Site has a 42 way industrial board fed by 3 core 10mm wire armoured sub main. Ze at the board was 0.60ohms, the sub main must be 60 mts long as it is fed from the mains position in a neighbouring building. The DB has an earth electrode and bonding...

Hi I have a CU to upgrade, its a large Wylex metal clad, loads of room and slack on cabling and dinrail mounted mcbs.Main switch is a 100ma 80A. I was thinking of leaving all as is and replacing the MCB's with RCBO's. Any reason I can't leave the 100ma in place?! Ta Dunx

Hi, Got called out about a year ago to no hot water on the off peak side. Timeclock not working, changed for new, like for like. Got called back again a few days ago, same fault. Timeclock is faulty again, clock face not rotating or switching. Switched into manual 'on' mode but the heater is...

Hi, A lad has had the initiative to ring around looking for a job, he has organised a training place and now he needs a job. I am really tempted, it would be nice to teach someone! But is it a good idea.....?! Dunx

Unfortunately it is not working! He said the MCB went bang several times. So rahter than call me he called the hot tub people, they came and tested the tub, which was ok and took a transformer away for testing. This was also ok. Tub people said to my mate you better get the wiring checked! So I...

I read in the ESC mag that the govt intends [?] to upgrade 16 million meters to smart meters..... Thats a lot of changes. The ESC also are lobbing to have isolation switches installed to stop al the nonsense over fuse pulling. The meter co's seem a bit reluctant! Any takes on this? Dunx

Hi, Just had my renewal thro from NIC insurance, includes 250K for PIR's and 2M liablity and failure to perform. Sound reasonable? Dunx

I was idling away my time watching a Q&A thing on the wholesalers telly today. Q. Does mixing different MCB's affect the boards rating A [from Voltium's MD] Yes, because they are different the board will no longer be complaint with 60439.3 Discuss

Had an enquiry for a job which i put a price in by email. I also noted the caveat that if the main earth bonding needed upgrading it would be extra. He emailed me back and offered

Hi all, Just canvassing opinion here.... Situation is terraced houses converted into two flats but the electrics remain as original. So I have two PIR's both flats where only one tenant [ie the downstairs one] has access to the CU. I have have coded as 2 on the basis that there is no safe of...

The reason I ask is that I am doing a lighting rewire in a flat with the original wiring in conduit with the old 2BA srcew size boxes. the new wiring is all surface run in mini trunking [i know its not pretty!] and I am running to the same lighting point. Rather than fit a standard CR and...

Hi, Got to rewire 5 flats with new submains. Each is a 'single person' bedsit or one bed flat. All have electric cookers, no elec showers at present.... All flats are centrally heated and hot water is via a central tank [not great I know]. There will be a separate landlords supply for hot...

Hi All, Called by plumber to troublesome IH which keeps tripping, he has changed the immersion heater and the stat already so its no a dodgy stat. Oddly the tank is one of these rectangualr ones similar to Elsan but it has no makers name on. The immersion heater is vertical but fitted from...