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    Suitable Enclosure For Communal Area

    your a bloody genius , i love that idea , i will tell them to put the christmas tree over it . Wonder if ill get much more work from them ?
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    Suitable Enclosure For Communal Area

    dave, im liking what your suggesting , but! I think they might want something a bit more discreet / visually appealing as this is a small village green. thanks wayne
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    Suitable Enclosure For Communal Area

    Hi guys , looking for a bit of help trying to find a suitable external enclosure, the situation is this, Local parish council want me to install a lockable socket to run christmas lights on the village green. Apparently they have contacted the electricity board , who have suggested that their...
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    Complete Home Automation System , How ?

    touche, a point very well made . Guys , im one of these over - complicate type of people . if i dont know about a subject it frustrates me , because i want to know . Realistically i know i cant future proof , as special location pointed out how can you prepare for the unknown . Its more a...
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    Complete Home Automation System , How ?

    Hey guys , just gutted my house and about to start re-wiring , re-plumbing , etc . all ceiling down so the perfect opportunity to include all this crazy modern gadget and gizmo wiring , plus the kids want it . So what im asking is HOW . Got miles of cat5 , CT100 and some sort of purple home...
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    Wylex High Integrity Dual Rcd 15 Way

    What / who is SBS that you keep going on about , is this a trade secret your willing to share ?
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    Why Do My Fish Keep Dying ?

    Early april fools , getting in before the rush . Steptoe , i applaud you , it wasnt real , you got that . Noz , i respect you , but , it wasnt real , have you got that?
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    Why Do My Fish Keep Dying ?

    Every time i do a water change  , i tend to clean the glass of algae , and then add about a teacup full of thin bleach to the water after to stop the algae from reappearing. i stir the water to let the bleach get absorbed but this still doesnt seem to help , if anything the problem is getting...
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    Cracked 140W Panel , Can It Be Repaired ?

    So , just to make sure before the skip gets taken away , these panels should go in the skip , not the back of my van ?
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    Which Multi - Testers Best And Why

    So if you had to make the choice would you sacrifice the fluke or the megger , having used both , which one wins and why ?
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    Which Multi - Testers Best And Why

    Have been using fluke for past 6 years and always got on well apart from the need to zero out leads every time used , this was my first tester so basically grown with it , have read alot of negative reviews about fluke so as its time to re-invest in a new tester i am open to suggestions ...
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    How Do You List Your Company On This Site , Not Advised

    How do you advertise your company as read the threads but no direct link to register help appreciated Wayne Soppitt
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    Cracked 140W Panel , Can It Be Repaired ?

    To all those that know from somebody that doesnt , I am currently working on a new housing development and came across a discarded pile of 140w pv panels which resemble crazy paving ( 10 in total ) it seems a bit of a waste to skip panels if a repair is possible. I am aware that a cracked...
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    Which Multi - Testers Best And Why

    Hey guys, my fluke multi - tester has started making some really strange noises and giving some even stranger readings so i thing its time to invest in a new one. Any preferences to a reliable make / model and why ? Any good deals around at the moment the you know? regards wayne Soppitt
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    A Big Thank You To Everybody

    That will be a happy contribution , point me in the right direction and it will be done :Applaud
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    3 Phase Vertical Sun Bed .

    Sorry not saying you are , just saying that i have seen situations when then armour is not connected due to non - metallic enclosures and cpc has been used as sole protection , the point being that at least circuit downstream still has that connection even when armour not connected. DO NOT...
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    A Big Thank You To Everybody

    This post is started to thank everybody who takes time out of their lives to reply to questions posted on this site. Some of us members dont have the knowledge of others and the advice and guidance shared to us less experienced is paramount to making us better at what we do. I would like to...
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    How To Calculate Lights Required

    gem , you got a direct web link for this  , this will be great to get a feel for what i want to do , thanks can i take this opportunity to thank all of you for your responses and helpful advice that is making me better at my job day by day . Special thanks to the regular players that have...
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    3 Phase Vertical Sun Bed .

    Seen on occassion when the swa connected to non - metallic enclosure and armour not connected to MET , having that physical cpc core then at least gives some protection. Im with Noz on this , better to have too much than not enough .
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    3 Phase Vertical Sun Bed .

    I was always shown by my employer that a seperate core was to be used for the cpc , dont rely on the armour .
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