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Changing some light fittings in an old property & found 116V L-N at the light with the switch turned off. Going back tomorrow to investigate. Any ideas before the carpets come up. Pray Cheers.

Installing a small network in my house. Ive run 7 cat5e cables to 7 points & terminated them into the back of a patch panel. I'm assuming I then use patch leads but which ports are they plugged into on the front of the patch panel? The patch panel is situated right next to where the modem...

Hello all Just wiring an extension at the mo with a garage below. All cables clipped direct in the garage. Whats the regs on cables in a garage ? Do they have to be protected by anything, like conduit for example or is it just for aesthetic reasons ?

Got a job to do tomorrow for another Electrician. I need to put in a 3ph supply to a Dist board for a Wood crusher thing. The run is about 50metres & he has given me 10mm 4 core SWA to do the job. It will be supplying x4 3KW motors & x1 6KW motor. Is this up to the job. Am I right in...

Just finished putting some sockets & a CU in the living area of horse transporter lorry. There is a 16A blue socket externally for electric hookup. Do I need to put a bonding link from the earth bar in the CU to the chassis of the truck ? Cheers

Just trying to suss out how to install some electric in the living area of a horse transporter lorry. I was going to fit a CU for when they have mains hook up & have a couple of lights & sockets. I was also going to connect a battery charger from the CU to a 12V leisure battery so they...

WOW... not been on here for ages. Glad to see its still pulling in the the punters!! See some old names still on here. Hope you are well. Going to start getting back into this forum as soon as poss. :)

Got a situation where I invoiced a customer for 4 days labour plus materials. He has sent me the cheque for 3 days labour plus materials & a nice letter saying I was unfair to charge him for 4 days. Not even a phonecall to discuss the invoice & he is refusing to pay for the extra day. I...

Putting a shower into a refurbed office with a Merlin Gerin DB. The RCBO's for this board are

Hi chaps Has anyone got a 40A Merlin Gerin RCBO they want to sell ?Pray OR am I correct in saying that Steeple are the same(ish) ;)

Evening.Guiness DrinkGuiness Drink Just lately Ive had a few jobs where Ive had to split the tails into an DP RCD for the sockets. Ive been buying a 4 way enclosure, RCD & 32A CB but there is no earth or Neutral bar. I could buy a shower unit & change the CB to 32A. Just wondered what...

Just a quickie, Can you do an insulation test on a fluorescent light at 250V without disconnecting it with P+N joined together. Can you do it at 500V aswell without disconnection ? Guiness Drink

C'mon then lads and lasses, how am I supposed to fit a fan/light to a conservatory roof. Took down about a foot square of plastic to find an inch square of metal with a small threaded hole in the middle ? Got to go back next week to 2nd fix. Customer says he's bought the fan but the builders got...

Got my NIC annual assessment coming up & need a complaints procedure/form in place. Has anyone got a link to one or is it a case of just having a little book with complaints written on the front of it....

Been doing electrics for a while now but recently been asked to install a network. I've seen hubs & switches & routers & CAT5/6 but I'm not 100% sure how to install it & I'd like to learn. I know that cables should run from a designated point out to where the PC's are located...

Got a job to install a wireless cctv system for someone whos having diesel stolen from his yard. I need to conceal the camera, i.e it needs to look like an outside light or a speaker or something, any ideas where you buy these. (if they even exist?)

Does anyone know another source of these apart from TLC http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TLCT100C.html They never seem to have any in stock. Cheers;)

If one was to do a Periodic Inspection of a Domestic Property & it was "Unsatisfactory" & then one was to go back & rectify the faults, i.e replaced broken sockets & light switches etc.... What paperwork would then be issued ? Thanks one & all:)

Working on an extension at the mo. Plumbers have extended the main water feed to under the sink in the extension in plastic. It then returns in plastic & connects to the original copper pipe in the soil pipe boxing in. Where/How/Do I have to bond this ? Gas bonding is already done.

Has anyone got any ideas what lighting I could use for a small car showroom. The building is about 15 metres long & about 9 metres wide & 3 big oak roof trusses spaced out along the length. Customer wants the lights on the trusses but not hanging down, more like a spotlight type thing...