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Today's job was a freebie for my daughter. She is wanting some extra sockets in her lounge. I decided to use my Fluke socket tester to verify which circuit to isolate. The tester is showing 2 green and 1 red led illuminated. Eh? Go to the board and do global insulation tests-- 4.5M  ohms...

Today I was working on my last job before retirement, still plenty to do though. Anyway, next door asks me if I can have a look at his house as when he resets his  rcd his neighbours trips. Don't want to get involved but a quick look found the following. Originally the property was one house...

Anyone fitted one of these? Do they come with their own supply cable? MI's is for 24A fuse rating but no info to enable me to apply diversity. Had some of these ovens where you can hardly get a 4mm into the connections.

Has anyone fitted these 9W led's? At  about £23 they look ok but they are only 40W equivalent. Thought they would be an alternative to Halers Pro but now having doubts. Customer advised by kitchen designer to have them fitted. They are sold by CEF.

Has anyone wired up one of these systems using the speedfit control panel? Don't understand what the live in and live out to the boiler is.

Why is it that manufacturers of boilers and heating controls etc..are all specifying 1.5mm cable when the maximum supply fuse is only 5A? We are supposed to abide by MI's but I am unable to source any 5 core 1.5mm.

Just reading PE mag for November and was intrigued about the new spec for consumer units (fire resistance). Anyway, It comes into effect in January, we have 6 months to comply and the manufacturers have another 6 months to get stocks up to level. I laugh. The manufacturers have an extra 6...

I've been asked by a farmer if it is possible to provide a cctv system to his barn which is 100m away from the main house. He needs the system so that he can remotely monitor his cows when they are due to give birth. I have not been to the premises as yet but there is only mains supply to this...

I've been asked to quote for remedial work that was recommended by A.N. Other on an EICR. The work is at my local village hall and church. Both have been given unsatisfactory  reports. Both premises are TT installations.  C2 has been given for incorrect earth size conductor to the rod. They...

Just purchased some of these and wonder what type of enclosure people use to connect the 2 core leads to the permanent wiring. Was thinking if Click or Wago Lite. Is there a smaller one on the market?

Earlier this year I replaced all the tungsten lights in my local with LED's. 96 in total.  Customer over the moon as he is over £100 a month better off. They are spread over 5 circuits,  some of which have 20+ LED's. He decided he wants to dim them so I ordered some 400W dimmer switches...

Just fitted my first bit of gear from SBS Dave. Replaced a 100mA TD / 30mA split board with 14  DP RCBO's (suppply is TT) and I must say I am really impressed with the finished job. The entire board is so much neater and was simple to install. Any future fault finding would also be much easier...

Got a call over the weekend from customer who has had her meter changed by NP****. Meter guy has condemned  the installation as dangerous. 1.Ra is too low 2.Meter tails too small (6mm T&E) On inspection Ra is 0.71 and yes the meter tails are too small but what did he do to the new meter...

Does anyone know where I can source this rcd or a compatible one. (neutral on the right hand side)? Just done  2 spurs from  2 ring circuits and rcd fails to trip .

Engine blew on my Combo 1.7di van last week. £750 + vat for replacement + fitting etc. Doubt if there will be any change from £1500. Weeks'  work lost also. It's a never ending struggle! Dave2

Been asked to change this shower. There are 2 screws holding the front plate, one at the top and one at the bottom. Removed these and front cover still does not come off! Any ideas? Need to see the wiring/plumbing before deciding which shower to replace it with. 

Today's job was to make good boiler wiring. There are 2 roomstats with 2 diverter valves for upstairs and downstairs zones and its a combi. Its a 2 year old system which has never worked correctly. When calling for heat on downstairs stat both valves open so whole house is heated. The same...

Has anyone any knowledge of this system? Been asked to do some work on a boiler which incorporates this system. The company has gone bust and I cant find any info on the product. It is a panel connected to the boiler and it operates the system by the return water temperatures back to the...

Just like to say thanks to our forum sponser, Ledhut. Purchased almost 100 led lamps, 3w candle and 4w gu10 and  I was impressed by their service, price and quality. I must admit I was a little apprehensive about the light output, especially when using for the first time, but can I just say...

Last week prepared electrics for electric underfloor heating mat in a bathroom with draw cord ready for tiler to pull power and thermostat cable through. Tiler completed the work last week so today I went to connect up and get things going. Had my suspicions but sure enough all cables in back...