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Hi all I recently attended to a call-out to intermittent RCD tripping on a dual RCD board. Got out my Martindale CM69 TRMS Earth Leakage Clamp Meter and put them around the tails and switched on a circuit at a time, the leakage was significant, hundreds of milliamps, RCD didn't trip. Measured...

Hello all, I have a customer which went and bought a "plug and play" induction hob from AO but when they came to deliver and install had said it needs a dedicated circuit as its over 3kW. It is a Bosch pug61raa5b...

Hello all, I have a customer which has a Texecom Premier Elite intruder alarm system with wireless linked smoke alarms throughout. One of the smoke alarms (OH-W) detector has become faulty and requires replacement. Does anyone have advice on how to remove the existing detector from the system...

Hello all I'm doing some remedial work following an unsatisfactory EICR I carried out. One of the things to do is to provide mechanical protection to the cables entering the consumer unit. They were simply lashed in through the knockouts without any grommet or gland. The property is currently...

Hello all, Wanted to know if anyone has managed to get their hands a on a new Ford Transit Custom (on lease) within the last year? I placed an order in March 2022, it has been built, registration number issued and has been sitting at port in Belgium since October 2022. The leasing company push...

Looking for some advice. I have been sent an EICR by a local estate agent I regularly work with, asking if I carried out an EICR for this particular property. I checked my records and did not have this on my previous works - I asked them to send over the EICR, which they did. Someone has used...

I am replacing an isolator for a fused switched isolator as the 16mm T&E is at least 10 metres in length from the meter. The main cutout is 60A What size fuse would you fit to the switched isolator? I know there should be diversity, but wanted to know what others have done in this situation...

Hello, Anyone know of a water resistant backbox? Got a very damp wall, keeps dripping into an oven switch and 2G socket outlet causing the RCD to trip. They have repointed the brickwork outside but the wall remains damp.

Hello all, The day had come for my van to be broken into... in London it's a matter of when. Luckily I had the more expensive tools and tester with me on the job while the b******s had picked the lock and taken a few empty cases, and some power tools. My current van is an MK7 transit, super...

Getting my Ford Transit Custom soon and wanted to know what everyone has opted for racking. I have usually hand built mine from plywood which has done the job, but for my new van I'd like something more "professional" Had a look at bottsmart - https://www.bottsmartvan.co.uk/van-racking/ -...

Anyone know the dimensions (specifically width) for the old Crabtree C50 Type A consumer unit?

Electric underfloor heating mat has failed on insulation resistance (Line/Neutral to Earth) - pretty much 0.00 M Ohms. The mat is layed underneath tiling in a bathroom. Has anyone had any success in rectifying something like this without ripping up the tiles etc? Ideal solution would be to...

While I know that the minimum distance for a socket outlet to a shower/bath is 2.5 metres - does this apply if there is a dryer cupboard within a bathroom? There is a cupboard within the bathroom which houses a dryer and fed by a socket outlet above, but the tenants had used the outlet for their...

Hello I'm planning an emergency lighting circuit for a communal domestic setting. Someone's already fitted PVC trunking for the fire alarm system, hopefully with steel clips within... Is it bad practice if I were to fit PVC conduit, if fitted with steel saddles? for the purpose of emergency...

I need to replace a flush mount Crabtree Loadstar board with another consumer unit, ideally flush mount and with SPD and RCBO combination. I tend to use Fusebox as I like their kit, although I haven't used their "Flush Mounting Kit" before...

Called out today to odd smells and a very hot shower switch. Investigated and found the Supply live conductor had burned/welded itself to the terminal on the switch. The screw wasn't as tight as I'd like it but also wasn't loose enough for any of the cables to fall out (except both CPCs)...

Hello all, I've recently performed EICR at a property which has an outdoor light, it's a traditional porch type light which is basically housing a pendant inside. The metal casing is not earthed. My question is, should it be? I know in an ideal situation yes, but there is no place to...

Hi all, Performed an EICR today in a 2 bed flat. The consumer unit appears to have been relocated in the last few years from a small cupboard so that a combi boiler could be fitted. Whoever moved the consumer unit did a :poop: job at it. They have fitted an isolator where the consumer unit was...

I live in a new build, only a few months old... I've added a few downlights to the bedroom and wanted to see the standard of installation for the ones preinstalled in the living space. I noticed instantly that the "electrician" had installed them directly in the middle of the metal studs...

Hi again, This time it's a dishwasher! Apparently the water doesn't heat up at all, although it does the full cycle. The thermostat was replaced already but hasn't made any difference. I suspect the heater may be at fault but need to run some tests first. I think its a flow through type. Has...