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Hi Just been called out to a Dyson tripping the RCD at a house. Dyson has just been brought back from the manufacturers with a clean bill of health. Board is a Memera 2000 split load with RCD covering house sockets and central heating. Have done a ramp test on the RCD with everything working...

Hi All Been called out to an issue a clients daughter has had for a while Basically, when the earth pin on the cooker plug touches the earth on the socket (metal plates, so front or plugged in) the RCD trips. You can plug anything else in and the sockets work. With the gas bayonet unplugged...

Having a mare of a job that just isn't playing ball System is TT with Ze of 16.8 ohms All circuits test out at over 50 M ohms on insulation resistance Now the fun begins.... Got called in for nuisance tripping, tested the RCD (Wylex 100A 100mA) on both standard 1/2, 1 and 5x tests and it...

Lost crimpers last week and was doing a C/U change last weekend. Popped into CEF for a couple of small bits and saw a nice shiny Haupa crimper in their display. Thats nice I thought. I'll have one of those. "How much are they?" I ask. "Quite expensive" muppet behind counter replies. "OK I'll...

Hi All Doing a job at a local "zoo" and the guy has some tube heaters he wants to thermostaticly control, ideally he wants to control temp from out of the enclosure and must be ipx5 min as they wash down with hoses (ideally ipx6) Any ideas? Oh and must be Lemur proof headbang

Hi All Kitchen company I do some work for want to reuse an existing 4" vent from the utility room in the house to the ajoining garage for a tumble drier. Can anybody think of any exact regs they will break by using this. Seems to me this should break some building regs to do with fire. Hole...

Hi All, I've been asked to rewire for a new kitchen. Most of the current worktops are being replaced by tall housings leaving 1 run of worktop as useable. At 1 end it has a corner sink and the other a gas boiler. This leaves just the centre section for sockets, unfortunately this section has...

Hi All, Got called out to quote on a kitchen redo the other day, checked CU and it was a split load RCD/MCBs, told client I'd need to check price of RCBO's for his lighting as currently just MCB protected and he wanted downlights (got slightly bitten on MEM board). "I had that put in last...

Hopefully an easy answer to this. Recently I'm being asked more and more to provide spurred sockets for flatscreen tvs on walls, (hidden behind). These tvs are worth a few quid and I've been wondering if there were a way to provide surge protection? Could put a plug in behind but that seems to...

Hi all and go easy, I've just taken on a large 5 year maintenance contract for a housing trust and on the back of this with everything else I'm considering taking on a teaboy/apprentice. What do I need to know/have i.e. insurances, PAYE etc before I employ the oik. I'm guessing learning how to...

Hi all, Got a call today to look at the above as it had a fault showing, arrived on site and the panel is beeping away, zone lights and general fault flashing away, if I disable all the zones the fault can be cleared but liven up any of the zones and the fault's back (only zones 1+2 are in...

Just been asked if I could fit a CCTV system on the front of his house, it's to cover his new BMW X6 (4th in country). Guess I'm going to need 2 or 3 cameras and a DVR. What would you guys suggest including makes, models etc.... Suggested a Rotty in the car but that was a no go. I presume as...

Just tried to fit some IP65 fire rated spots in a clients bathroom, picked them up from C(sh)ity Electrical, absolute pooh, cut the holes in ceiling (73mm) tried to fit the first but the springs wouldn't hold the spot in place, tried the next and was just the same. 4 holes in ceiling and no...

Quick question, When pulling cable, do you use lube, if so which one? KY, Vas, :^O but seriously now......

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