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Hi guys, I've been looking at using Hituf cable for a bit of outdoor lighting (clipped direct to a brick wall, not buried etc.). Is NYY-J cable the same thing as Hituf? I know 'Hituf' is a brand name of Draka. Thanks again in advance.

Hi guys A colleague has asked me to replace a bathroom pull-cord switch which has packed up (her hubby is hopeless at DIY). I'm going to issue a Minor Works for this, but just wondered what you would do in the same situation?

I have my first Napit assessment in a couple of hours. Just going over paperwork/tools/chocolate biscuits now. Time to put the kettle on methinks...

Hi guys I'm installing my first system at home over the weekend. It's a verities Excel. I've gone over the manuals a couple of times and am fairly happy so far. My question is about the cable to the bell box. Is it general practice to feed the cable through the soffit board or drill through the...

I know some of you don't like this method of adding spurs but... According to page 363 of BRB it says it is possible to connect a spur at the distrubution board on a radial circuit. The examples shown are on 20A and 30/32A breakers, but I wondered if it's OK to do on a 6A lighting circuit (can't...

At college it was drummed into us that dead tests should be done with the main switch open. This is great at college, but not practical in the real world. When testing insulation resistance on a single circuit in a live board (when the main switch can't be turned off for whatever reason) we...

Hi guys, not posted for a while but have been doing lots of reading on this forum. I came across talk of dong a 'seperation of circuits test', for example when dong a cu change. Can someone kindly explain what that is as that's not something they taught us on the 2330. Cheers

Hi there. I've read a few electrical forums lately, and this one does seem much friendlier. Anyway, I've no electrical background and I've just finished my L2 2330 and PAT, and will be doing the L3 in September, as well as the 17th Edition, Part P and 2391. My employer (a private school) is...