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Good afternoon everyone. I am hopping you can recommend a firm for fitting dead locks to my small van. I have a Citroen Berlingo. I am in south London. Thank you for any help

This was still in service, at a recent EICR I did. Oldest I have seen, just wanted to share. Metal conduit not in good order and all metal fittings :facepalm: .

Hello everyone, hope you are all well. Had a strange one today, would love some ideas. ZS in the morning 0.50. Afternoon 3.56 ???????? bit stumped, checked all connections, all seemed fin ZS later 0.52............. Same socket not the circuit I worked on, just one I used to take a reading...

Hello Everyone I need some help with a Three Phase Motor Please. I have a motor to install a fan in a workshop, I expected the six points in the connection box, but this motor has an extra choc block with two small blue wires connected to it. ??? Please can those with more experience let me...

Hello Hope you are all well, I havent been on the site for a while, due to health issues and work load. Anyway please can I have your views, as always thanks in advance. Rewire of a house, the CU is in the basement and they want cabels put in the loft for a conversion in a couple of years...

Hi everyone, tips please. Today I have for the first time used those 20amp grid switches with Fan / Washing Machine etc printed on it. is there a knack to wiring these thing. Thanks in advance. :Blushing

I have just got a job for a consumer unit upgrade. On checking round the property I discovered they have a metal socket and dimmer switch inside the bathroom (They are earthed), she wants to keep them?? :( The socket is only about five feet from the bath edge (big bathroom). Anyway I told her...

Hi, I need your help please. :Blushing A client wants a couple of new sockets and currently has no RCD protection (3rd floor flat). Unfortunately she has a GET consumer unit and I cannot find any RCBO`s in this make. Do any of you know where I may purchase any GET parts??? Thanks in...

Can anyone advise an extractor fan unit that can actually be put in the shower stall? I was called to a job with a burnt out fan tripping the circuit. Anyway the fan is a mains model in the shower stall, zone one. O) The client does not fancy trunking over ceiling to a low voltage transformer...

I am sooooooooo ***%^ off. The client and I have been given the run around to get the fuse pulled When I finally got through to someone who knew what I was talking about their system crashed. I let the client take over the phone calling from this point. He has booked for them to come and pull...

Hello, I require advice on the best way to go about fitting downlights from below. I am hoping the more experienced may have done this. I have been to a job where there is no access to the floor void from above due to the very nice wood floors, which the client has just had stained and...

Hi guys A client would like a few outside lights, but would like white cable instead of black armoured, round the building, cable will be just over 3 meters up. Do I insist on armoured or do you guys use a certain type of flex???? I have seen white cable round the outside of buildings for...

Hi Guys. I went to a house today and Ze was 1.09. Previous electrical paperwork states it is a TT system. Yes I did say previous electrical paperwork, I was shocked as well. :o Anyway on further investigation the bare earth strands disappear under the floor, to a small crawl space under the...

Hi guys. I have been to a new build today to quote for some extra sockets. There is no bonding at all. Turns out the building has no Gas and is supplied with plastic main water pipes. But within the property is a mixture of plastic and metal pipes with no bonds anywhere. First time I have come...

Evening everyone, what a great bank holiday weekend as always:_| Want to add power to a shed. Main consumer unit is wylex rewireable fuses, no RCD protection. There is no access to the CU at front of house from the back. :| So would it be ok to: Providing Zs is OK for this circuit, pick up...

Hello, Can you please identify these for me and what type are they???? They have no details on them, I am thinking 3871 as they are old MCB`s?? Help as always, please. Thanks in advance. http:// Hope links work. :)

Advice please. :( I have a dimpull dimmer pull cord switch I would like to fit. BUT I have six 50watt GU10 downlights fitted. The max for this fitting is 175watt. headbang Have any off you fitted these dimmable pull cord switches and if so could you recommend bathroom downlights that would...

Evening guys, I have been asked to connect a 0.5kw heater to an existing FCU. The FCU seems to be fed from the lighting circuit, it is positioned at ceiling height, but reachable with my arm out stretched to turn on / off, this is in a bathroom and beside the bath so in zone...

Hello Everyone. I have a client who would like bakelight switches with wood backing plate. I have never dealt with these before would the wood back plate be a problem???? Flammable??? This type www.oliverslighting.co.uk/bakelite.html Your opinions, as always would be appreciated. :x Thanks...

Hi everyone. When fitting an outside light, is it ok to run flex from a junction box to the light fitting? :x The flex would just be clipped to brickwork.