Recent content by breaker1

Oh how I know where youre coming from, I would go for the replacement cable option stick a mixed wiring colours label on and for get it, you obvoiusly know what you doing,you could always get one of those 3 day course kitchen fitter sparks? :!: to check it for you

thomsk is absolutely right, the accepted safe depth is 600mm for non agricultural ground but the marker tape should be placed after a 300mm backfill which is a normal spit or length of a spade or fork the idea being that the marker tape shows in good time

Have you spoken to any neigbours to see if they are having problems, its always a good indicator to whether the problem is in the installation or on the network, dipping lighting is normally a supply voltage problem

If the neutrals for the first lights are at the switch position yes join your new light neutral to the existing and the live to the load side of the second switch. It is more common however for the neutrals to be at the light position , in that case you will need to take the cable from your new...

you can bridge the feed across to the second switch and take another switchline to your new lights, you must however pick up the neutral from the same circiut that the first switch is on I should add that since January 2005 you are not legally allowed to do electrical work in a kitchen...

Dont worry too much mate , I have been tutoring these courses for some time and its not as difficult as think, most people get through first time, listen to your tutor not the rest of the class and dont be afraid to ask questions,we are there to help,we want 100% pass rates, a lot of your...

It will be extremely unlikely for a 1980 house to be wired in singles and if it was the colours would be red and black not grey, are you sure the (singles) are not connected to t&e above the ceiling probably in a connector block by the sound of it, this could also be where the problem is ie a...

Addind a spur is not notfiable unless it is from akitchen ring, the method you suggest should be taken from a ring that has no substantial fixed load such as washing mc and diswashers, you will need to use a 5amp fuse in your fsu as 2x500 watss is in excess of 4 amps

GET do a whole range of wireless and touch switches, the remotes can be programmed to control more than one switch individually also check the link below www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Manufacturers/Luminite/EasySwitch/

yes exactly, the discs are used one on another to make sufficient clearance, also use good quality lamps with metal reflection to diect the heat down

A good old micc job, the only thing that concerns me is the corrosion on the gland lockrings which may result in a high zs, the suggestion of an rcd is a good one

i recently had a job where downlighters were specified in a conservartory purpose made void spacers were supplied the transformers will have to go in the void unless you are going to use some seriously large cable on the elv side from a remote position