Recent content by casamena

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    wiring question

    hi if your tiler wants you to put ply over the sub floor it will want screwing down, my tiler asked for 5 screws within a 5 inch box a lot of screws and a ball ache but i wouldn't of wanted a cable close under it unless mechanically protected.
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    wiring question

    come on son, get someone in.
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    wiring question

    lol sorry that made me chuckle
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    Crimping Help

    wow the bible for crimping that ELFI.
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    wiring question

    sorry didn't read through. id get a decent chase and use earthed galvanised conduit
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    wiring question

    no problem get it boomed, if through joists drill hole 50mm bellow top n bottom. off topic have you used a program for that graphic of your kitchen if so what was it?
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    wiring question

    what floor is it concrete?
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    Crimping Help

    EFLI had a google didnt find any hard evidence just mixed opinions. I Don't have my book beside me like your good self :wink: But i'm sure it doesn't suggest that solid cores are not permitted to be crimped. Be best to braze em :?
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    Moving/adding socket

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    Crimping Help

    yes true
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    Moving/adding socket

    sounds like your breaking into the ring (presuming is a ring) and with those sockets ideally you should maintain the ring, you cant spur off a spur. how deep is the void at the back of the false wall? try to do the work before the wall is up thus ensuring cables running within permitted zones by...
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    Crimping Help

    about a 10mm difference i still would of thought you could still terminate into sockets, is this not the case?
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    Crimping Help

    why is this ? would it still not be better than a screw down connection. pcspkie If you do crimp make sure the insulation cut reveals enough copper to reach the end of through crimp and use heat sleeve as advised
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    Electric Socket no longer functioning

    is the socket that works on the same circuit? what's the power rating of the cooker? does your consumer unit have r.c.d protection ? without continuity and insulation resistance tester hard to predict. sure some of domestic guys here may shed some more light.
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    Motor problem

    The first 2 posts clarified that it was most probably due too a worn out capacitor, assuming it incorporated a capacitor which the OP did not clarify until asked. my why? was to your reply of- if TP then i would be looking at mechanical resistance? usually if your motor buzzs and vibrates a...
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