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Hi has any Tech heard bad reviews on new LINCAT Catering equipment. We bought a brand new Lincat Combi but it was a POS made by HOUNO. It did not work from day one. They sent TECHS FIVE times to try and fix it. It is worse than ever. They will not answer our e mails and we have taken them to...

Hi You have done most things to track down the fault. You are left with the following. Faulty RCD. Do you have a known good one to try in its place. Intermittent Tripping is caused by several other things. Two appliances with low level leakage. They will both run individually...

Hi Martin The fittings in bathrooms are covered by IP codes. Then on domestic work, you are supposed to issue a Minor Electrical Work Certificate. If you don't know what these are, you are takeing a big risk by working on this stuff. Regards. Mike

Hi Guys I have just dug out my old FS98 and 2000 Flight Sims. I have a spare computer running on XP and want to make a dedicated FS set up, multi screen etc. I havent used it for years and it is buggering around. It will run the programs with a Boeing or Lear jet but wont run the...

Hi Bob I have worked in the Caribbean Islands and South America. If you are in Cuba, no one has asked you the right question yet. Are you on the Yank system with 110v and 220v Flat pin outlets. Not the Brit 32amp ring main, with 13amp fused plugtops. The Yank code is totaly...

Hi I can explain whats going on, to help you understand and not get ripped off. You should not be playing about with this stuff if you do not know what you are playing with. First the voltage between phases. If it based on U.S. it will be 220v or so, with phase to ground 110v. Assuming...

OOpps misread the year. Thanks for the input. Mike :oops:

Hi again Anyone who asks about TT TNC TNCS must know it only applies from any building main incoming board line, back to the supply transformer. It cannot be used in most internal circuits. N currents canj find thier way into the earthing system No volts, but tingily in the shower. The...

Hi again. I see someone has given you a load estimate of 6000watts. The rest of them are just contradicting each other. The premise may be that after you sell the place the next guy will plug a washing machine and drier down in your shed. The load is determined by the breaker on the...

Hi, Home owners are allowed to do small work on thier own electrics. Final sub circuits are okay. Your load is 500w for lights. Sockets the biggest item you will plug in. You will only use one at a time unless you are an octopuss. say 1000w for a bench tool That gives you 1500w...

I am looking at connecting my 60kva genset into my place. I have been checking out changeover switches. There are 3 pole and 4 pole options. The only problem I can see, going for a three pole option, is not allowing N currents to stray, and to impact onto RCD devices. I have run a...

Hi Paul I have worked all over the world with British, US, Canadian, African and European wiring systems and technicians. As an example of protection and regulations. One US guy worked for the utility company in the US and told me that if a hot line into a house went to ground, they would...

Hi Make a list of every piece of electrical equipment to be used in the house area and garden, supplied from the main box. All Lights Cooker Water heater Fridge Tv Etc etc Then you have to apply the diversity factors. You can find all gen in the IEE regs Criteria on mains...

Hi. I cant see from the pic, But I have seen similar things. Buy a replacement one and see how it fits together this will show you how to push pull or twist. Or do you have on adjacent that will function properly. Try that. It may have welded itself in when the element blew. Or...

Hi It is an 800w magnatron, but with fans and any other gear it will consume 1300w in total. On the freezer you need to tell us the details of the plate. Watts, amps, volts, Htz. Also is Finland on 50 or 60Htz All is needed to advise you correctly Mike.

Hi. You seem to have your wires crossed. TNS = Terra Neut Seperate. TNCS = Terra Neut Combined. Cable sheath or seperate earth conductor. To do the combined you connect both N and E together at the main board Only do it at the first incomer point or it will impact on to...

Get on the website and look at the planning guidlines, for this issue. This is what the planners must conform to. You will then know where you stand, Bear in mind that at present the government is scrapping a lot of planning bull and much will not need planning in future. If your...

Hi Get all the pumps running and check the voltage at each one. Get a current check as well. You would need a diabolical voltage drop to drastically affect speed. Once you have clarified the vd, and amps then a solution will be evident. Mike

Not quite. Could be expensive or not. There are fuses, door switches a transormer capacitor and a magnatron all in the series loop to heat up the cavity. Microwave guy will sometimes ask silly money to call. Fuse = 0 50p Microswitch £2 Maplins Capacitor £10 up e bay...

I'll tell you what I mean by poor protection. I was in the Bahamas, on US 110v wiring. I saw a flat twin cable smouldering and the burn pont traveling slowly along its length, as it was drawing over current. It was starting to ignite the wood floor. The bellend that installed it, had...