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hi guys....my friend has a shop with a 3 phase suppy.....he wants to know if it is possible to put a timer/switch on a pizza oven (which is 3 phase)..to save him going in 2 hours early to turn on ovens ......if so is it possible to get a timer/switch.....have looked on screwfix and others but...

hi..i am thinking of having my consumer unit changed...but do not want one with a split load...is it in the regs that any new conumer unit must be split load...as ive been told the shower/sockets must be rcd protected.....i do not want the split load due to nuisance tripping,which i,ve had...

hi...ive looked through the forums but cant seem to find the answer.....when using 6mm swa cable from a garage how would the earth (gland) be connected at the house CU end if you have a plastic CU...would the swa cable need to be terminated at a metal box then on to the CU or some other...

hi all....another query....does the boiler in a kitchen need to be supplementary bonded?? currently not....power is from a fused spur from a nearby socket.... All the pipes are bonded together but not connected to anything...should these be connected to the fcu earth???? thanks

hi....do earth clamps in a bathroom need to be accessible or visible...the reason i ask is that in a downstairs shower room,the copper pipes have not been bonded... The room consists of a wash basin ,toilet and thermostatic shower.3 downlights and extractor fan......there is no bonding between...

hi all....i have just noticed that the cables that are running in the loft (for lights, sockets and shower) are not clipped to any battens or anything else..except in corners.... they are just bundled together with insulation tape or cable ties at a distance of about 18" apart..there are holes...

hi....are fire hoods to be installed on down lighters in a single storey extension where there are obviously no rooms above......if not do they have to be certain type of downlights, or can any low voltage type do?.....they are being installed in non accessible ceiling with the insulation being...

hi all...i am just checking all the wiring on the kitchen ring...in the kitchen there are 3 double sockets above worktop level and 2 single below...1 single switched socket for the dishwasher and the same for the washing mashine...as i understand it the 2 below should come off fcu's or 20a DP...

hi...if connecting a joint in a dry wall box are crimps the preferred method or connector blocks..is there anything in regs that says you cant use plastic connector blocks only ceramic as ive been told...also same question for connecting lights in parallel...crimps, connector blocks or small...

hi ..if a jb is unaccessible (its above a extended kitchen sloping roof but about to be boarded up) can the cables still be connected in a jb and secured on joist or do they need to accesible..i was thinking of putting the cables into a dryline box then crimmping inside the box and covering with...

hi guys...which is the correct/approved way to install 2 outside security lights (150w each)..is it good practice to take a feed from exising downstairs lighting circuit or to get a feed from the ring main or maybe even a dedicated circuit from the CU....also would i have to put in a fcu?????.......

hi...i am in the process of updating all my electrics at home....i am unsure about the cooker socket...i have been told that it needs to have have its own circuit (40 amp)....using 6mm cable with a 45amp cooker switch....i have also been told that i can run a spur off the exiting ring circuit...

hi all...i am currently wiring up a new light above the shower...i have bought from from b and q...on the packing it says that it needs to be connected to a 30mA rcd..i thought it would be ok to connect up on the existing wiring which is on a 6A lighting circuit...is this in the regs or would i...

hi all....i am new to this site but need some info on a ring main......i am trying to extend a ring main in the kitchen by adding two extra double sockets.....the existing cables are awkward to get to (behind the tiles) to add a junction box....is it allowed by regs to join the cables together...