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the feed will come from the main DB and will be rcd protected and run in 2.5 swa, i will also earth the armour at the DB end. The load then running to the pump i want to run in 1.5 flex and from what your saying i will put it in conduit. the lights are mains fed to transformer which is IP68...

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im am currently installing a pump for a water feature and also so low voltage lighting in the garden, i have run a length of 2.5mm swa from DB to a MK 2 gang water proof switch on the outside wall at the back of the house, i plan to run some 1.5mm flex from this switch to the lights and pump all...

hi, i recently started noticing that i couldnt completely turn off my shower, there was a slight drip,fault page in handbook pointed me towards seals in slide valve, have dismantled cleaned everything up seals looked good put back together but now cant set the flow up its just full flow...

3 cables in backbox 1 going to main bedroom as first spur, split the other 2 cables and did bleep test on meter to check continuity was there between L N E(and it was) also(know i should not have done this) switched power back on and had 240v on both cables

found out today the main bedroom in my house has no part of a ring but three spurs taken from the ring in the next bedroom, so have decided to split the ring crimp together(crimps in back box) and loop back so main bedroom is part of ring, sound ok?

hi installing a mini grid in the kitchen and have come across this designer range from click, the modules they sell are DP 13a resistive 10ax phoned there tech guys up and he said these are good for installing in a ring main to feed off to appliances the modules are marked with i.e(freezer) so...

yes the fcu is on the 40a 6mm radial so 6mm into supply of fcu and 2.5mm out of it to oven think i might justhave to change the oven or run the oven i have off a 13a fuse or is this dangerous?

hi installing new oven and ceramic hob oven 3.4kw and hob 6kw, used 6mm cable from cu(4 mt away) on 40a breaker, kitchen has now been dry lined plastered and kitchen going in this week, problem is iv only just oredered appliances today and just realised that the oven is 3.4kw thought it was...

its only a 6m run thought 6mm would be fine? just unsure about 3 6mm cables fitting into the terminals on the outlet plate. had a look at the click dual appliance outlet plate but both cables for hob and oven would exit the dual back box i am using, want the oven cable to enter another single...

hi, i have a 6.4kw hob and 2.8kw oven to wire up using 40a mcb and 6mm cable to ccu and then down to a 45a outlet plate using 6mm to wire into the hob and another 6mm to supply side of a fused spur to wire into oven with 2.5mm from load side has anybody had trouble fitting 3 6mm cables into a...

sorry another quick question i know safe zones are horizontal and vertical from appliances, but how does this work for example when you have sockets in cupboards for appliances. i for example am using a 4 gang grid switch so will be going horizontally with cable and then 90 deg to vertical to...

hi, yes im using 20 a dp switches above worktop for all my appliances, dont really want to use a fcu that i have to wire straight into though on the freezer just wanted to know if there is a reg that says how far i can recess my back box into the wall as so i can have the plug flush to the wall...

hi just had my plans back for my new kitchen so now can plan where all sockets,switches etc are going,where the freezer is going is against a side wall and on the other side the ven is virtually rightnext to it(20mm approx gap) and there is not enough room behind the appliance to fit a socket...

therefore this is false advertising?? as it clearly states they can be used for inaccessible locations, surely ashley would have looked into this?? im thinking this product may have come on to the market after the regs were written?

Ashley Maintenance Free Junction Boxes Suitable for use in inaccessible locations Maintenance free terminals provide one solution where accessibility is an issue. Tests, including long term vibration, shock test, long term connection test, pull out, voltage drop, temperature...

also tlc do a maintence free junction box by ashley/hager which i have used when breaking into a ring and these dont need to be accessible

thanks again, and just in case anyone is interested i getting the grid switch kit from gil-lec.co.uk you can choose from white or black 20a dp switch with the appliance printed on them and also choose the colour of the front plate i.e white, brushed steel,polished crome its the only site iv...

thanks for that gary ill go ahead with the 4 gang switch then

just found this: In your opinion would you say it is acceptable to install a 20 amp double pole switch in a ring main using the switch to control (switch on and off) e.g. a washing machine or similar appliance via a non fused spur. I mean if the ring was connected into the feed side of the 20...