Recent content by Ed

Thanks John, :) It seems that the 17th edition regs has not only introduced new requirements, it's made the design of electrical installation a bit of a grey area. I might forget electric and make it all steam powered! The link provided above in this thread to the legal requirements...

The Earthing system is TNS (cable sheath). Extraneous conductive parts. ...are you testing my aged knowledge by any chance? :D There will be galvanised steel racking which I can cross bond back to the C/U in the shed and also have quite a few hand tools, but I'm not going to attach an...

Hi PrenticeBoy, It's about a 10m run. The cable will be T&E in the house then switch to singles in overhead conduit as long as Part P allows it. I'm replacing more or less what's already there, although it's only a 2.5 T&E at the moment spurred from a ring circuit inside the house. Looks...

Hi TW, Thanks for the link :) From the consumer unit to the house perimeter wall I was going to use 6.0mm twin and earth then have a connection from there to the shed with conduit and single/stranded.

Hi Sparkiemike, Thanks for the quick reply. I'll have to check the EFLI on an MCB first then upgrade to an RCBO if not within acceptable limits. Haven't done any EFLI testing for years. It was never really common practice back then to have more than one RCD in an end to end circuit. RCBO's...

Hi Everyone, I was a sparky for 10 years working to 15th edition regs a long time ago. I know there have been harmonised colors and new regs introduced under the 17th edition and would like to ask for some up to date advice about rewiring my shed/workshop which will be single phase only...

I did use some, what I would call flux around the joints before I soldered the fixed piping. I'm wondering though if it could be the extra long flexible pipes that I have which are doubled over like an 'S' bend. They have a kind of catchment area like a waste trap.

Both taps. But what's strange is, it only runs an odd colour for a couple of seconds, then clears.

Hi Folks, I just installed a new bathroom suite and now every time I turn on the sink taps I get some yellowy-brown water which runs for about a second or two. The pipes also feed the downstairs kitchen taps where I don't see any water discolouration. I have run water through all the taps for...