Recent content by mattux

depending on the size of the extension you may be able to do it under your personal development rights (PDR), in which case you will not need any drawings. you can do some yourself if you like, i used excel of all things. you will however need a structual/architect to work out the loadings as a...

im not sure if you understood my post. normally you would run a 10mm earth for the water and then another 10mm earth for gas. however it is acceptable to run a single 16mm to the water and then the gas(or viceversa) as long as the cable is continuous, ie not cut/broken anywhere including the...

well why dont you help him out and advice him on how to connect it properly/safely, and share this secretive other way you was thinking about :lol: matt

sorry for not making myself clear in the first instance, none the less a good discussion for people to learn from :) matt

im not sure what you mean m8 :) you do not need the 3rd core, it gets disconnected at both ends. the armoured is protected by the armour sheath which should be earthed at the house cu but isolated from the shed cu. basically you are feeding the shed as an tt arrangement. why is every opne...

if its been glanded and terminated properly it should. im sure i learnt this in 2391, i will try and find the info. matt

sorry i meant to say "disconnect earth from house cu end aswell" matt

hi just another option you can bond the water and gas in 1 length of 16mm cable, as long as the cable is not cut at any point. hth matt

hi m8 this is safe to do but not ideal. you need 2.5mmmm 3 core flex. hth matt

hi m8 as far as i can remember the earth on a pme system should not leave the building. you need to put an earth spike in for the shed and just supply live and neutral, so 2 core swa would be fine. use 16mm from shed cu to earth spike. disconnect earth from house cu end. hth matt

hi it does sound like a possible neutral problem, this sometimes happens if an protected neutral is in the unprotected side, but if its intermittent id rule this out. the appliances that trip the rcd, try them in the garage to see if they do it there. does the garage have its own earth, ie...

breezer, youre obviously full of usefull information, why do i have to work so hard to drag it out of you :D anyway thanks for the info just what i needed. i will do as Lectrician says and wire 1 detector per cable to be safe cheers matt +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ i had...

because under the floor and in conduit flush mounted is a much more proffesional/tidy installation. im rewiring/plumbing the house so floors coming up and everything else is flush. if youve got to take the carpet up anyway they may as well be under the floor then, no? in conduit where the...

hi m8 sounds to me like its wired in singles and the feed is at the switch. connect the red to live and the blacks to neutral, the green and yellow is earth. hth matt