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  1. chivers67

    Wire in pendant light

    Does the new light just hang from the Rose? If so take the black cable out of the box you were holding and connect the Brown wire to the Blue/Sleeved switch live on the right of the Rose and the Blue to the left had side neutral block. It might look a bit odd with a black cable coming out the...
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    Running Power to Shed - Advise Please?

    Is that including all the Labour burying it and back filling etc or clipping it to a wall that does sound a tad expensive for one circuit but could well be a lot of work. How far is that run? Maybe get two more quotes but times ticking, so I'd perhaps put a duct in and rope it before the Shed...
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    Electric Oven Install

    What cable size is the circuit on? They'd be no need to lower the Fuse, the Oven shouldn't create an overload current that high unless there was something seriously wrong and if it did the 13A would blow if you're using a Plug for it?
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    Running Power to Shed - Advise Please?

    No not really unless the SWA is terminated correctly then it will not meet regulations, as EFLI has stated this isn't really a DIY. Suggest you look on you tube Consult an electrician, any SWA requires the Armoured part to be Earthed (at least one end best practice both ends) so needs to be...
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    Help please with outside ring floodlight cam

    Has the light switch got a Test switch of some sort to switch it on overriding a PIR ? Did the Ring not come with instructions? Would have thought the wire in one goes to L and one Neutral to Neutral and the other wire just put on a Choc block or Wago
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    Problem with Bathroom Extractor Fan

    Is the Feed to the transformer ok? Any loose connections? Sounds very frustrating!
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    RCD trips (Ed.)

    This could be caused by a Number of issues. Often it's caused by Water Ingress, with the fuse off check to see if there is any water present on the circuit. Is there a fused connection unit feeding the boiler / under floor heating? Are there two separate ones for each or one for both?
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    FCU and outdoor socket

    Do you mean just removing a back box knockout and drilling out through the wall?
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    Lights wired to socket

    I think Sunray has answered my query - looks like there may have been storage heaters in the property on Economy 7 at some point and now the five storage heater FCU's may have been changed to single sockets?
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    RCD-protected circuit that is not on a separate breaker

    Hi Tony, I think so, As per Flameport's comments - If every MCB is switched off and both RCDS off and the only way of powering down that socket and Vent-Axia Fused Spur is by the Main switch then it sounds like a secondary cable is feeding that circuit and does require investigating.
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    RCD-protected circuit that is not on a separate breaker

    Those are MCBs not RCDs. If all those MCBS FED from the 63A RCD are off it must be being Fed from an MCB something to the left of the RCD shown - can you try those? Can you post a photo with all the MCBS in the board as looking at the photo it looks like you have a dual RCD board? N.B. Might...
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    RCD-protected circuit that is not on a separate breaker

    I'm not entirely sure what you mean in Q1. circuits 6,7,8 & 9 are FED from the RCD by the looks of it. Doesn't the MCB circuit 6 B32A power that double socket and vent-axia? Q2 - can't see a problem could sit right next to the other one if that was moved a couple of inches to the left
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    Lights wired to socket

    The board looks like it feeds four socket circuits on the right via b16 MCB's not on the RCD protected side which looks a bit odd. is this a normal house?
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    Lights wired to socket

    The light switch requires re-terminating as you can see bare copper on one of the terminations. If you do decide to install a sunken back box you may find you'll need to fit it at least a couple of inches above the surface mounted box as where it is you may find it difficult to plug equipment in...
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    Is this a C1?

    Water jets from the shower on the bath could quite likely squirt towards the lamp and certainly get it wet so I agree with EFLI could do with a Globe type or something else with a decent IP rating. C2 Could also do with a decent coat of paint
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    Two electricians telling me different things, confused and a bit concerned

    Your board does require updating with RCD/RCBO protection SP and also AFDD (on sockets) to meet current Regs , RCD in particular if you use electrical equipment outdoors such as a hedge trimmer or lawn mower. It's probably safe in terms of over current protection though. The house will only need...
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    32A Industrial socket for cooker?

    Depends how high your load is but will mean Running a larger cable and a larger MCB. Also why on Earth are you wanting to plug in some kind of Mixer into a kitchen circuit
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    32A Industrial socket for cooker?

    Isn't that product three phase? Edit (sorry inbetween posts above...)
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    The second electrician says the first one shouldn't have issued a satisfactory EICR.

    You could argue that having different manufactured MCBs there could be an undue strain on one make as they don't fit exactly the same when they are installed on the busbar - this could be one reason why the left hand MCBS aren't as neatly aligned as they could be. You asked for advice and any...
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    The second electrician says the first one shouldn't have issued a satisfactory EICR.

    From what I'm reading the board was completely taken out (or all circuits) and then refitted - the right hand RCD has been reconfigured with 3 mcbs and the left now has 6. The labels are all over the place with gaps in between the MCBS whoever installed it was wrong to say it was satisfactory...
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