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Hi, looking for some advice I've just rented a small workshop which has 3 phase electricity, it is a shared unit. None of my work requires 3 phase, single phase is all I need but I would like a meter installed as we would share electric costs. I was thinking of getting an electrician to...

Hi domdee, sounds like a good idea, thanks for the post! Good idea with the DPC and breathable membrane, I will follow your plan too. I don't think I'll bother with DPC underneath blockwork... If water ingress becomes an issue then I will just tank the floor and walls with 2k epoxy paint. But...

Thanks woody, I haven't poured the base yet so trying to get it right before I do anything. Plan was to pour a 90mm thick concrete base with a DPM underneath, this base would be approx 70mm above current ground level. This base would also be the shed floor. Then the blocks would be laid on...

Ok thanks woody The wooden frame starts on top of the 2nd course of brickwork, so are you suggesting the dpc is laid between brickwork and timber? And not use any dpc under first course of brickwork, cheers for any help

Hi guys, looking for some guidance! I plan to build a small hybrid shed (blockwork/timber frame) approx 2m x 3m 2 Courses of blockwork directly onto the 90mm concrete base, I know normally you would use DPC 150mm above ground but do you think it wil be ok 80-90mm above ground or shall I not...

Thank you very much EFL, that makes sense to get a DP switch, cheers (y)

the main light, fan and pull switch are an existing circuit, but the downlights and PIR will be newly added. thanks

Hi, looking for some guidance, I am trying to work out how to do the following: 1. PIR to activate all lights but not the fan. 2. Switch to activate all lights and the fan. It's 230v mains circuit, can I use a diode for what I am trying to achieve? Or relay? Or is it best to just use another...

Thanks for the post :) I'll keep an eye on them, cheers

Hi guys, is it common for them to fail? I got these 10 contacts from TLC, 2 have failed so far. Now I'm worried about the others. The worse thing is that they have failed/stuck in the NC position, which would mean if a door was breached the alarm would not go off... And the alarm panel would...

Yeah lol learn something new everyday - thanks for all the help and support. So are you a fan of the older G3 key switch? Or is it a flawed design compared to the newer panels? I wonder why the new ones don't have them.

I see your point now sparkymarka regarding the entry roller shutter contact, I now get it - It does not matter if they ajar shutter... Because the conditions of the alarm is set to the following: Roller shutter door contact 1... It will set off the 30 sec entry time. or 2... They somehow bypass...

So at the moment I am setting alarm with roller shutter door open, overriding code to set alarm, leave premises, close roller shutter door - Alarm set. Would it be better to extend the exit time to 45-60 sec... That would allow me to set alarm with roller shutter door closed, set alarm (no...

I see what your saying, thanks, yes I do have PIR's sensors inside the building that instantly set off alarm. I'm still learning how to set it up at the moment, Cheers

I know you are trying to humor me, but that was my point earlier, if you can ajar roller shutter and get access to the contact without setting off alarm, then whats the point of having one?

I would say that the alarm will not set if any of the contacts was open after the 30 secs exit time, but during the 30 set-time it allows it (only by overriding code 2-3 times). Good point though, I will have to test the above conditions tomorrow. I know I can set alarm with a contact open and...

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But can you trick the contact/alarm panel by putting a magnet over it and then raising the shutter? =no alarm??? thanks

Not had any false alarms.... Yet.... :mrgreen: Checked connections with multimeter continuity and resistance plus physical alarm tests. The contact works fine and breaks connection where I wanted it to. The problem was if I put the contacts closer together (as you LOL suggest), that allowed for...

Cheers