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Asking questions on this forum is what it is all about ... if everybody knew everything then you would also be redundant ................ No hard feelings .. i enjoy this forum and respect your points of view ... Over and out rich

Hi again ban-all-sheds .... you where very right in telling me to get proper electricians in for site work which i did .. and a well known and respected one at that ..i did .... but i was very amazed when they installed the RCD just about how i explained it on the forum :shock: maybe the...

Thanks for the advice :D

Hi there ... could anybody help me with the following ? On site we need to connect an outer plug for a motor which is used to dispense concrete.They stipulate that the plug is wired to an RCD .. The current consumer box only has an on/off breaker and 4 MCB ,s. and the outer plug is at present...

Just a big thanks Spark123 and the other electro dudes for there replies ... Once i connected the neutral to N1 .. all worked fine ..... At the end of next week our Sparke will be round to check the job over to get my completion cert ... but it has got me out of a tight spot until he comes...

Non RCD side of the CU the Non RCD neutral bar :oops: :oops: :oops: sorry my fingers are working quicker than my brain now .. Will post my finding tomorrow .. to all those remotely interested ... thanks again

Hi Spark 123 ...... thanks for the reply .. i do appreciate people who make time to help invalids like moi and you are absolutely right .. i have N1 N2 and N3 ... i thought these bars are all connected to one another .. i think i used N3 .. how do i know which is the correct bar ? :oops:

Hi BJS-Spark ... sorry for delayed responce had a hard days work .. I started another subject by mistake basically writing what i exactly want to do ... The RCD is an MCD .. i have taken the 2 core and earth from my consumer box up to the loft .. fitted a 4 pole junction box where the wires go...

Hi Jaymack ..... Sorry got me RCD with MCB mixed up ..... The Consumer box has been replaced by a Regulated Sparkie who then just left the tail which brings the power up to my bathroom in the box ... they are so busy and we are expecting our first nipper i just wanted to get this done . So it is...

Can anbody direct me to a thread or site " dont want to waste professional help on a should be simple task "which might show the following : I am installing 2 halogen 12v lights in the upstairs bathroom IP64 with a transformer no earth and a separate inline fan located in the loft 240V which i...

Thanks Adam for the reply .... at the moment i am running it off the plug with only a 3amp fuse... will that be ok until i take another look 2morrow .. When you say neutral earth reversal does that actual mean i have an earth and neutral crossed .... sorry if i sound a little thick but i have...

Hi all ...i'm a newbie to this site .. and was wondering if someone could give me a small tip ... I have just wired my 2 12v bathroom lights with the transformer and the extractor fan .. all works well when i connect it all up using a plug but when i conect it to the consumer unit the rcd...