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Hello All A quick query regarding the regs re: cable segregation. We are working on a site where there are 240v cables and CAT5 cables running in the same trunking. The electrician has said that because the CAT5 cables are being used to connect to a dimmable ballast that's rated at 240V...

We are going to have a conservatory built and I have a query regarding the power requirements. There is an existing FCU in the kitchen that is part of the downstairs ring main that feeds and outisde waterproof socket (RCD protected). This socket will be inside the conservatory once it is...

A lot of BS7671 are very much open to interpretation. For many a breach is merely bad practice, which I think is what you have here. Was the junction box already installed in the top photo, or was that installed as part of the work? Strictly speaking this is a non accessible joint due to have...

Was the electrical work carried out by an electrician or a heating engineer, or did he have two caps in his van?

Sorry - also, the LEcol 5500 seems to be used for gluing direct to the sub floor rather than for T&G's - is this correct? If I were gluing the T&G's only would PVA Evostick type adhesive be OK?

Thanks both. Wood you like - would you normally expect to put a foam or fabric board type underly down, or lay the oak directly over the existing floorboards? It doesn't say anything in the instructions about specifically doing or not doing anything to the existing sub floor prior to installation.

Out of interest how old are the PIR's and do you know how much was paid for them? Quality PIR's should be able to work in the manor described in the diagram above, afterall it's only like wiring in on override switch on the PIR which I have done sucesfully. Getting in an electrician maybe a...

I'm about to purchase 33m of pre finished oak floor from Costco to put down in the lounge & hall. I've already bought one pack to check the quality's OK and read the instructions before committing to the rest of the £1000! I'm laying the floor over an existing T&G suspended timber floor that...

You're not feeding the switched live from one PIR to the feed live of the other PIR are you? The switched live from each PIR needs to be wired in parallel to the live of the lamp cirucit. Also, are they fed from the same curcuit? This wouldn't affect the operation you descrube but is...

We used to use Tobit David??? software. With this running on each PC on the network, when a fex came in the server sent a copy of the fax to every PC as an "in" fax. This was originally done to avoid so many wasted pages of junk fax on a Monday morning and also everyone got to see all the...

Does anyone know of any good, reasonably priced fax server software for use to distribute an incoming fax to several PC, and also allow those PC to send faxes via the one line? I've done a google, but lots of these programmes seem to involve sending and receiving faxes as email, but if...

On a positive note on this, the new kitchen units do look quite nice, (and well fitted too perhaps?) Pity they didn't stick to what they know.

The three components on the back of a master socket are a capacitor, an arrestor / suppressor and a resistor. The capacitor is for the ringing, the arrestor / suppressor is for lightening protection and the resistor was an "out of service resistor" which was originally going to be used by BT...

John D.....how dare you!!! Yep both switches on. I've been there many times before with customers of mine. Is it switched on? "Yes". Are you sure, and the red light is on next to it yes? "Yes". 200 mile drive later, the chuffing thing isn't switched on! When power switch on rear is...

OK. I've had the thing apart. The fuse in the PSU is OK, and the lithium 3V cell is kicking out 3V too. Unfortunately I had to remove it to test it, but any problems that may have been caused by that I guess will have to be dealt with later on ie memory loss etc. I still can't get it...

This is a long shot I know but give me a chance! An old PC that my dad's got that hasn't been used or powered up for approx 18months now needs to be resurrected as my mum's Amstrad PCW512 word processor (remember them!?!?!) has finally packed in. When he upgraded he kept it for this very...

I've not long fitted a Baumatic oven with a similar thing. There were different terminals depending whether you were using 240v single phase, 2 phase or even 3 phase I think. Your instructions should state which connections you need for 240v single phase (which I assume you have). There may...

Brilliant! Just connected the CAT 5 and it picked up an IP address and straight onto internet! Thanks all.

Thanks Ignorian - that link was a great help. Basically the key was to delete the AOL software from my PC first then just default settings on the router have worked. Needed to put full log in details for ISP ie [email protected] rather than just 12345 which is what yI had to do on another modem I...

I've just bought a Origo ASR-8400 ADSL router. I've got all instructions etc but they don't mean a thing to me. I've tried setting it up, but can't get on the net. I'm on AOL which I've heard can cause problems, can anyone point me in the right direction?