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    Screwfix latest Catalogue on RCD's

    Plug in types aren't always reliable and need to be tested at least quaterly but i'd test it every time i used one. Since your consumer unit is old I'd definitley think about having it changed in the not so distant future.
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    12v downlights

    What IP rating is the 240v light above the shower? you say you'll be removing the switch that serves these lights by replacing with choc blocs / terminal blocks - is it possible to change this to a FCU fitted with a 3amp fuse so the lights are served from this? The burning/smoke I suspect...
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    ADVICE - BECOMING AN ELECTRICIAN

    I've done 16th edition (will no doubt have to upgrade this soon) and also Testing & Inspecting 2391 which was quite tough and hoping to pick up some electricians mates work to learn the trade the hard way. But I am doing this so I can retire not when I retire
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    Adding sockets to older system?

    What size are the conductors?
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    Pipes - Electric Cables

    Put some insulation round the pipes just to save energy :idea:
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    Shower Cable Confusion

    http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/HRCAM.html?source=adwords&kw=7.2kw%20shower&gclid=COC53qv94pMCFQpPQgodGGOvzA That anwsers 3 but I wouldn't rely on it being good in winter on a cold and frosty morning.
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    Burying a live wire

    Carl why not replace it with a socket. It's in a cupboard and might be useful for charging a torch or screwdriver etc. :idea:
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    my shower probs again

    Sorry Pablo see the other post. Rip it out and start again - that's rip it out before it becomes RIP :cry:
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    re-wiring a shower

    Back to basics on this: Co-Ordination between conductor & protective device In = current setting of device - circuit breaker Ib = design current of circuit (shower rating divided by voltage) Iz = current carrying capacity of conductors Ib < In < Iz The shower is 8.5 kw which...
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    Testing, testing...

    More room for a shed :D
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    Testing, testing...

    I once trimmed a hedge with a plug in type adapator feeding the cable and accidently cut the mains cable as I stumbled on the ladder :? The fuse didn't blow and neither did the RCD trip , I guess it was a neat cut. I now use petrol engine powered trimmers though
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    Routing new cable to CU

    Get someone else to do it :D
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    re-wiring a shower

    Enjoy it it's Friday!!
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    photos of quality workmanship and more

    [/url] It depends on what part of the photo you were looking at John :lol:
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    re-wiring a shower

    In response to the first question regarding 30 amp blocks the shower is 8.5kw: The voltage at you house is 230/240v which would give a current of between 36.9565 and 35.4166 for the shower to work correctly. What do you think the maximum current 30amp blocks can/should take? Do you...
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    socket thickness

    http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Boxes_and_Enclosures_Index/index.html Hope this helps all sizes on here just click the types of enclosures/boxes you will be using.
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    Bathroom extractor fan

    To start off - Is this fan 240 volts or extra low voltage?
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    Isolation - Better safe than sorry

    I was asked by my sister to change some surface mounted boxes for recessed ones. not a large job. Two double sockets. i asked her to turn off the sky boxes before power down and I looked at the fuse board to see just one circuit breaker -30 amps for the entire house so I switched off. I went...
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    Extractor fan outlet to go through tiled roof

    http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Ventilation_Index/Ventilation_Accessories_4/index.html You'll have to remove a tile and put a lead plate in it's place to keep it water tight. It's not an easy DIY job especially if high up.
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    Ok, Who has lit their house up then??

    Does your electric shower dim a little when you switch it on :lol:
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