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    Garage as a TT

    I recently did City and Guilds 2360 and one of the projects is a detached garage.Can any one explain why the garage is converted to a TT system ,as the house is a Pme.We were never told why
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    Spot the Problems

    I know this isint the main problem but the mechanical sheath is stripped terribley
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    Stupid Question

    Thanks Its not a homework question by the way its just general info that i didnt understand
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    Stupid Question

    Would you get a shock if there was a high efli and your body was at a lower impedance than the actual efli Another question,what would be correct Current flows back to source of supply in event of a fault Current follows path of least resistance to earth in event of a fault
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    Stupid Question

    Ok ill get slated for asking this question but i wanna know some times the small things dont pop up in college If you touch a neutral thats in circuit will you get a shock? Its not open circuit just imagine your touching the terminal of a socket Would a load being connected effect it
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    exporting earths

    Hi ive been doin a little searching here on exporting earths and need a bit of clearing up. Am i wrong to believe if a house is pme and you supply a shed ,you must not usually connect the earths due to different potentials between the buildings .Drive a rod for shed and make it tt. Can you...
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    Replacing 12v Extractor Fan - where is the transformer ?

    Did you have a good look at the old fan,could the traffo possibly be built into the fan Im not too sure ive never installed or even seen a 12v fan Could it be a 12 watt fan by any chance???
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    location in 7671

    why bother :? :?
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    location in 7671

    waiting for osg in the post ill have another look but its annoying the life outta me ill hafta get over the laziness
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    location in 7671

    hi im doing a project for my city and guilds 2360 cousre b think thats the name of it anyway, its a detached garage.Ive found info i need bout conduit spans 3 m, minimum diameter 20 mm and height above ground 3m but cannot locate them in the regs.Im new to 7671 so could aanyone tell me...
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    Fan switch wire

    Why sometimes can you switch a bathroom extractor fan on with a light switch wire is there a reason or pure laziness,are you still required to use a 3P switch if using this method ,its been annoying me for last few days
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    Halogen Lamps

    im not sure but i put it down, i think this has something got to do with the halogen cycle and the halogen condensing like in a sox lamp ,the little dimples it has oh ya by the way i was taklking to same man today and he said the fitting was brand new out of box and now is saying...
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    spotlights for concrete ceiling

    Are you living in an apartment or flat and is there someone living above you i assume theres a suspended ceiling or plaster and slab below the concrete not just painted concrete
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    is this a reliable earth connection?

    If thats an improvement id hate of seen it yesterday i suppose thers alot worse out there
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    Halogen Lamps

    I never actually saw the lamp but was only told,think it was run off a portable genny would voltage or over currents from the genny cause a situation like this
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    is this a reliable earth connection?

    connections look secure but my god its messy wouldnt like to walk into that on a monday morning no offence actually middle clamp is wrong tag is incorrect
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    Halogen Lamps

    Hi ,today a worker on site came looking for a halogen bulb 500w ,he said two had already blown yesterday first one in about an hour replaced it and second lamp only lasted 5 mins.I asked did he touch the surface with bare hands and he admitted he had (didnt know better) and also he had the...
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    Street light Wattage

    Hi i dont know if there is a rough answer or a ball park figure here but what wattage would street lights be SOX,SON or even MBI If there is too many variations thanks anyway
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    Rcd and TT

    RF isnt a rcbo just an rcd and mcb combined but it sounds silly having to buy an rcbo for every circuit
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    Rcd and TT

    RF was that domestic or what,we are taught on site and in college and ive never put a socket an rcbo,only showers, i didnt quite understand the ring bit if your saying we dont use ring main circuits we do.Im mostly domestic by the way
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