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...others will probably advise too but... I installed one recently and the instructions reccomended that the transforma go above the ceiling. Just have to put it in a clear position away from insullation etc.

To expand on Pugwash's comment with some helpful advice: No you can't take power for sockets from the lighting circuit. You will need a seperat circuit wired back to a separate MCB in the consumer unit. You will need an electrician to do this.

..Ok, thanks again SC. I will use the FCU for the outside light. I need to run UV stable 1.5mm flex outside. Would you run this all the way from the FCU, (up the wall and loft etc), or use T+cpc up to the point where it goes outside in the loft. Also, does this light (as it is outside), need to...

Thanks space cat. There are 3 bedrooms and a bathroom in the house. If there is a ceiling light in each room and if the landing circuit is taken from the upstairs circuit, and maybe a bit for a fan and wall light in the bathroom, This adds up to about 600W on the lighting circuit. If the...

Thanks Steve, How about some alternatives for 1 then? Re. Hard-wired equipment having to be fixed to the fabric of the building. Where does this leave kitchen lights fixed under cupboards?

Sorry if I’m repetitive in any way but advice on the following 2 queries would be appreciated: 1 A fcu taken from a s/o, powers a house alarm. From this fcu someone has taken another fcu, the load side of which goes to a security light (wattage unknown). Can I take another cable from the 2nd...

good advice from all. Thank you

...gr8 thx. The dual box is a good idea. I've never fitted one. Presumably I would just need to take a bit out of the side of the current 'hole'?

...I guess so that would be one solution.

Someone wants an external light fitted but does not want floorboards taken up or walls chased. best option seems to be switched FCU from s/o on external wall and drill out through the back of the FCU. The s/o is set in the wall with the usual facia protruding above the surface. What’s the...

...what's not permitted?

...why the rolleyeyes?

...30mA

The installation is shabby. There are 2 consumer units and one semi-enclosed fuse type box with 4 fuses. I'm not sure what the total load is. The semi-enclosed is for the top floor (flat), and the 1st floor with the shower and a lodger, and the ground floor with all of the pub equipment etc are...

So, if after the addition of the design currents of all the individual circuits, allowing, where appropriate for diversity, the demand is more than 40A, the 40A for the shower cannot be installed. (as the RCCB is just 80A). Correct??? Can the RCCB be up-rated? Any other options?

...would it be OK to connect the 40A then Davy?

My Mate (lives in a pub) has a 14-way (i think) GET CU. All MCB's are protected by the 80A RCCB. However, there are 10 MCB's comprising 3x32, 5x20, 2x16A. He also wants to connect a 8.5kW shower to it. By my calculation this would be a 40A. so, including the shower MCB, the total value would be...

2391: You are correct, the practical exemption was stated by the college. Either way, I don't mind, i'll get there in the end. Part P: From what i've heard from lots of electricians, part P teaches them what they already know and they see it as a money-making scheme for someone. Dingbat: have...

.. I've done a fair bit along the way (for friends and family). And when I lost my job earlier this year I took a job as a low-paid (as I had no experience) electrical contractor. As you intimate, theoretical knowledge is no substitute for doing the job. My launch into electrical work is longer...

I’ve always worked in Purchasing (and still am), but wanted to get out of an office environment. On the whole, the level of work was very manageable for level 1+2. Assignments were on the easy side and exams were all easy multiple choice. I didn’t have to spend too much time revising or doing...