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    cooker

    What is the current (A amps) of the oven and the hob?
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    Another summer house question..... or 10

    Lean something new everyday :) Cheers
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    Another summer house question..... or 10

    Is that a 40A max meter as well?? :shock:
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    Photo of the moment!

    Free electricity??! + VIR...
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    Wired 2 door chimes on one door bell push???

    You could put two bells in parallel with each other. You would need to use a transformer because both bells need the same power supply, you'd also need a transformer bigger than the normal ones to supply both coils, probably around 2A but you need to check by adding up the amps of each bell. (I...
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    Fuse rating required for fluorescent fittings?

    The light fitting isn't going to use 10A all to it's self though... unless it had a 2300W bulb ;)
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    Brown sleeving of G/Y core of flex

    When we had a new heating system installed a few months ago, they used 3 core flex to connect the cylinder stat to the control box next to it, using g/y as a live sleeved in brown, so is that strictly speaking wrong then?
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    Extending IKEA lighting cables.

    Is this the cable your using at the start then? http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90121413 And the cable you have added is between the switch and light? You have also cut the 3 pin plug off and connected that to the FCU? If so, that's all fine, and it's ok to extend the flex...
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    Extending IKEA lighting cables.

    1. - That's fine, the lights are class ll double insulated so do not need an earth. 2. - Don't quite understand, what piece of wire have you connected to the FCU? Could you not just add a new piece of cable from the FCU, then connect that flex to the light cable behind the switch... - They...
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    Remote Controlled Sockets

    I've tried these, don't know if its the case with all of them but each time power is removed from the receiver its needs 'pairing' with the remote again, which was inconvenient...
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    Remote Controlled Sockets

    I use the 'Home Easy' remote systems. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BYRON-Home-Easy-HE330S-Remote-Control-Socket-Kit-3-Pack-/260768521015?pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item3cb703db37 You can use up to 3 remotes for each socket receiver, and control multiple sockets with the same zone. They are for sale in...
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    Some advice ahead of running wiring to shed

    4mm would be ok, (give you about 20A supply, enough for the items you listed), 6mm would give a you a bit more power (not much though, you'd have to go bigger to make a difference really). What size mcb in the house consumer unit are you planning to use and is it RCD protected? You ever used...
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    Wiring disaster behind a hall rose

    To see if the white cable does go to the switch (I amuse their is only a switch downstairs for this light?) unscrew the switch and see if the cable in there is white (make sure the powers off!). It is probably sparking because the connections you've made are not very well terminated, you...
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    Wanting to be an Electrician, aged 18.

    Sorry, 17th ed is 13 weeks. So I am I right in assuming that the first course I need to take is C&G 2330 level 2, then level 3, then 17th ed? http://www.wnc.ac.uk/Courses/Search-Results.aspx?q=Electrical+Installation A link to the collage website, i guess Electrical Installation is...
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    What wire for outdoor lighting through a transformer?

    How many meters cable is included in the kit & how much extra would you need to reach the desired location?
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    Wanting to be an Electrician, aged 18.

    The Electrical Installations one is full time 13 weeks, where as the C&G ones are part time 33 weeks each!
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    What wire for outdoor lighting through a transformer?

    I assume there the 12v type that you put together and clip on the wire? You should use this type (...
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    Wanting to be an Electrician, aged 18.

    Excellent :) So where does "Electrical Installation - Level 2" come in, does that have to be done first, then the two c&g, then 17th edition?
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    Wanting to be an Electrician, aged 18.

    This is very encouraging :) Is the city & guides 236 part 1 & 2 anything to do with "Electrical Electrotechnical Technology C&G 2330 - 01 Level 2", "Electrical Electrotechnical Technology C&G 2330 - 07 Level 3" as that's what's listed on my local collages website. I'd have to do the 17th edition...
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    Door bell transformer installation

    http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CA0dot5F3.html - Use a 3A fuse in the plug.
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