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    Sky

    Thanks for the advice!
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    Sky

    With the latest sky boxes is there still a requirement for a phone line when they have wifi?
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    Wall mounted tv

    I am wanting to mount 3 TVs to my walls around my house. I will have a cabinet at low level below the tv with a sky box on and possibly a DVD player. My question is how should I wire this? I was thinking the following At low level behind cabinet... Double socket Twin Satalite point fed...
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    POE WIFI

    Hi I am wanting to install wireless access points around my house so I can use wifi devices, and also install a desperate rj45 point at each tv point for smart TVs. Can I just link my router to a 16 way Poe switch and then wire from this to all my points? Advice appreciated
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    Fire alarm servicing

    I service fire alarm systems very often as part of my job. However I have just been on a maintenance refresher course with NIC and they are insisting that when servicing a fire alarm system I should go to every sounder to ensure that it operates. This is fine in a small property however I have...
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    Fire alarm servicing

    I service fire alarm systems and recently went on a refresher maintenance course with the NIC. They obviously tell you to report anything and everything that is incorrect and sonlately I have been wondering what to note down as an observation on my fire report when in my opinion the premises...
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    Main supply and earthing conductor

    I can't remember to be honest i have that much going on at the moment. Ordered from wf senate and cabinet from Yesss. I'll check in the morning
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    Main supply and earthing conductor

    I have had delivered today a 80A 3ph switch fuse and cabinet for it to sit inside! Cost around £250, SWA was £300. So totalling about £550. Hoping weather is fine tomorow to install this. I have decided to run 35m of 4c SWA with separate 16mm Earth in a duct from house to cabinet. The SWA...
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    Main supply and earthing conductor

    Thanks sparkwright. You hit the nail on the head as I have never come up against this situation before. Am I right in saying that I can run a 5c 35mm SWA out of the DNO Meter cabinet cleated to the wall and up into my cabinet glanded into my switch fuse.
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    Main supply and earthing conductor

    I wish i was as incredible as ban all sheds and knew absolutely everything the day I passed my exams! I was always under the impression that you are always learning! WAN**R
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    Main supply and earthing conductor

    I did think about that but I thought the DNO may have something to say about me drilling a hole in the side of there cabinet??
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    Main supply and earthing conductor

    Planning on glanding the SWA into an adaptable box and bringing the tails out and heat shrinking them before they are terminated? Advice?
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    Main supply and earthing conductor

    yes it is a cock up! It is a case of the building company is doing the job but I am yet to see the builder gaffer, and the customer is project managing the job himself and getting everything done in the wrong order hence the meter cabinet on a garden wall. I wanted the DNO to install the main...
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    Main supply and earthing conductor

    The customer has requested a 3ph supply himself and he got the DNO in too early to fit the cut out hence why it is fixed to a wall in the garden! I know it's a stupid place but that is where it is now. It is a PME supply. Yes it is a 3ph consumer unit. Thanks to the guys that have given...
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    Main supply and earthing conductor

    I am in the process of completing a new build where the main suppliers fuse is at the bottom of the garden in an external meter cabinet. The supply is 80A 3ph. I need to run my supply cable to the consumer unit in a utility room which is about 30m away. My builder has dug a trench 600mm deep...
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    Wiring for freest and freeview

    I want to cable my house for 8 TV points. At each point I want to have the option of either freesat with recording facility and free view. I also have a CCTV system installed and would like to be able to watch this on all tvs too if possible?? As far as I'm aware I need 4 cables from a sat...
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    DB REPLACEMENT ON TT SYSTEM

    Yes I am a member of the ECA Part P Registered and 17th edition time served electrician! So therefore I will be notifying the job once completed! My lack of reply was that I was not buying to 'ban all sheds' very immature comment! This forum is for people to ask questions! If everyone knew...
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    DB REPLACEMENT ON TT SYSTEM

    Thanks for all your help guys! Appreciate it!
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    DB REPLACEMENT ON TT SYSTEM

    Thanks for your replies, i know how to fault find but just always seems a laborious task of inspecting for a earth fault. Just wondered if there was any handy tips that others had to speed things up? With regards to the TT questions i have never had to replace a cu on TT supply before and...
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