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Hi> Helping out my brother in law doing up his house a, his central heating system is installed and I finished installing the controls late last night ( s Plan oil boiler) everything seems ok but the plumber has left an SCtd Dual Thermostat that i was unsure about. I have a grey from the wiring...

while rewiring part of the house i am moving to I ran ethernet cables to 3 rooms in the house and they will be terminated behind the TV's as I thought I might aswell have hard wired points when it is easy to get the cables in and leave the wi-fi for tablets, phones etc. I have terminated these...

moving to a new house and am taking my salus wireless thermostat with me. the plumber quoted me for the new house install and included an EPH CP4 RF thermostat so I decided to remove the salus500 and fit the new one before leaving. connected everything up but the thermostat is not switching the...

I installed one of these panels in my house years ago and a good job it was, when installing any of the zones that wernt being used you just left factory fitted links in situ. I am now installing one in the house i am moving to now but i see there are no links in zones 1 -8 and the unused...

Hi I have read lots of threads about installing a hive unit to my combi boiler, its a ( Vaillant ecoTEC pro 28 ) I have connected the unit up at the boiler using the existing wiring with the link between L and 1 and switch wire out from 3 ( seems to be the correct wiring according to these...

Hi: We have an Indesit washer thats playing up at the moment. Its a few years old now 3000 W is all thats on it re mode numbers. when we switch it to the normal wash programme it no longer finishes the cycle and stops at different points during the wash. I put it it on today, normal wash, it...

Hi all: I have Amtech Fast test on a PC running Windows XP and would like to move it to my new laptop running Windows 7. Has anyone done it yet, does it work ok, how did you transfer all the information with it and does the software need to be activated again with Amtech. Would just like to...

Hi: anyone advise please, Going to connect an Informa Speech dialer to my Scantronic 9651 panel we work 5 minutes from home so its just a little extra security. It can only be connected as (Bells only ) and in the manual I've got these connections Comtrol Panel Informa Bell B-...

Hi Recently purchased a scantronic 9651 panel, seems its wired slightly differant than other panels. Normally I run a 4 core from the entry/exit door contact connect to zone 1 end of story (usually 1 is entry/exit) but this panel does'nt seem to have a dedicated E/E is this difficult to set up...

Hi: testing a job and came across a CU with BS 3871 type 3 breakers in it can anyone tell me what the Max Zs is and the (KA ) capacity would be for them. thanks OS

HI main switchroom supplying five seperate dis boards, on the paper work for each dis board it states Ze at origin. I take it this is my Ze at the switchroom, this will be on all 5 test results sheets and not the reading I get at each board. This reading is a Zs am I correct. Cheers Os

Hi Looked at an industrial unit today for testing theres a large open wharehouse unit with approx 60 fleurescents very high up. Whats the way to test them without disconnecting all the lights. dont get these very often thankfully......... Thanks OS

Hi: comimg from a domestic background now have a job that requires a fire alarm panel siren etc where can I get a wiring spec for one ??

Hi Looked at a house today to do some electrics in. house out in the country, you drive over a small bridge thats approx 40 mtrs from the front door. Bloke would like some form of senser at the bridge that provides an audio alarm in the house when a vehicle drives in. Anyone point me in the...

Hi: looked at a job today, house in the country, you drive over a small bridge towards the drive,approx 30 Mtrs from here across the drive to the front door. He would like some form of sensor at the bridge that sets of an audible alarm in the property if a vehicle drove in. Anyone point me in...

Hi On a circuit with a type c mcb wired in 10 mm t&e cable to get the Zs down for the type c when calculating I can use a 10 mm cpc. Is it permissable to use the 4mm in the t&e with an additional 6mm ?? or will I have to run in a seperate 10mm cable. views please thanks os

Hi: Guy needs a socket at the end of his kitchen for a fridge. real wooden floors in the bedroom above, nearest socket is on the other side of the cooker and walls are tiled. the nearest power point is the cooker switch. I know you are aloud to "step down" but can you do it from the cooker...

Got a question about this unit if anyone has one, its about the loop test

Hi: on a TT system what Ze would you use to base a circuit design on. Where it says on the EIC Electrode resistance is that a standard test for Ze or is it the actual resistance of the rod. If putting 2 ring mains through the same hole in Joists there are 4 cables and 2 circuits do you...