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    3 phase

    i was told in a 3 phase system if you cross any of the live phases you get a bang how come? i thought live was live and whe you cross live and neutral you get a bang also why do they say 415volts or 230/415v is each phase coming in at 415 volts also would that mean that each circuit would be...
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    insulation and current capacity

    if a run of cable is completely surrounded with insulatio it reduces the cables current crrying capacity to half? any more info on this?
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    building control confusion??

    hi has any one dealt with building control, especially in birmingham, regarding electrical work, and what exactly they require, they just keep confusing me , one time they said the installer had to have bs7671 and certify to that level and subit an application which would cost £70 another time...
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    shower and rewireable fuse

    as far as i know its not allowed to put a shower circuit on a rewirable fuse, the cu in question also has a rcd for the socs and cooker? anyone know for sure?
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    mcb and cable

    1.5 t&e , whats the highest rating cb it can take in normal wiring conditions no insulation?
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    where in earth

    in a conversation with a colleague about TT installation , he said 1) you cant have a TT earth electrode anywhare because of the ground, e.g. dry ground is no good. 2) when there is a a fault in a TT installation the cuurent goe down the earth rod and travels through tghe earth i.e. the...
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    whirlpool

    how do you usually supply a whirlpool bath the amp rating said 2.2? sugestion?
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    consumer units

    whats the best make consumer unit?
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    sparkies

    i was in london foriegn sparkies work for £50 a day, and they did a whole house in 2 days including 2nd fix!!, what the hell is going on!!!
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    rcd for shower regs

    hi there does anyone know where it is in teh regs that a shower has to be on a rcd?
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