Search results

Hi, My daughters CD player (woolworths pink one approx 2 years old) has broken and I'm trying to find somewhere where I can get the required part from.... What has broken is the little black plastic cd lid fastner, it does nothing bar hold the lid shut!!! If anyine could help I'd be very...

Hi, I've got a customer who wants me to disconnect his HW heater (100L) and put a socket in it's place. To this he wants to be able to connect either the HW heater or a Pizza oven (6kW) with a socket. Now, correct me if I'm wrong but don't water heaters over 15L need their own supplies and...

Just been to a council owned pensioners bungalow and this is what I see in the meter cupboard ( :shock: new rewire :shock:)

Sorry about the length of this... I am going to be wiring a conservatory (dwarf walls all round) and have a little problem with the lighting. They want wall lights to go on pillars which are either side of the french doors, these doors are on the side of the conservatory furthest away from...

Anyone know of a good place to get a reasonably priced feeder pillar from online, only want a small one (100mm wide will do!) to do some connections for a cast iron garden lamp post. I've had a price from my wholesaler, but it came out at £150 +VAT including the cutout.

Did a PIR this week and unfortunately had to fail it... Nearly...NO EVERY switch, socket, light fitting loose and even some missing completley. Ended up with 5 code 1's, 9 code 2's & 6 code 4's :shock: :shock: :shock: Oh yeh, it was only a 3 bed semi!!

Does any one know, first off wether it's available? and secondly where you can get it (on line)?? Had a look on TLC, but could only find 5 pair telephone cable.

Just wanted to knock this one about; Having been in touch with the NIC helpline about bonding surface clipped gas installations fed from LPG cylinders (NOT EXTRANEOUS AND HENCE NO NEED TO BOND!!), what are your opinions on a mains gas installation fed via poly pipe to the meter (externally...

Is it possible to terminate SY cable (3 x 1.5mm) into a 16A Ceeform socket? It will be glanded at the other end!

Got to repair a storage heater for someone (replace 2 elements and a thermal link) and they want me to service the others. Apart from a quick vac, checking the elements, link & operation of the dampers what else is involved?? :?

Looking for a bit of advice.. Got a client who has a building which has a panel fire alarm system throughout. G/F & basement is a shop, 1st & 2nd floor is a flat. Both have seperate mains feeds & they don't share access. He is looking at selling the leasehold for the shop and wants to...

How far should data and T&E be kept apart so to not get reduced packet speed. BTW - The cables will be running parallel up a wall and then under the floorboards. Cheers

Has anyone used those plastic plastering guides that fit into backboxes? it's just that I've got a job coming up (lived in) that want metal finish sockets and they are re-skimming the walls. If I use the guides I may be able to leave power on using the old sockets.

Can any of you help?? Since rewiring my brothers house I have now been told that he want's the kitchen downlighters to be dimmed (13 of them on same circuit - seperate circuit) however they are all switched at the same time. In the same switch plate are 3 other switches which control a 200w...

On a job today I found this, just thought that I'd share it with you..

Today I was changing an old ELCB for a RCD and adding a socket, when I came to do my tests I found a L-E short on the oven circuit (only when switched on!!!). After a bit of poking around I found this!! (hob) :shock: And when after fixing that, the fault still hadn't cleared and I found...

Went to have a look at a job just before xmas and after telling the homeowner that he need a new cu & upgrade of bonding he looked at me like I was bulling him!! TT supply (lives 3 doors away from local TX - go figure!!) Brown wylex standard (BS3036) No RCD No Equipotential bonding to gas...

Hi, I have just been asked to convert a recently imported RV to 230v. What I am planning on doing is to leave the existing 110v stuff alone and to add a transformer & change over switch so that it can be plugged into a UK campsite supply (16A ceeform) - I will also be adding a 230v cu and...

Any one got any EM light log sheets that they wouldn't mind sending me??

Just been finishing off some lighting for my brother (13 x 12v 50w spots) in his very large kitchen/family room/dining room, and now his wife says that they want to dim them. The switch that controls these lights is 4 gang (in a 2 gang 35mm back box):- 1 gang for a single pendant above the...