Hi mate I’m an apprentice currently and really appreciate these videos, although I’m doing commercial and haven’t ever done house bashing before it’s great to know what to expect and how to do this right the first time.
your spot on with your cable zones, but i am always a bit cautious with the 150mm from a corner, only because a plumber will drop in a corner or a pir will go in a corner, i do use that zone but its always a worry, why are other trades not told about our zones, the amount of trades i come across young and old who dont know about these zones, crazy. Everyone goes on about building regs to the electrician we even have books that tell us what we need to know, but other trades dont have a clue about building regs, plumbers will drill holes in joists where they want and whatever size, run pipes with cables, drop pipes where they want and how many times have you lifted a board to see a lazy plumber has notched on top of the cables to run a pipe, because he has spotted a floor board that has already been up.
As a DIYer (who knows his limitations (both personal and legal)), it's fascinating to me to see how things work. Your style seems to be slightly more technical than some others, and that may make your content seem dryer when compared with some youtubers who rant a lot, however it's just a matter of style. Personally I haven't seen a video of yours (I've been binge watching your back catalogue) that I didn't enjoy or learn something from, or in most cases both! Thanks for excellent content, keep up the good work!
Nice one fella.....how about one of the wireless switches for the kitchen to supply the outside light.........could have it on the front of the fridge or even the window lol
😅 Mate I still have a spare quinetic switch from the last video/job. Was thinking the same thing. Probably best to keep it hard wired incase somebody changes their mind down the line aye.
Great video, you've got the balance right it's educational without being preachy, good helping of humour and humility, goes for all your videos, really good to watch thanks.
Class video again mate - glad to see you're starting to get the recognition you deserve for the quality of work. Still in awe of your back box sinking, I can't even get it that neat in breeze block!!
Great Vid, just a note on capping/oval, I always cap to the box and just past the ceiling, as if you need at some point and it happens you have to Mouse/Pull another cable through, if some one has drill through it, so there's no need to hack out plaster/tile etc. Apart from that A1 Installation & keep up your good standard of work
Ashley is right. It's a diamond tipped blade. Actual purpose is for tiles/grout I beleive 🤔 you won't get through a brick with one but it eats plaster like a beast and gives off very little dust. You can also get right into a corner unlike a round angle grinder blade.
are your isolation switches for appliances all spurs from sockets on the kitchen ring? where would i find regulations on what appliances need isolation? just came across your chanel, great content!
Basically anything which would require pulling out to unplug. If you can unplug it without pulling out an appliance it doesn't need separate isolation.
@@MyTrustedElectrician thanks for the reply. so could i run a seperate radial circuit for say my dishwasher, boiler, cooker hood & cooker ignition using FCU's?
Another great video! You remind me of the guy I was with as an apprentice. He was so thorough and neat and expected the same from me. Now I can appreciate it as I like to do the best job I can.
Clean that old oxidisation and grime of the pipe before fitting the BS951 clamp. Its an electrical connection and old crusty pipe will be of high resistance
I was waiting for you to come round to clean it for me. Had the kettle on and a spare cup out for ya 😉 Kidding. It's only temp. There's an old green hose feeding the outside tap. All the pipework under the sink is getting redone up to the stopcock.
Another quality video mate! I have to say I really enjoy your videos and look forward to everyone, very informative and all real life situations. Yourself, GSH for the informative and easily explained information they put across, also CJR Electrical, DSS and Plymouth Sparky are brilliant channels. I would also suggest if you haven’t already look up David Savery Electrical the way he explains things, technical knowledge and his sarcastic humour I find brilliant. Keep up the good work my man, for someone like myself who only came into the industry 4 years ago at the age of 30 your videos a real help and certainly puts across the real life ways of a house bashing electrician. That book is an absolute god send always on the van 👍🏻 Glad you’re getting the recognition you deserve fella. Local to me too so I always keep an eye out for the van!
GSH Electrical Very welcome mate, love the content of your videos. A real help to all learners and newly qualified Sparks. Always look forward to your vids. Great to see you and Luke together 👍🏻
Was great to meet you and thank you for taking time out to share with us knowledge of the industry. PS hope you didn't count the screw drivers after I gave you your bag back 😉👍
On the distance of the socket to the hob. Reg 132.4 states that "the design of the electrical installation shall take into account the environmental conditions to which it will be subjected." So if you believe that the is a risk to the socket due to steam or spitting oil then the socket should have prevision to prevent that. The guidence is that 100mm is enough but that is a minimum and you should use your engineering judgement to determine if that is enough. I think all kitchen sockets should be IPX2 for steam but I know that is not practical as nobody bothers to rate their equipment if it is only IPX2, just not worth the money in getting it certified.
Been watching a lot of your videos lately Luke, really informative for everyone but especially for people like myself breaking into the industry. I have a couple of questions, what blade do you use in your multi-tool to mark out chases? And what do you use for patching up/making good around boxes etc? Thanks 👍
Einhalt cheap screwfix multi blades. No need for top quality. Fill around boxes with bonding if being skimmed plastered later. Lafarge does a good one but most use thistle as easiest to get in shop. If patch repairing I use mapei tile adhesive which goes off quick and then any fine filler. Prefer tout pret squeeze tube
Mate there's nothing wrong with being over cautious. Mine are still further then 100mm. Seems stupid having PVC flex that close. Just waiting for accidents.
I couldn't see where it mentioned that. As far as I am aware it's always in zone and if not deeper then 50mm or protected by an earthed metal containment then RCD. Deeper the 50mm of in earthed containment then you only require overload and short circuit protection (depending on the purpose of the circuit).
@@MyTrustedElectrician it had a socket diagonal in orange saying if less than 50mm requires rcd etc. I only ever thought you could go in the zones, vertical, horizontal to fixtures or along tops In corners etc. That diagram is saying you can wire diagonal if its protected by an rcd. Or am i seeing it wrong?
I do a lot of kitchen rewires and always thought that socket outlets were meant to be 300 away, and 150 away for fcu's and cooker switch. I usually do 300 for everything unless I'm really tight for space (ie a bedsit flat etc) Interesting to see that diagram in the building regs book saying 100... This'll help with eicr's in the future. Great vid btw.
Me too mate. Maybe the regs were amended and we're the last to know. Probably been reduced for all these tiny flats that're being knocked together up town
just seen ur video very good im having a kitchen fitted they want to put another ringmain in for the kitchen for lighting and sockets but they said they do not have to remove ceiling or floorboards above they said they would root the cable under the units is that possible in the regs
For sockets that is quite common. Saves making mincemeat of walls. Less work. Cheaper quote. Allowed under regs as surface mounted. For lights I trust you mean undercabinet so fine also as ceiling lights will need a drop ceiling in your case. 😂
Great job and video, would you recommend any books I could buy as a trainee electrician, for my level 2&3 diploma electrician course this September ???
I always use connection plates behind washing machines and dishwashers, if the fuse was to blow in the plug, you f don't wanna be pulling appliances out, however unlikely it is to blow, better the only fuse is in the fcu above the worktop.
,hi mate,in regards to the hob and distances,if the hob is gas hob,then the reason for the distance is what we call Hotzone issues.Gas safe requires clearances around gas hob or gas cookers from combastinle materials :)
I am only trying to keep up with the regs as I don't work in the industry and I won't be taken for a ride if I need work done in the future and I can be on the same wave length I take on idea's from other's so if I need work done I can help with first fix
I understand from other plumbers that they request an isolator locally so that maintenance can be carried out on the boiler. At one point I had a plumber ask for a triple pole Isolator.
A fortnight ago I was tasked to install a cooker hood, hob ,and oven to a recently redecorated kitchen. However on visiting the job prior to starting., the one thing that brought to my attention was 16" (5 tiles) up from the hob was the cooker switch and a FCU operating an outside light. As you pointed out steam (vaporised water) going up the wall where is it going to go, it ain't rocket science, we all know. The builder did the wiring need we say more. I removed tiles chased out to regulated safe zones moved said cooker switch and FCU to a safer position. I became a plasterer and tiler to make good and then finally a spark. The joys of our world.
Under what reg? This is isolation for mechanical maintenance not for emergency switching? Putting them in a cupboard as long as they are labelled for use if more than compliant.
I did another video on a kitchen rewire. I asked that question and got some great feedback. A few people posted links to relevant information if you want to have a butchers.
