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  1. R

    Lightning strike damaged 2 AFCI breakers. What to check after replacing breakers and testing outlets

    Background Two weeks ago, lightning struck a tree in our yard. Many circuits tripped and several electronic devices failed. There was a strong smell of ozone/electrical burn throughout the house that has since dissipated. Two AFCI breakers are still problematic. Both serve bedrooms (hence AFCI)...
  2. J

    Is this a damaged wire?

    Can someone tell me if the brown marks on the yellow wire are burn marks or if this is normal? The wire is going to my furnace blower.
  3. J

    Ariston 1400wd pcb damaged

    Hi all. New diy member here. I have an Ariston 1400wd washing machine which has a burnt out 7 pin chip on the main pcb. I can read 311 411 on it but the code above is too damage to read I can make out that it starts with T and ends 4pn. Ideally I would like to identify the chip so that I...
  4. P

    Advice needed on damaged cable

    Hi guys, some advice on the damaged cable on the picture posted would be greatly appreciated. I want to know the factors on how a wire can get exposed like this? How can one make it safe and other information like how old the wire looks? Thank you
  5. M

    DIY - 30 Amp 3-wire Dryer Outlet Replacement. Does this look damaged?

    Hi all. DIY here. Electric Dryer (Kenmore Dryer - 796.61552.610) had been tripping the breaker sporadically over the past few months. Recently the dryer has stopped heating though it does still continues to spin and blow air. Using a multimeter, I checked the double pole 30 amp breaker's...
  6. D

    Dropped MCB onto tiled floor, damaged internally?

    Hi folks, quick question, I dropped a C16 MCB from 5 feet up, onto a tiled floor. No visible damage so I put it back with the others. Could it be damaged internally so as it would allow current to flow but fail to actuate in the event of over-current? Or is it a case of, if it's damaged, it...
  7. S

    Repairing damaged cable in wall

    Hi guys, so I attended a property today where the lights were tripping with a neutral to earth fault. It turned out that a week previously the tenant had tapped a little pin into the wall to hang a picture, incredibly he says it's been fine for a week and only started tripping over this weekend...
  8. R

    Damaged 415v 5 pin socket needs replacing for RCD type.

    I’m replacing a damaged 415v 5pin socket in an engineering shop which is been used for welding, this will need to be replaced with RCD socket to keep up with the regs. but my question is will the welder trip the RCD.
  9. Neptune

    Insulation resistance test on a damaged conductor

    I have a 2 metre T&E cable. I applied a IR test (500v) across P and N to E with the other end of the cable safely sitting on the floor and it reported the meter maximum. As expected. I then completely cut through the N conductor on the cable and repeated the test. It still reports the meter...
  10. N

    how to detect easily damaged cable under floorboards

    hello theres a damaged cable under floor boards in either the living room, hallway or dining room. the 'downstairs sockets' mcb type b in consumer unit trips as soon as i flick it back up, so the problem is in one of the rooms above. how do i detect which cable under the floorboards it is...
  11. H

    Could backup battery have damaged my refrigerator?

    I have been working with a great company to install a solar system in my house. The system has a 10kWh backup battery system that can provide power to a subset of our circuits in the event of a power outage. The company sent a technician to do the final check of the battery system. I am not...
  12. Z

    I damaged a 10 awd cable in my ceiling! Help!

    Post a sizable tree branch puncturing my flat roof and ceiling in what is a converted garage, I did still more damage in my efforts to repair the sheetrock. Yes, I’m the idiot who took a jigsaw to the ceiling and am now paying for it. I’ve already used an in-line splice to repair two 12 awd...
  13. M

    Repairing damaged Under Floor Heating Element...?

    Just been to a customer's who has just had LVT type flooring installed on top of under floor heating. Unfortunately now whenever its turned on, it trips the RCD. So seems the floor fitters have damaged an element. Its in 2 sections, one reads 50ohm, the other is open circuit. So defiantly...
  14. I

    Appliances in single phase property damaged by 415v

    Got an emergency call out from a very worried old lady the other night - the power at her apartment had gone off and the kitchen light was smouldering badly. She'd been on the phone to the DNO (Northern Powergrid), they were telling her to turn the main switch off but she couldn't understand and...
  15. D

    Wiring to socket sleeve damaged

    Hi All brand new to this forum and looking for some advice my name is Daz I am a big diy enthusiast will give anything a try once I have the confidence to complete the job safely, I just had a phone call from the mother in law saying her dishwasher keeps tripping the electrics, I have taken...
  16. P

    Making damaged wire safe

    Hi, I hope I’ve posted this in the correct place. Please forgive me if I have not. A little while ago I was drilling a bracket for my home alarm and hit an electrical cable. The cable in question runs from the fuse box to my cooker and hob. My father made a temporary connection when it...
  17. D

    Coax Cable Insulation Damaged, Copper visible, Cable can't be easily replaced I think

    Hi, I'd really appreciate your help. This is in Europe. I have no electrical knowledge and very little construction/DIY knowledge. I know electricians / cable-provider-technicians can measure coax signal strength at the outlet with a specialized device. A cable is damaged right down by the...
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  18. M

    DIY Help! Damaged Quick Connect 2 same color wires one side, Black & White the other

    A quick connect on the bottom of my farm tractor was snagged by a limb and one side of the connectors wires were pulled free from the housing. The good side with the wires still connected has a black wire (hot?) and a white wire (neutral?) but the 2 wires that were pulled free from the other end...
  19. S

    Damaged RFC advice

    I have just wired a converted toilet, did my first fix last week, went back today to do 2nd fix. When the plasterer has been in and boarded the room, a screw I assume, has hit the wiring. The extended ring went from a double socket to a 5A FCU for the lights and a 13A FCU for the electric...
  20. A

    Wago Connectors for Damaged Cable in Loft

    Hi all - have discovered a damaged cable in the loft - seems to be from the 1st Floor Lights Ring Circuit. Have cut the cable and reconnected it with Wago Connectors - see pics (yes i have switched off electricity and tested the cable was dead before cutting). This particular cable has 4 cables...

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