Been having a reshuffle of our media devices. Xbox and old Wii have been relegated to the spare room.
so comes the problem. Xbox One worked fine yesterday, although a little slow, but new batteries in the controller seemed to help. Updated a few games… took forever.
Just tried it tonight...
It's nice to see a real world fault-finding video that at least aims to follow a logical process. As we occasionally get posts about how to fault find I thought I'd share it. It's also realistic that there a few head scratcher moments where nothing quite makes sense, and the value of keeping...
So there I was the other day posting on here about me going to solve faults others couldn't find and I've got one myself.
It's been a while since I've been stumped but I am now.
Symptoms - gate supply keeps tripping (when it's raining according to customer). There's a 6mm 3 core SWA running...
I am not a qualified electrician, I was employed as an electrician after my MoD electronics apprenticeship but that was 30 odd years ago. So I have basic skills and an insulation tester with a low resistance capability.
This is an old installation with a new cu installed in 2014 (EICR etc...
As the title says, does a three-pin socket (external) used as charging point need an earth electrode or open PEN fault? Are mode 1 and mode 2 exempt from this ?
I was under the impression that anything used as EV charging point and if located externally, the installation would need to have...
Regular poster on here now! Like getting the opinions of more experienced electricians, my times not long out. Still find myself when I have to find a fault diving head first in and getting caught up in it, end up thinking the worst and most of the time it’s a simple fix. Please tell me this...
Hi all,
I've been having a problem with my siemens undercounter fridge (model ku15r443gb/01 ) where the defrost time is too long, around 3-4 hours, and as a result it gets too warm inside during the defrost period, especially if the door is opened a lot. It's been particularly problematic in...
I'm looking at replacing my old switchboard with a new RCD/AFCI one. I asked the electrician who was quoting the job about Arc fault interrupters. I previously understood these were a different device from RCD's-RCD is to prevent shocks, AFI to prevent fires.
I also understood there were devices...
Can some one please help with this. I am getting 11v on two light circuits, it should be 240v Other lights in the circuit are working OK, it is just the hallway light and bedroom light that do not work. I have opened up the two switches and batten holders to check for loose wires but everything...
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Got an odd one.
Supply is TPN TN-CS and all looks reasonably tidy but the circuit schedules bear little resemblance to the DB contents.
I have a piece of fixed equipment that is generating intermittent faults and tripping the C16 RCBO. The circuit tests fine at 999MOhms at 500V on IR. So it's...
What’s the Quickest method of finding exactly where the break in the ring is? It’s on the neutral conductor. Split ring and then join the line and neutral at dB and test between live and neutral at midway on both legs and narrow it down this way?
Hi there. My daughter has a "hollywood mirror". The lightbulbs around the outside have all started flickering/flashing when turned on. Could this be an electrical problem? Please help!
Hi - just a DIY homeowner here... 1950's house, 20 amp lighting circuit, total of 10 bulbs and one kitchen exhaust fan on the circuit (all led or florescent bulbs). If I use a regular old 15A breaker everything seems to work fine. If I use a 20A GFCI/AFCI breaker one light fixture consistently...
Hi there.
So I put power into my garage but having a few issues.
I've connected the SWA from a 32amp breaker in the main CU (See yellow arrow in picture) out to the garage CU which has a 16amp breaker for 5 sockets and 6amp for 2 LED Strip lights.
I've earthed this at the garage CU.
Plug sockets...
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We've lived in the house since Feb 2009. We've had a few tradesmen in and out over the years. We wanted to make sure the electrics got properly certified so used a company locally. They said there was no continuous earth so they used 2 radials a 20 amp and something else which will make...
Hi, I have an old style fusebox and planning to replace (via electrician) with a modern one (wiring was uprgaded by previous owner) and I noticed when removing a spur line to the outside that was not going to pass muster that my multimeter was showing that earth and neutral were connected. I...
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