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  1. C

    Help understanding AC motor diagram please

    hi can I anyone help me understand wiring one of these l, also what capacitor needed. I want to use with a speed controller. To be used on DIY reeling machine Any other tips thanks in advance.
  2. pirate

    Cable type, please...

    Is this PILC? Found today, running along an external wall, with some all-round band for extra support... Always interested in odd cables, so please let me know!
  3. PeterM11

    Can someone please help with baffling problem with my lights on Audi A6?

    Hi there I wonder if you can help me please? I have a problem with the drivers side rear lights on my (2007) Audi A6. (includes taillight, reverse light, brake light and indicator.) All other lights are working perfectly. I am baffled because – when I’m stationary – before setting off – all of...
  4. Rockingit

    UPS recommendations please

    I'm going to need to make some 'temporary' UPS systems next year - I'll have to find possibly some rack mount units that can live in an outdoor cabinet, probably I guess with a fan involved too for ventilation. Only need to be 3kVA, nothing 'clever', no computers to link to or anything like...
  5. h.abrar94

    Could someone please clarify for me what is meant by the term "Method of seperation"

    Hi I'm soon to take the City & Guild 2396 course. Upon reading the examiner report in particular December 2016 and June 2017 in the section "Verification" it states the following December - 2016 "Majority of candidates were unable to explain the correct method of verifying Separation despite...
  6. A

    Double socket help please

    Two wires have disconnected when I moved a double switch for painting. Any ideas where they go please? I guess the live at the top goes into the com but no idea where the live at the bottom should be connected. I’m a complete novice so don’t want to do something that may be dangerous!
  7. Ken O'Beirne

    UK How to Tackle Smug Smeg Help Please

    And the 1st thing I see is Smeg cooker tripping randomly. So Here's My Issue Have Spent Numerous hours trying to talk to someone at Smug Smeg, Only to be directed to another dept of Smeg And yet another. So the Issue, approx every 8 to 10 months . Oven rarely set to as high as 220. Normally...
  8. R

    Help please to understand whether my PV system has been correctly installed?

    I have recently had installed an 8 PV panel and inverter on to my roof. This was a local authority initiative which was installed free of charge. The system has been working and reductions in my electrical usage is being assessed. I was so impressed with the reductions that I have had a further...
  9. Z

    Installing Outdoor Lighting - help please!

    Hi All, New to the forum, looking for some advice. I'm a fairly competent DIYer and have completed some other minor electrical stuff recently... I'm looking to install some outdoor lights in my new house as currently have none. There is no existing lighting circuit outside or sockets, however...
  10. O

    Oven wiring help please keeps tripping

    Hi all please could someone help, my ovens keep tripping the rcd see images for details basically from the cu I have 63 amp rcd with a 32 amp mcb type b from that run in 6mm t&e to an isolation switch 50 amp then more 6mm cable to a dual cooker outlet then 2x flex runs to 2x single ovens 2100w...
  11. S

    Help please -UK Private Rented 1 bed flat - comfort/storage heaters - £634 bill for 3 months from Scottish Power

    Hi. Please can someone offer me advise. I have a 1 bedroom flat with storage/comfort heaters (don't know which) that I don't turn on as I can't afford to run them. I have always had really high electricity bills and two metres which are supposed to cover day and night usage. Scottish Power...
  12. I

    I'm trying to replace an old outdoor switch for a pond pump and need some advice please?

    New switch has an earth terminal in the back box and COM, 1 WAY, 2 WAY on the switch. My power in and pond pump have live, neutral and earth wires, what goes where please?
  13. G

    How much to charge please

    Hello everyone, Someone asked me to replace the tube lights with the LEDs (5 feet long). In total i got to change 20 of them and to rewire about 5 lights (10m length). How much reasonable i should charge him. Thanks
  14. Mark42

    Help with specifying a long 4-core SWA run please

    I need to augment the underground supply to remote workshops at my own house. I’m struggling to understand the practical implications of voltage drop, rather than using blind compliance with recommendations/tables/regulations which do not take account of individual circumstances. Here’s the...
  15. C

    I need a professional opinion on a recent rewire please

    Hi, I have just had a full rewire done on my house by a Napit registered company whom I didn't realise at the time where allowing none registered persons to do the work. I have had to call them back several times to many issues I came across and am now concerned about the safety of the rewire. I...
  16. B

    EIC vs EICR advice please...

    Hello, I have a question regarding certification if anyone can constructively help please... I am a registered domestic installer (looking to go AC very soon).. I've been asked by a landlord to install a new CU in one of his properties connecting to existing cables (tested of course)... I've...
  17. sythai

    Off peak help please

    Hi Guys Done CU (peak & off peak) upgrade last week, they've got EDF Economy 7. E7 only does an overnight immersion, rest of property is on the peak supply. Had call from customer saying E7 overnight immersion is not coming on ? Just trying figure out what may have happened. Tested out at...
  18. D

    ** Please Help** Wiring a ceiling fan to a two-in-one dimmer/fan speed wall switch

    Hi there, please help. I live in Florida and am replacing a ceiling fan in a bedroom. The new fan has no pull cords and no remote. It came packaged with a wall switch that has a light dimmer dial and a 3-speed adjustable fan dial all in one switch (See attached photo) The wall switch that came...
  19. A

    Please Explain Double Insulation

    Hi, Just purchased a new wall light and it has no earth on terminal junction. Instructions say ‘double insulated - no earth required’. Here is a picture: How would this protect you if the wire from wall broke loose from this junction box and touched the casing which is metal? Or is it...
  20. C

    Garage Block Supply and EV Charger Install Advice Please!

    Hi All I'm in the process of getting quotes to get an EV Charger installed, and hopefully at the same time power to 14 residents garages. As it stands, the expectation is the majority of use in the garages will simply be for lights as they are too small for modern cars. There will undoubtedly...

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