DIY'er question:
I have a singe switched fused spur above my kitchen counter, providing power to an undercounter fridge socket beneath it. The boss lady wants a socket installed there to move the toaster away from where it currently sits, because 'lady reasons'..
Is there any way I can swap...
I have a single wall switch powering 1 light and I want to add a separate light and change to wall switch to a double to power them both separel;y, how do i do this please?
Hi,
I have a single light switch, wired like this.. the 2 wires in com, with a always live wire coming to the switch, and then wire going out to the light. (earth is in choc block at switch and light fixture)
I want to add a second switch like this
Does this look ok?
Thanks,
Derek.
Looking to use this brooks Compton motor as a replacement in an electric cement mixer. can anyone tell me if it is designed to operate off a domestic single phase 240v supply? It looks to me as though it could run off either a single or threes phase supply but I’d be grateful to hear from...
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So, I am looking to buy a used 5HP 3PH 208 V 10 inch Table saw --- (Motor Plate Data in Image) I am a DIY'er and in this case I would not attempt to do a 3PH to Single Phase conversion myself -- (I have looked at many videos and read several articles about how to do...
Hi everyone. The title should sound crazy enough, but it's what happening in my 72-years old home we've purchased 2 years ago.
I found the crazy wiring when I was just troubleshooting on a lighting which has been flickering, and finally completely failed recently. I recognized the lighting is...
Hi, I want to put downlights in my fire surround - possibly 3 but more likely going to be 2. They are 0.4w LED lights. I have a 12v 8w LED driver with a 6 way TOP connector on the end. I want to add an on/off rocker switch but I'm confused as to whether I need an SPST or an SPDT switch for this...
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I signed up here for a little help. I bought a 3 phase bandsaw and went down the rabbit hole of VFD’s etc.
‘The motor is 3 phase 400v and I have 1 phase 240v (Australia) .
So I bought a VFD that has an input of 240v single and an output 400v three. It’s currently in the post.
I...
We are refurbishing an empty commercial building at the minute and I don't do commercial stuff day in day out so not entirely clued up on everything. The building is one property, central entrance hall with two big offices left and right from the hall way, the hallway though has two meter...
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I am putting in a first fix on a small extension. It will have its own fuse board coming from the main house.
I plan to put in 5 electrical radiators. (2x1000w, 2 x 600w and a towel heater)
I am going to hardwire them on their own ring with a fuse on each .
Just...
I have a single phase stainless steel pasteuriser that has two control boxes attached to it. One box houses the control for the electronics and motor for the mixing paddle. The other box houses the supply to the water jacket immersion heater. The immersion heater is 1.5kw single phase and is...
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I am an experienced DIY electrician and I just wanted to ask a quick question about something since I am new to this forum, if it hasn’t really been answered anywhere else.
The question I have in mind is how come most electrical manufacturers still make single gang (25, 35mm etc) back...
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I have a single oven 2.4kw max and a ceramic hob 6kw max
I would like to put then both on the same circuit so i was thinking 10mm cable from consumer unit to a junction box then 6mm from jb to hob via isolation switch then another 6mm from jb to 13amp fused isolation...
Have a single plug socket which has been working fine for years. It is behind a unit so nothing has hit it. I looked at the socket and can seen no discolouration or anything on the outside to indicate a problem. Took the socket out of the wall and again nothing to indicate a problem and all the...
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I have a 4 pole single phase 240VAC 315 watt motor from a central heating heating system that I think is bad.
It's the room fan inside the squirrel cage that sucks / pushes the air past the heat exchanger
It seems to run but very slowly. I think it's bad.
That said, there is...
I replaced a single pole to exterior lights with a smart switch. Next to it is a 3way to my foyer light. The foyer and the smart switch to exterior works. However I seem to have killed the power to an exterior outlet. In order to get the switch to work, I had connect the red switch pigtail...
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I need advice on wether it is safe and okay to have 3 × 13amp fcus on its own radial with each having single socket to supply a....
1st) fcu at 13amp-fridge/freezer
2nd) fcu at 13amp-washer/dryer combo
3rd) fcu at 13amp-Dishwasher
They will be protected by 4mm...
I (well, the MCS installer) obtained approval under G59 back in 2015 for 11.5 kW of grid connection on a single phase. 12kW of panels into two 6kW inverters. I'm in a fairly remote area. Not aware of any other solar arrays feeding into my local pole mounted transformer.
I'd now like to add...
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