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  1. M

    What have I done wrong?

    I've recently had a ceiling replastered, and rather than wait for the electric to be turned off, the plasterer yank the light fitting off the cables. Now I've come to try and wire a strip light up, I can light it up, but it's on permanently. Anyone tell me what I've connected up wrongly? Don't...
  2. D

    What did they do wrong?

    The company I work for hired some guys to install a new panel for new equipment. So they pulled 400amps 3phase from our engine room. They ran it to a 400amp panel, then fed a transformer with a 100amp breaker to feed a 200amp 208v panel. Now we have 130v to our 120v receptacles and the...
  3. D

    Spanish Solar PV , what went so wrong ?

    https://uk.yahoo.com/news/spains-solar-energy-crisis-62-131420708.html
  4. newfutile

    C2 or C3 ? Wrong brand of mcb

    Which code would you give to a Wylex board populated with Hagar mcbs ,Wylex main switch and Wylex rcd. Wylex once told me that nsb and nh breakers are not allowed on the same busbar !
  5. OnlQQker

    What Went Wrong? Minor Electrical Explosion...

    My ex mother in law has 2 OLD candlestick (Brass) lamps. The switch stopped working so I took it apart, it looks like this but plastic switch and cover BC SWITCHED BRASS LAMPHOLDER -...
  6. W

    What's gone wrong here

    Ok, I admit this stuff should be left to electricians now! I was fitting a new ceiling light and it's caused some issues. I got the ceiling light to work fine but now it's knocked out (but not tripped) the rest of that circuit and I don't know why. It looks like some lights still go on but only...
  7. L

    sorry if in the wrong place.. but im new

    hi everyone.. just a quick heads up.. i'm currently fixing a tv set and i've found the piece that i need to replace, but it's nothing that i know about. any help would be massively appreciated :)
  8. T

    Whats wrong with this pic

    Hi I just start job need help with description whats wrong wit neural
  9. M

    Where am I going wrong with conservatory lights?

    Just removed some tired and grotty looking spotlights which were fitted to the top beam of my conservatory. Bro in law removed them first before I could look at how they were wired in but thought nothing of it cos its simple right? ? Have bought 4 hanging vintage style pendants to replace them...
  10. Dartlec

    EICR weird Hob install - wrong and safe, or wrong and run away screaming?

    Second post on an EICR I did today (always a good sign!) 70s flat with earthed conduit and singles. 6mm runs from the CU to presumably where an old cooker switch was - at some point that was tiled over somehow and is now inaccessible - what emerges below the worktop is 2 x 2.5 Twin and Earth -...
  11. N

    What is wrong here?

    Greatings from Norway. I am trying to install an outlet and thought this setup would be correct. But it's not working. Please advice Nino
  12. V

    What's wrong with this picture?

    Just got called to quote for a new job, and as part of doing so I asked to check the board. This is a Niglon board, fitted by a sparky about 18 months ago. Answers on a postcard if you can spot an issue!! Bonus point if you can guess the four letter word I muttered.
  13. Darkwood

    When electrics go wrong!!!

    Just setting up a new sticky thread that unlike the dodgy trade pics thread is focused on showing the result of failures in electrical installations IE - damage caused which may be due to various reasons. Please do not post pics of poor workmanship if there is nothing else to show like the...
  14. Darkwood

    When it comes to green energy, we have all been getting it so wrong, finally I get it now.

    Just watch and learn something new about our combatting of global warming!
  15. littlespark

    Something wrong.. can’t trace fault

    Went to look at this shower today. Customer says it’s not heating up. Tried everything, and I can’t find the problem...... Can anyone suggest what could be wrong?? ?????????? Had you going there, didn’t I. elderly customers very happy with me going out on a Saturday to replace this...
  16. E

    Would you get a rewire done if there's nothing wrong with the old stuff?

    Hi all. Just bought a house and it needs some attention to the electrics in terms of layout - loads of rooms that need 2 way switches don't have them, weird lighting set ups where one switch will do an inside and outside light at the same time etc, mostly trivial stuff. I had planned to get a...
  17. L

    Is that wrong?

    I went to a property recently to replace a faulty wired smoke alarm, the consumer unit has recently been changed but I couldn't get the door to the mcbs to open. So I removed the cover to switch off the relevant one, whist inside I took some pictures of things I thought seemed wrong. Photo's...
  18. A

    UK Hob\Oven wired wrong way round?

    Hi, I'm thinking of replacing my 8 gang switches which are all 20Amp DP to newer MK ones. One of them is marked "Hob" but actually controls the oven. The switch on the other side of the kitchen near the Hob and cooker actually controls the Hob. I think this is a 45Amp style switch. This is how...
  19. K

    Electric shower fitted on the wrong end of bath.

    Hi all, Recently did an Eicr. I failed it due to shower being fitted on the opp side to the taps. I was lead to belive it was a C2 fault. Unable to find anything in the regs. Building or 18th. Its a rented property with a tight arse landlord who's asked his mates and come to the...
  20. R

    Is my light switch wiring wrong?

    Probably an easy answer but I need to clarify. I have a 2 hand switch with 3 wires. All red wires, no neutral. One will be the common which will go into L on the new switch and the other 2 will go into L1 and L3 (that's the only connections with terminals) . Lights are not working so what could...
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