Recent content by Stuart Lane

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    LED Lights staying on without power

    I put different bulbs in and guess what - the problem has gone away!
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    LED Lights staying on without power

    Thanks Taylor. I might just do that ?.
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    LED Lights staying on without power

    Thanks for all your replies - I thought it might have something to do with capacitance or induced voltage and also being a 2 way light circuit. Wiring of both lamps is identical and I knew it wasn't necessarily a circuit fault. Lamps probably are cheap ones but they came in another light we...
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    LED Lights staying on without power

    I have just put up some new lights with modern LED bulbs - the ones with spaded ends. When I turn off the switch the bulbs in the upstairs landing light stay illuminated, but not as brightly as with the power on. Has anyone seen this before - have I wired the light up wrong? The other identical...
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    Sharing and providing electrical (or Gas Plumbing) advice online - Discussion thread

    Great Post Dan. Very insightful. This part particularly caught my eye. Yes, even established tradesmen will get it wrong at times. People will have a go. And tradesmen will get it wrong every now and again. And it's about continuing to learn your trade as new products, systems and processes...
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    UK Running a cable for home Welder

    Thanks very much for all your replies - this is getting complicated but I'm learning all the time. I better do plenty more studying up before I undertake this project. Cheers guys
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    UK Running a cable for home Welder

    OK. That's a good start. By selectivity do you mean 2 different size breakers e.g. a larger breaker in the house CU so under fault only the garage breaker will trip? Thanks
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    UK Running a cable for home Welder

    I am planning to run a cable from my house consumer unit to a new consumer unit in my garage. I then want to run a medium duty welder from said garage CU. I am thinking: SWA cable from 32A MCB in main CU in 4mm or 6mm ran under floor through adjacent loft to garage in / not in metal conduit...
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    Immersion heater failure

    I had a quick go at moving it with the removal tool already and it moved. I know the risks of cracking the tank boss and yes it terrifies me so will tread very carefully. I've got a brand new heater there ready to go. I would really like to invest in some electrical meters shortly as I'm still...
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    Immersion heater failure

    I've just rewired my old I.H. and it seemed to be working fine although it was quite noisy. Something tripped the RCD last night and I suspect it was that. Now there is nothing - No noise at all. I don't have the meters to test it unfortunately. Is it likely that it's packed up completely with...
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    Faulty Extension Light Circuit

    No problem. The help is appreciated. I'm just becoming aware of the hazards of playing around with multi-meters. I'll have to seek professional help. Still learning the basics!
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    Faulty Extension Light Circuit

    To be fair to the builder I think he did use an electrician to run the wiring so apologies for giving a bad impression of him. Looks like I need to identify which is the live conductor missing the brown sheath then? I'll get my multi-meter on it! What damage might have been done to the wiring...
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    Faulty Extension Light Circuit

    No certificate as I remember but he was a competent builder and everything else is fine. As for DIY cock up, how so and on whose part? I have done nothing wrong! Does the wiring need to be altered needs or just the light connections made differently?
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    Faulty Extension Light Circuit

    Light Switch has 3 terminals - L1, L2 and Common - I joined Blue to Common and Brown to L1/L2. Light Fitting - I joined the single blue to twin blues and single brown to twin browns.
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    Faulty Extension Light Circuit

    It was done by an electrician. I thought it might be the switch and then the light fitting / chandelier. I have tried different light fittings and problem remains. Wiring to light contains 2 Live, 2 Neutral and 2 Earth wires but I guess this is normal. Warranty - No but I can live with the...

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