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    Live metal casing on new light

    Hi guys looking for advice here, Voltage on light casing! Just been out and bought a new light fitting (I will attach the photo of said light) simple 2 core and earth terminal connections. After install i wanted to check the lower ring of the light to see if it had earth continuity from the...
  2. fredsilva

    Why does connecting neutral to casing work?

    I have basic experience installing switches, dimmers, outlets in my home; I am not an electrician. My brother recently had a light that was not working and asked me to take a look. I have a basic question about this: When I connected the hot wire and neutral to the light fixture wiring: the...
  3. K

    USA 2 prong appliances with metal casing, are they safe to use ?

    I recently learned the importance of electrical grounding and checked all appliances in my home. Toaster, Microwave oven have 3 prong power cord, so their metal casing would not cause any shock if the device has worn out connection inside. Some others like fans on the floor have only 2 prong and...
  4. S

    Melted casing

    Hi I'm just disconnecting my oven as got new one coming. I noticed the plastic casing is melted and wire blackish. Or previous oven also did this. Why is it doing this??
  5. D

    Can an oven thermostat probe (thermal bulb?) with a broken spot on the casing be repaired?

    I am replacing a thermostat on a wall oven and can only find used parts due to the age of the oven (1960's Frigidaire Flair). The used thermostat has a probe that goes into the oven and the casing or covering that covers the capillary tube has a break in it that exposes the capillary tubing. Can...
  6. J

    Mains tester showing Oven casing as live

    When I turn my oven on and touch a mains tester screwdriver against the casing it illuminates. It’s only happens when the heating element is on. The oven heats well and shows no other signs of issues. The casing is clearly not properly live as it’s touched all the time. Is this something to...
  7. S

    Oven cable melted cable and casing - can't work out why

    Good Morning, Recently got a new oven - hooked it up the same as every other oven I've had. However the live wire seems to have melted, melted the plastic casing and blown the fuse. Any thoughts?
  8. J

    Commercial Fuse box covered with plywood casing

    At work we have a fuse box with a door that will not close due to a broken latch. The fuse box is located by a fire door in an office. To hide the issue a plain plywood box has been used to completely cover the fuse box. I have raised a safety issue with this but there is disagreement on it's...
  9. B

    ADA Gen 4 system metal casing

    I have replaced the alarm panel. The alarm tests are ok. The walk test is ok. I have changed the Engineers& User codes also set up the zones, times zones, inhibited zones , entry and exit times. The alarm with not activate just keeps beeping. Should there be a wire into Set terminal next to the...
  10. M

    light switch metal faceplate to plastic casing

    Hi Guys, First time here so sorry for posting the most basic of questions. I have just moved into an old central London building and want to replace my ancient single plastic light switches with modern nickel metal ones from B&Q. I isolated the power to the flat and opened up the switch and...
  11. L

    Moulded casing 3 phase fuseboard

    When would you require a moulded casing fuseboard? Theres one submain B50 single phase board. One c16 and one c6 and 7 c32 triple pole mcb's it's a 8 way 3-phase board and looking at putting a 16 way in.
  12. S

    Casing walls and sinking back boxes

    Hi I have permission from building control to start work I have many backboxes to sink and cables to chase up walls. What I was thinking of is using something like this in the picture but one I can attach to a SDS drill. Do they exist? I don't think I have the strength to do this manually...

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