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  1. snowogu

    Hi just found light without earth connected do I need to do anything with it. The case is metal.

    Hi does the earth need to be connected?
  2. O

    DNO cable to head flopping around next to a bed

    I found this in a property today, I've never seen the incoming cable to the head (above and the other side of this wall) just dangling in free space before, in a bedroom. It's normally in a wall cavity right? Boss said note it on the MWEIC, would you guys feel you had too notify someone?
  3. W

    GFCI in Closet keep tripping, found it was tied to overhead lighting circuit. Normal?

    Hello all! Newer house, original owner(Florida). no change to electrical system. Just found there was an outlet (GFCI) in the closet so I wanted to put a paper shredder in there but it didn't work because the GFCI was tripped. Would not reset so I changed it out, new GFCI will not set either. IN...
    • Wryfox
    • Thread
    • circuit found gfci lighting lighting circuit normal overhead screwfix tripping
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. P

    Found a spur on a spur (I think) in my garage

    Hi all, I recently bought a new house and I went to check the installation on my garage. There is a double socket and a fused switch (3A) which is connect to the light. When I opened this fused switch, I noticed it is actually a spur. The way it is wired is that a SWA spur coming from the...
  5. U

    Just found out I have to do the AM2S…

    Got my AM2 coming up in August. I have done my apprenticeship through JTL who have been telling me for the past year not to worry about the AM2S and I only need to do the standard AM2. I have today found out I have to sit the AM2S as apparently now it is required for the gold card and I am...
  6. G

    No historical earth found

    No historical earth fitted in a block of 6 flats attached is an email from 3 years ago is this illegal Thanks for any advice
  7. M

    Patting a fridge: look what I found

    I hope you will enjoy the attached photo
  8. E

    Bought me a lake house and found this.

    Let me explain what we're seeing here. This is an enclosure mounted on a post near the driveway. The source wire coming up from the black pipe is fed from a 30amp double pole breaker in the house panel. Not sure if the white wire coming from the house is neutral or ground. The wire does...
  9. C

    Parallel Arc Fault Resistance Found to be 0.03 Ohms

    Page 337 cites UL testing, where arc resistance was found to be only 30 milliohms: https://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/AboutTheCodes/70/70_A2022_NEC_P02_FD_PIReport_1of2_rev.pdf (You may need to sign in to view, its free) Anyway, here is the value and equation as dervied from UL: The...
  10. J

    Swapping out 3 way switch with dimmer, wiring mess found.

    Hey all. No stranger to electronics, I've been building simple circuits as a kid and these days I build computers. I have a kitchen fan with light fixture that the light is wired to 3 way switches on either side of the kitchen. I was going to replace one of the switches with a dimmer switch. I...
  11. westward10

    Found a new Youtuber.

  12. Bob Geldoff1234

    Pop up blocker found.

    I have just installed this overlay blocker and it's extremely good at it's job.I visit dailymail(i know,i know) and the video popout was very annoying.This extension gets rid of all that. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/popupoff-popup-and-overla/ifnkdbpmgkdbfklnbfidaackdenlmhgh I am...
  13. GBDamo

    Interesting electrical things wot I have found on site

    Don't know if we have a running thread? Saw this for the first time today? Anyone fitted any?
  14. S

    Sockets went out in my den/bedroom no breakers tripped and no gfci found

    Some background info.. maybe you can help. I have a den that was running 600-800 watts worth of electricity and on the other side of the den is the living room in which I had another 1100 watts running. One day I plugged in a standard lamp cfl light bulb and noticed it dimming as if the current...
  15. Lister1987

    Cable ID collars (often found after a meter upgrade

    Trying to find where I can hold of what I would call plastic phase identifying lugs/grommets - blue or brown in colour and slides over meter tails to ident line or neutral (yes I know tape works too), I've tried every combination of words I can think of but keep comIng up empty.
  16. A

    Has someone some exploded views of the N20, N40 and N80 rotary cam switches from Telux (Benedict & Jäger)? Where could I found them?

    Greetings! I'm looking some exploded views of the N20, N40 and N80 rotary cam switches from Telux (Benedict & Jäger). Some of my customers tried to repair their switches and there are some parts missing, so I'm looking for part numbers and their exploded view. If you can share the information or...
  17. V

    Automotive wires found in kitchen?

    Hi everyone. I'm completely new to this form and barely a novice with electrical wiring. I bought my current house a year ago, it's about 60 yrs old originally but has had numerous extensions and remodels done in the past, some of which consisted of subpar work. I was working on refinishing the...
  18. J

    The induced EMF can be found by...........?

    Hey everyone, Im a complete beginner and looking into the lvl 2 2365 syllabus to see what i need to be studying. I came across some multiple choice questions and came up against the below question, can you please direct me to some good vids/sites etc that will help me to understand. I need...
  19. GBDamo

    Found a Figure 8

    Both legs of one ring in a socket with both legs of another adding another 8 outlets in two rooms. I'm adding a few new sockets and will be migrating the circuit to a new RCBO populated CU so was giving it a little more attention than usual, wouldn't normally do a fig8, when i found the two...
  20. kenny maccuish

    Found during fault finding

    Hi guys just wanted to ask if there are any Irish electricians here that can tell me whether these examples of making off SWA are accepted in Ireland. Just had to fault find a light not working in a garden and opened up a couple of manholes to find PVC 4x4 waterproof boxes with SWA going into...

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