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  1. nicebutdim

    Punch down tools.

    Inspired by another thread, which I don't wish hi-jack. Can anyone recommend a decent, relatively low price punch down tool? I've had a cheap one which was junk and a brand name (can't remember which) from which part of the actual punch sheared. I don't terminate data modules regularly, but it...
  2. J

    Filed Socket - Cracked and no switch longer toggles

    I have a new single socket which has failed after 6 months of use - on removing the plug the socket was found to have cracked and the switch would no longer toggle. Power had also stopped running through it (despite the switch being on) - but it did not trip the consumer unit. Any ideas what...
  3. A

    Halogen potlights no longer working

    Hi everyone, I have 4 x MR16 (halogen) potlights running off of a switch. Model: IT2000M from Contract Lighting Contraste - IT2000M - Remodel - https://www.contrastlighting.com/Housing/IT2000M?lang=en The other day, there was a humming which I believe was coming from the electrical panel and...
  4. J

    Broken Fluorescent Ballast - no longer available - options?

    I have a bathroom mirror with 2 x 21W fluorescent T5 tubes and an IR sensor. The tubes switch off after a few minutes. I have changed the tubes and the fault persisted. I checked the output from the IR switch and it was 240V so that leaves the ballast as faulty. The problem is the ballast is...
  5. S

    What type of G9 (LED) bulbs to buy for a dimmer switch (dimmer function no longer working)

    Hi, I am replacing some bulbs in my parents' lounge ceiling light to G9 5W (LED) bulbs. It was originally operated by dimmer switch, but the dimmer function no longer works, so am unsure whether to buy dimmable or non dimmable bulbs. Advice gratefully received, many thanks.
  6. S

    Possible cause for light switches no longer turning on after smart dimmer install?

    I installed a smart dimmer switch in my dining room, which worked fine. The next day, I installed the same type of switch in my kitchen. Not only did it not power on, I noticed that the light switch in the dining room no longer turns on, and that the light switch in my foyer no longer works...
  7. diyterry

    Lighting cable no longer needed

    I have a cable which was used to supply power to an illuminated niche fitted into a cavity wall. The niche has been removed, would it be okay to terminate the cable with a maintenance free junction box and slide it back into the cavity?
  8. Richard Burns

    Lewden Control Gear Direct no longer manufactured?

    I have just heard that Lewden / Control Gear Direct have stopped producing their circuit protective devices as of 13th May, is this anything anyone else has heard of or can confirm? I have used a fair number of their consumer units and RCBOs and will be nonplussed if I now have to tell customers...
  9. Ian B

    Any Lutron Homeworks installers got an HWI-WCI on the shelf you no longer need?

    If so drop me a PM please ;)
  10. Z

    No longer registered but need to issue a certificate for a rewire / new install?

    So last year I doing a rewire / new install for a customer. They'd moved into a property they were renovating while living in, and I was rewiring it over the course of many months here and there, slowly removing old install and installing the new bits side by side, to be connected to the supply...
  11. S

    Alarm Installer No Longer Exists - Help!

    Hello everyone, Moved in to a property some months ago, never did bother with the Burglar alarm until today I had a power cut which set the alarm off. At which point I realised I do not have the codes to stop it once it does start sounding. I tried to contact the installer (AED Security Wigan)...
  12. E

    Fused unit no longer required

    I've just removed an old fused electrical heater fitted in the middle of the ring circuit and am now left with the hole and wiring (see pic). Ideally I want to just cover this up with a bit off plasterboard so it looks like nothing was ever there. Is it OK to do this or is this deemed unsafe? I...
  13. E

    LED & Halogen on same circuit - Halogens no longer work

    I have 5 lights in my garden on the same circuit, they were all previously small industrial looking fluorescent tube lights. Last weekend I replaced two of them with standard halogen light fittings (Astro 0483 | Homefield 1 Light Outdoor Wall Light -...
  14. W

    wiring a ring in 2.5 is no longer acceptable?

    So my boss had the NIC inspector out the other day and he mentioned that wiring a ring in 2.5 is no longer acceptable. He stated that even wiring a ring in 4mm is now pushing it when it's installed in insulation. We have always wired rings in 4mm as we wire large holiday homes. All my other...
  15. N

    Earth loop meter required

    Can someone help me find a particular type of earth loop meter that I used to use years ago. It was the type that had a earth wander lead and probe. You plug in the meter to a socket, then touch the probe to the casing of the fixed appliance, you get an ELI reading I'm no longer a part P...
  16. S

    Help with commercial PV install

    I have installed several domestic 3 and 4kW PV systems over the last five or six years and a few 10KW systems but i dont have experience with larger commercial installs. I have now been asked by a previous customer to provide an estimate to install a 30kW system on his factory. He has already...
  17. B

    New in the Midlands

    Hello EF, After two years of night school I've recently made the jump from PE teacher to an 'Electrical improver' and really enjoying the work, loads to learn. The forum has been a great place to find info and opinions, so though it's about time I signed up properly. Joe
  18. O

    Light changing LED Flood light - reading the instructions....

    I bought a light changing LED floodlight on the web and it arrived today - as I'm slobbing around I thought I better take a look at it and read the instructions before I install it... So this is the unit out of the box: These are the "instructions" for the unit: And these are the...
  19. HappyHippyDad

    3ah, 4ah or 5ah?

    Evening all. My friend has asked me if he should buy 3, 4 or 5 Ah makita batteries. All my batteries are 3Ah so I do not feel equipped to answer him as I have no experience of the others. I am completely happy with the 3Ah ones, however what do you guys think? Is it better to have the 5Ah as...
  20. M

    6424hy for sale, 1.5mm, 2.5mm and 10mm

    Hi all, Edit: sorry I meant 6242hy I am moving house on Friday (Lancing to Sompting , so not far) and since I don't really work in this industry any longer, I no longer have need for some twin and CPC, so if anyone is local to West Sussex and can collect it before the end of Wednesday evening...

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