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  1. S

    It will be fine to plug pc in this new apartment with older electrical plugs?

    Hello. I will be buying new apartment to live. But electrical plugs are older. Not the newest. And my question. It will be fine to plug pc in this new apartment with older electrical plugs i think it is aluminium,right? PC WILL BE: Rtx 4090,14900K,1600W PSU But of course in future i will call...
  2. B

    Plugs and Fuses - Help understanding symbols (PC/Monitor)

    I have a question which is confusing me and I cannot find a definitive answer and I hope someone can help. So I have a PC and Monitor and I have misplaced the IEC cables in a house move.(Somewhere in a box labelled cables hopefully) My question is I have found this spare on one a box. (see pics)...
  3. Adam_92

    Click plugs question

    Can these click plugs be hidden in a ceiling or do you need an access hatch to get to them.. can’t find any regs on them Building is a container and it splits for transport? Thanks in advance
  4. P

    Putting UK plugs on hard wired appliances

    I purchased a new-build apartment 10 years ago, which came with a fitted oven and microwave. Both appliances are described by the manufacturer (AEG) as hard wired. I recently purchased a new hard wired microwave, but the installer discovered that there was only a socket behind the microwave. He...
  5. R

    Do plugs have to be fire rated?

    Just saw a vid of someone putting in a CU on unistrut in a domestic property (why, i don't know), and one of the comments said it fails the regs because he used regular red rawl plugs instead of fire rated plugs. I didn't know this was a thing?
  6. O

    UK Storage heater rawl plugs

    Hi all, 37 years ago when I installed storage heaters for Norweb, believe it or not, we used fibre rawl plugs. If you know you know..chewed the end to splay it out...:) Fast forward 37 years and I'm about to replace an old Elnur for a new Creda heater. Does should a product still exist...
  7. F

    putting outdoor 100w floodlights on plugs

    I have an arena lit by 100w LED floodlights, to get through planning my dad fabricated hinged collapsible poles and each is wired to a plug to make them 'temporary' I've had so many replaced because IP65 does FA in rain. always replaced by electrician and rewired at the light. Now I'm...
  8. OnlQQker

    They're Examining Our Plugs And Sockets...

    They've not trod on one yet though!
  9. S

    Is it safe to wire separate plugs to two devices previously wired to the same plug?

    I have an old hifi system that has a record player stacked on top of an amplifier. Weirdly, both are wired to the same plug. I don't know whether they came like this or whether somebody did it post purchase for some reason (I inherited it from my grandma). I want to pass the record player on so...
  10. pierrerio

    alterations of two double gang plugs

    Hi Guys I am new to this forum, I have a good idea about electrical works. I wanted to ask for suggestions about how to move two double gang plugs . I will attach a picture for reference. Thanks in advance
  11. T

    Cookers plugs and direct connection

    Morning, I'll preface this with the fact I have already told them I am not as yet competent to do it and they should get a trained sparky in. Trainee electrician at early stages. Friend asked me to change their cooker. Old one is on its own circuit and also has a fused (not sure on size)...
  12. Anthony Deakin

    Plasterboard wall plugs for TV bracket

    Hi all, it seems that each time i buy a plasterboard wall plugs to screw into plasterboard either it wont hold the weight of the TV bracket or comes loose after a while. Can anyone please recommend a decent one? Thank you
  13. NBCanada

    What is best and easiest way for an electrician to connect lights and plugs from electric baseboard existing circuit upstairs?

    I have an older home with some knob and tube upstairs, downstairs has been rewired new. I want to disconnect upstairs knob and tube. Can an electrician , junction my electric baseboard wire (all upstairs rooms have baseboard heaters to install new bedroom lights and plugs.? I am on breakers. I...
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    • baseboard best canada circuit connect electric electrician existing lights plugs upstairs
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. N

    Better?: Canadian surge bar with UK Plugs paired wit

    Hi, I hope you are all doing well. I have original UK samsung, apple and Huawei plugs and would like to know which combination of plugging them into my Canadian outlets would be best in terms of Safety, Protection and Efficiency. Please suggest which option from below would be best? 1) Buying...
    • Nursemoe
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    • adaptor adaptors better canadian outlet plugged plugs surge surge protector
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. S

    power to sockets as light on and plugs but nothing works

    Hi our sheds and outbuildings seem to have lost all electrical power but the socket next to the shed has lights on nothing works in the other sheds sockets either no kettle garden pond pump etc plus light switches too.The junction box in the shed halfway down the garden is fine if I turn off the...
  16. OnlQQker

    3/5/13 Amp Fuses For Plugs And Fused Spurs...

    As most people really don't have an understanding of electricity whatsoever, and the amount of times I have come across the wrong size fuse in a plug or FCU. I don't know but surely this should be addressed somehow. Moulded plugs are all good as well on the new table lamp somebody has just...
  17. J

    Can a standard plug be put on this....m

    Got this viper shop vac from a friend. It has a 1@0v plug on it...is it possible to get it to work at standard plug ? https://www.vipercleaning.ie/en/products/Pages/product.aspx?fid=16330
  18. P

    4 or 5 pin plugs for 3 phase supply from inverter?

    I have recently bought a 3 phase bandsaw for hobby use and acquired a single phase to 3 phase inverter to power it. When I looked at buying cable and plugs/sockets for the supply I didn't know if I should choose 3P + earth or 3P N + earth plugs and sockets. What is the difference and which...
  19. M

    Are we allowed to use 5 amp fuses in 13 amp plugs?

    I work for a charity (Besom) that gets equipment that needs to be PATted. A lot of these come with 5 amp fuses. Please do the regulations allow you to use 5 amp fuses, or are you supposed to change them to 3 amp? Most of these devices are low power & they will run perfectly well on a 3 amp...
  20. C

    Looking for the name of a part that a switch plugs into

    Hi all, Recently my gas stovetop's ignition button started malfunctioning. So of course, I took it apart and found a replacement. So the button seems to have two flat pins that plug into a plastic box with some plate inside. The other end of the plastic box ends with two holes for the cables...

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