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  1. G

    LED Light Socket Dimmer switches?

    I have some really nice vintage type LED bulbs on some dimmer sockets I installed on several of my lights. The problem is they flicker, switch on and off when dimmed. Seems like there would be a lot of these sockets, but I can not find them anywhere. Amazon for example has a bunch of these...
  2. Z

    UK Melted Plug and Socket cause

    Hi all, Washing machine plug and socket melted around Neutral pin. Whilst removing socket faceplate, noticed one brown wire was not in the terminal. May have come out of the terminal when pulling the socket forward or may have been out all the time. Is this lose or disconnected live cable the...
  3. B

    Outside Socket

    Hi All Recently came across an interesting situation whereby a client wanted some extra sockets and lights in the garden. The current lights are fed from a spur run in 2.5mm SWA and buried for approx 3m across a lawn to existing installation of two single sockets and some floods in the borders...
  4. T

    UK MCB Size for radial socket circuit.

    My shed is only 5 Meters from my house, i will run a SWA cable from existing consumer unit to a shed consumer unit which will have 3 circuits for Sockets,Light and a 7.5Kw shower unit all i need to know is will a 16 Amp MCB be sufficient for the socket Radial circuit for 4 Double sockets
  5. R

    Ireland Exterior socket plus switch controlled light on existing spur

    I want to replace an existing sensor activated exterior light with a RCD socket and a switch controlled light. Is this OK to do. So interrupt existing wire with RCD. Connect top outlet of RCD to external light switch. Connect bulkhead light to light switch?
  6. J

    Socket not working for Kettle (2000w) but is for toaster (1000w). Both items work on neighbouring plug (dual socket)

    Hi everyone, UK btw. Not a sparky, but have some idea of electrics from fiddling with guitar pedals and a-level physics! Just wanted a bit of advice - we have a dual socket in the kitchen, one plug of which does not work for the kettle (2000w draw according to the base), but does for the...
  7. B

    Can I connect an outdoor socket to a junction box which feeds my garage?

    Hi, I’m looking at adding an external socket on my house. I have a external junction box which is fed from the main consumer unit, in the junction box is a connector block which feeds a SWA cable which goes under my patio to my garage. In the garage is a smaller consumer unit which has a socket...
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    • box connect feeds garage junction junction box outdoor outdoor socket socket
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. V

    Can you have more than one socket on a cooker circuit ?

    I've been trying to locate anything in the regs that say this can't be done, but can't see anything. Basically I have a 3kw oven on a 4mm T&E cable going to a 32A MCB (Cable is clipped direct in loft to consumer board, and not covered by anything en-route - property is a bungalow). The isolator...
  9. M

    Extending BT Master Socket to RJ11 data only

    Something simple, I think.... my understanding is that the BT master socket extension is unfiltered. Does this mean that I can run it to a RJ11 plate and plug my wifi router directly into the Rj11 socket? I think this is the case. I don't use any landline phones, so have no need for phone...
  10. K

    UK Shaver socket to light switch

    Hello all, I have a shaver socket that I would like to change for a light switch. The socket is wired into the light circuit. The problem I have is that the shaver socket is vertical and fixed on a tiled wall. The only switch I can find that fits is a 2 gang 45A vertical DP switch. Can this be...
  11. L

    Socket tester test

    Jesus that never went to plan !! Funny thing is .I ordered the winner via ebay (different brand name and cheaper ) yesterday .Shame it does not have a audible warning , which is stupid .But combined with my Robin one that does. I look forward to trying it .
  12. P

    Adding socket

    Hi guys,can you add a n extra sockets to a sockets if there is no rcd protection. Thanks in advance for answers.
  13. nbwriter

    Buzzing Mains Socket

    hi guys, i'm working on "kitchen rescue" after watching gordon ramsey's "kitchen nightmares" (season 2, episode 5)... where a fairly young owner turns round a failing restaurant (that hadn't been cleaned since she bought it 5 years ago) ? since we're in plague times and my kitchen was become...
  14. C

    Moving socket to opposite wall.

    Have a double socket on one side of wall which needs to be on opposite wall 6m away. Can I swap out twin socket for a junction box/blank and then run twin an earth via trunking on top of skirting to new socket location? Many Thanks, A
  15. F

    Replacing a 2g socket with a FCU

    Hi. I have just bought a house which has a semi converted garage which would be perfect as my workshop. Currently there is one 2g socket available with a single T&E cable and it is likely that this is a spur from a socket the other side of the wall. I really need more sockets, probably five or...
  16. L

    Fused spur for under counter socket

    Hi, I'm currently looking at moving a socket so it's under the worktop for a washing machine in the kitchen, however I need to be able to switch off the socket. Am I right in thinking that I need to fit a fused spur above the worktop in order to do this?
  17. J

    3 Phase Socket in Refrigerated Area

    I have been asked to fit a 3 Phase 32 amp socket in a refrigerated area thats under construction. The cables will be on the walls and then a lining company is to come in and install 100mm thick panels 30mm from the wall all over to create a insulated box. inside the unit. The panel guys will...
  18. S

    How can i make good 4 lots of wires to one electrical socket?

    Behind one of my electrical sockets I have 4 live wires, 4 neutral and 4 earths. Is it acceptable to plumb those in to 5 way WAGO connectors and then use a single cable to connect those in to the electrical socket?
  19. johnwicklover

    Does a three-pin socket used for Electrical Vehicle charging need a earth electrode or open PEN fault detection device?

    As the title says, does a three-pin socket (external) used as charging point need an earth electrode or open PEN fault? Are mode 1 and mode 2 exempt from this ? I was under the impression that anything used as EV charging point and if located externally, the installation would need to have...
  20. K

    Food trailer amp socket advice

    Hi there Asking for some big help!! I have Jsut had a permanent pitch agreed, yay! For a food trailer. I keep trying to get my head around the amp socket that the supplier would need to have installed... I am wanting to run - Potatoe oven Stove top Water heater and pump Coffee machine...

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