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  1. N

    commerical fridges being turned off

    My parents run a shop and have several chillers and freezers. the sockets are in an area which customer frequently walk past and it appears someone is getting a kick of turning them off. we have lost 2 freezers worth of goods now. We have covered the sockets with a crisp stand but it is still...
  2. S

    Help with fuses that don't seem to do anything

    Hi, So last year we bought a house and didn't go through and label the fuses. There are 15 in the box. The previous owners wanted to install an infra-sauna in the upstairs bathroom, and put in a cable but never put in the sauna. This was turned off at the fuse box, but we never paid attention...
    • stomalomalus
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    • anything don't electrician everything fuses help turned
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  3. D

    LED GU10 bulbs still glowing when turned off

    Hi Guys, Just need a little advice if possible. I have recently fitted 6 GU10 Downlights 230V on a customers landing with 5W Cool LED GU10's. When he turns off his light one light is still slightly on. I know this has something to do with the two way switching for the landing and a bit of...
  4. H

    Dodgy kitchen and lighting circuits

    Hi there, I'm new to the forum and looking for some advice on what is and isn't acceptable when it comes to household wiring. Our flat was wired by questionable electricians (before we moved in) and over the years lots of problems have cropped up. Each room has at least 4 spotlights, 90% of...
  5. J

    Flashing Lights When Turned Off

    This is a message that I received a few days ago, I am going to have a look on Tuesday. "I have a problem with the 2 ceiling lights in the sitting room flashing on and off every second or so when they are turned off, and cannot understand why. When I initially put them up and checked each one...
  6. 2

    15 volts on lighting circuit with circuit turned off?

    Hi guys, Whilst carrying out an ECR yesterday I was doing an r1r2 test on a lighting circuit (downlights) in a new extension and noticed that I was getting 15v L-N and 15v L-E with the circuit de-energised. To cut a long story short after some investigation, I noticed that the 15v was coming...
  7. H

    A light switch with a mind of its own

    Im currently in a vacation rental and have been staying here for just over a week out of two. Last night, I know i turned every light off however when I woke up this morning both the light switch next to my bed had been flicked on, and the shower light was on - the switch to which was on the...
    • Half
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    • light light switch switch switches turned wiring
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. D

    Multiple arcade machines turned on all at once

    Hi All, Got a customer that runs a games machine company selling various arcade machines, such as pinballs, fruit machines, duke boxes e.t.c they are currently moving premesis to a new warehouse, and in the display area he will potentially have 20-30 machines all plugged in at once. The exact...
  9. M

    Metrel MD9272 Leakage testing

    Hi, My new leakage tester arrived so I wanted to try it out, I connected it to the Line and Neutral meter tails and got a total leakage with all circuits on of 8.05 ma, I turned them all off and re-tested individually and found that the first floor ring final was giving the highest leakage of...
  10. Darkwood

    Throw that switch there!!! ... Yes that on DOH!!!!!!!!

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b87_1459097394 Makes me cringe that he tries extinguishing the remaining fire with handfulls of snow... :38:
  11. A

    Short when light turned on sometimes

    We have been doing work in a flat where we had taken down light and put a temp ceiling rose. All was fine for a month then we fitted new expensive chandeliers. Worked fine for a few weeks then on some mornings the circuit would trip with a bang. Went back did a ir test all was clear 10m ohms...
    • aaelectric
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    • light short sometimes turned
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. K

    periodic inspection where power can not be turned off

    Hi Guys, Wonder if any one can help me, I have been offered a periodic inspection at an office block where it is not possible to turn off certain circuits and working out of hours is out of the question due to files that are kept in the building. Does anyone know where I stand with not doing...
    • karlr
    • Thread
    • can't circuits inspection periodic power testing turned where
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. S

    am2 advice

    here is some advice for anyone doing there am2. sit back and relax, its so easy a baby could pass it at least jtl think so
  14. uksparks

    Cooker connection turned into a rewire

    Hi, I went to a house today to connect a new cooker up. The old one was on a plug top. The kitchen had all jus be fitted last week. The cooker control switch was plastered into the wall, I managed to gt it off to see there was nothing connected o the load side... I said ideally you need an...
  15. A

    30v on 2way switch when turned off??

    Went to a job today, where the client had removed 3 halogen bulbs to install LEDs. When the light was turned off from one side it would make the bulbs flicker with switch off, but if it is switched from other side it was ok. I dissconnected 2way switch and if was working fine. There is a new cu...
    • aaelectric
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    • 2way cable damaged switch tester turned
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. uksparks

    Quote turned into a job

    Hi, I went to quote for a potential rewire this morning, either that or new fuse box with remedial work etc.. anyway, the kids were all watching TV and in the middle if a film or something, oh it's a rewireable fuse box. anyway, I thought I'd just loosen and pull a faceplate forward to just...
  17. D

    Meter Reading check / inspection - PV System

    Thought I had posted this back in Jan, but looks like it didnt post. A meter reader turned up unannounced to take a reading/inspection of the PV installation at my setting, said this was normal and would happen every 2yrs !
  18. Pete999

    Other Trades Persons

    Reading thread just now reminded me of a job I helped my Lad out on, we were wiring some down lighters, anyway we got to the jobsite ealy to make a start, about 09:30 this Muppet turned up, no introduction, nothing but "how much longer youse goin to be ere matey" all day we replied with that he...
  19. D

    20 volts at light fitting when switch is turned off

    Got a bit of a head scratcher!! I have a 2 way lighting circuit, if you turn the lights on with one switch then turn it off with the other switch the LED lamps will stay on very faintly (this is annoying the customer, which is why he called me out). When I checked with the multi meter it is...
  20. C

    Sky digibox rf2 output - power to magic eye option to be turned off by sky firmware ?

    "Hello All", I wondered if anyone else has heard the RUMOUR that Sky are going to broadcast a Firmware Update around September which will have the `accidental effect` of removing the Set Up Option within the Engineers Set Up Menu to turn Power ON to the Digi-box RF2 Output / Remote Control...

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