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  1. B

    Advice on wiring a lightbulb

    Recently moved into a house and there are exposed wires (3 wires) for overhead lights. I just need simple lightbulbs put in, so I got lightbulb connectors (see picture). I have a couple of questions. The 3 wires have this little attachment with two screws on them (see the picture - I took it...
  2. papachumba

    Extractor with time & switch, wiring

    Bought a new extractor with a timer and a pullcord, to replace existing extractor with a timer only. Idea was to use the pullcord to turn the fan off completely even when the lights are on. However, after wiring it in according to the instructions I seem to get the pullcord acting as a primary...
  3. F

    Adding additional flood / security lights - wiring options

    Hi I have an existing flood light, powered via a three core & earth (1.5mm) and it's switched. I want to add two more lights, one for the side and one for the front. I will be using PVC conduit and junction boxes to run the cables. Out of the two plans, which is the better one? One cable out...
  4. Tommy10toes

    UK Wiring advice for a novice

    I discovered a blank face plate in our large food cupboard and thought- ‘if there’s wiring behind this then I could put a little microwave in there’ There is wiring. (See horrible photo) so I will wire in a single plug socket there. Being a novice I wanted to check the following- After...
  5. G

    Cloth wiring outlet box load wires got disconnected, how to identify hot and neutral

    Hello all, I have an outlet box in my house built in the 1920s that I am changing to a GFCI. The wiring is cloth wiring so I have a hot and a neutral. On this outlet box I have the hot and neutral line wires coming in from the bottom, and on the top I have 2 load wires which go up to the...
  6. A

    Is it OK to connect a PIR in parallel with a wall switch?

    Hi, I want to add a PIR to a porch light but I want the original light switch to still behave as it always has. i.e. both the light switch and the PIR can switch on the light. The diagram shows what I want to do. The circuit is pretty simple and will work as I want. My question is this... Is it...
  7. R

    wiring in a bathroom heater

    DIY and new to the forum Hi there. I want to install a simple bathroom heater in my bathroom (this one: Wall fan Heater 7 DAY Timer PTC bathroom workshop electric wall mounted Remote | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183692212680). I have an unswitched fused spur in the bathroom close to...
  8. Raphael

    Wiring of Talento 211

    My problem is that my Talento 111 time switch has stopped functioning. It seems the Talento 111 is no longer available but the 211 is so I bought one only to find that the connections are not the same as for the 111. I need help with the correct wiring for the 211. I attach pics of both
  9. Designmen90

    Wiring RCBOs inside panel

    Hello everyone, I would be happy to hear your opinion about wiring RCBO inside switchboboards, panels. Here I attached some example. We have 9 (F1-F9) RCBOs, each 20A. If we connect first one (F1) with 16mm2 wire to first phase busbar, second (F2) with 16mm2 to second phase busbar and third (F3)...
  10. S

    LED Strips wiring - various strips length to 2 drivers?

    Hi all, I got my place recently renovated with a cove light installed in my living room. The issue is that my contractor engaged with an electrician who didn't seem to know too much and got a bad result, so I'm looking at re-wiring by myself. The cove is roughly 3 x 3.7m. I have 2 x 80W 12V...
  11. S

    UK Housebashing wiring helped

    Hi all, not a housebasher here, so don’t hate. Wiring my house and need advice. Want to mount the CCU just below the ceiling and bring the cables from the floor above. How do a nicely bring the cable off of the beam so they’re on the wall and then will go into the back of the fuse board? Pics...
  12. colmkelly1977

    Ireland Projector screen wiring

    I bought a second hand projecta compacte electric projector screen but there is no fitting on the wires. Anyone know what I need? The guy selling it was able to insert 2 wires I to the power socket and the screen came down, reversed the wires and the screen retracted. I've no idea about any of...
  13. L

    Potterton Promax Ultra - Wiring

    Picture taken from another post as my phone is a potato. We have had a Potterton Promax Ultra 24 ErP Combi installed. I am looking to install a Honeywell ST9100s clock. No roomstat is to be installed, just the clock. At the moment, I have a fused spur feeding the boiler. I have a 5 core coming...
  14. C

    Honeywell st699 to st9400c wiring

    Hello I have a question switching the above central programmers. I seem have a few more wires than other examples I’ve seen online. For instance I have 3 wires in terminal 1 (brown and 2 red: one is a bridge to terminal 5 which I believe would be discarded); also have 3 wires into terminal 2 (...
  15. F

    Automotive electrical wiring help LED bar

    Baja wiring harness LED light help. I've fitted a US Baja harness on my Australian FJ, but I need to replace the Baja harness switch setup so that I can comply with A.U requirements for forward facing L.E.Ds. Australian road law requires a forward-facing L.E.D can only come on when the...
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  16. S

    Switch wiring for lights and extractor fan

    Hi all, I did train as an electrician but never worked as one so my experience is limited and ive not done anything for a while now. I have an extractor fan in my kitchen that comes on with the lights and its damn annoying. I did disconnect it a few years ago but on a recent inspection the...
  17. N

    Wiring Question Chandelier

    I have a new 15 arm chandelier, each arm has 2 lights which use G9 LED bulbs (3W equivalent). Each arm also has four wires coming into the base of the chandelier. My question is what is the best way to wire/bundle all 60 wires so they hook up to the hot and neutral safely. There are 30 wires...
  18. R

    Wiring up a new cooker hood motor

    Hi I am looking for some help. My Rangemaster cooker hood stopped working sometime ago, I’ve stripped the hood down and degreased the hood. Ive diagnosed the problem to be a faulty motor. I’ve bought a replacement motor, like for like, although the new motor has the same coloured wires but is...
  19. M

    Multizone Hive wiring for S plan system

    Hi, I’m not an electrician or a plumber, but I am confident diyer and am not completely incompetent! I have a new build house with a boiler/hot water system which I believe is S plan. There are 3 motorised valves (one for downstairs heating, 1 for upstairs and 1 for hot water). So it’s a dual...
  20. A

    Nest wiring issue (I think!)

    Hi all, I have an issue which i assume is due to incorrect wiring, but hoping someone might be able help me to fix it myself. My setup is a Nest 3rd Gen running downstairs heating and water, and a Nest 'E' running the upstairs heating. The problem is that the downstairs heating won't turn off...

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