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    DIY Overdrive button replacement for Kia Cerato 2006

    Good day all, I'm looking for some advice about changing my overdrive button in my car. A little backstory into the situation. I had to replace my slider indicator for my automatic shifter and to accomplish this I had to cut the 3 wires of the overdrive button to disassemble the shifter...
  2. D

    How comfortable should I be with my DIY wiring?

    I've added some soffit lights (upstairs and downstairs), and I've added a fused spur in my back room. It all works and, to the best of my ability, it's as safe as possible - but (simply put) I'm not an electrician. I've been regularly consulting a mate of mine for bits I'm confused about so I...
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    UK DIY- advice on extending wiring into new shed

    Hi all, DIY here :) First off let me just say it is advice I am after as I am fully aware that I will probably need an electrician to complete the job. My question is how much I can do myself up to a point. So many years ago I built a shed at the top of the garden ( approx 30m away from garage)...
  4. M

    DIY garage suite

    I am having a garage suite built out for my agin inlaws and parents when they visit. 400sgft, 4500w h20, 1 appliance outlet (2-3 others in "kitchen area), 1 bathroom, 7 others, 6 regular recepitcal, and 10 light fixtures. I have the load at about 60A and was going to place a 100a and feed it...
  5. T

    Is my light socket safe for a diy wood kiln?

    Good morning everyone, I need help determining safety / use of my light socket for use in a refridgerator wood bowl kiln. Im a wood turner and I need a quicker turn around time on my pieces so I built two kilns each powered by a 40w incandescent light bulb. The ambience will be humid and the...
  6. J

    (DIY) Help with connected fire alarms

    Morning all :) I hope this question isn't too basic...I think I'm sure but thought it would be wise to check. I've fitted a couple of fire alarms that are wired, one at the top of the stairs one at the bottom. First one I fit was downstairs, all was fine. When I fitted the upstairs one the...
  7. T

    Electrical Pump Advise sought for DIY

    Hi guys, newbie here, please go easy! I've got a query regarding an existing installation on a pumping station pump issue, which I'm hoping you can help with. Our house is off mains sewage, and as such we have a sewage treatment plant, and a pumping station. In the pumping station we have 2...
  8. D

    UK DIY - Install Cat6 through rigid insulation glued to Drywall

    I'm looking to data points for Cat6 in a couple rooms through out my house. Plan is Patch Panel, though brushed panel, through eaves, terminating in a gang faceplate. I've got easy access to eaves so getting the cables from one wall to another should be easy enough. The walls are...
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    Need Advice on a 15 Amp Circuit

    I'm hoping someone can give me some advice on an existing 15 AMP circuit in my house. When I built in 2007, this circuit contained an outlet for the electronic ignition on my gas water heater, a single GFCI outlet in my basement, and it powered all the light fixtures in my basement (8 simple...
  10. J

    DIY wiring for Wi-Fi water heater switch

    Hey guys! I have another DIY question. I have a water heater switch that I want to replace with a wi-fi enabled one. Below is the back of the switch, together with the current wiring coming out of the wall. The current switch is wired as follows: N1 N2 L1 L2 and 2x Ground. The new wi-fi switch...
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    Making a DIY electric burner and stove

    Hey guys! Very amateurish electrician here. I just finished watching a video of a guy making an electric burner and stove, using just a can, screws and wires: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nIMuurFog0 He plugged the thing to a 12V battery to heat the setup, however, since most...
  12. R

    DIY socket ring - is this allowed?

    Hi all I’m new here and need some advice :) We’ve got an old Victorian house with a suspended ground floor. We’ve had a rat problem (Sorted now!) and they’ve chewed through part of the ring main downstairs. I was thinking of replacing the line of cable they’ve chewed through myself (It’s red and...
  13. C

    How to test for correct voltage (diy)

    (DIY) Hi, I suspect that I'm not getting the correct 230v in my premises. How likely is it that voltage supply could be less than 230v? What equipment would I need to test it?
  14. Z

    What electrical DIY work is currently Allowed

    Hi just moved into a new house and need to replace the mains sockets, but would also like to add new ones. Have had difficulty on the internet ( trawling through so many American sites ) getting an answer to this question. Can I 1-replace existing ring mains sockets 2-install new ones to the...
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    Solar Panels DIY Solar Install

    Just wondering if anybody has done a DIY solar install? Not too worried about the export guarantee payments, and part P will be covered by a property rewire. But I’ve read about needing to do building notification for the structural element? Has anybody had any experience doing this? thanks
  16. PeakSteve

    Sonoff Wi Fi DIY MINI smart switch issue.

    Has anyone had an intermittency issue with a Sonoff DIY MINI smart switch? This switch takes a voltage-free switch circuit (i.e. your old switch cable(s), separated from the mains) across it's inputs S1 and S2. Any change of state of the light switch(es) will change the output of the device...
  17. D

    Light switch popped and stopped working ( DIY )

    Hi, I replaced my old light switch to the smart light switch today. After the job is done it worked perfectly until the new light switch sparked when one of the cable tightening screws touched the metal housing and circuit breaker tripped. I lifted up the circuit breaker, all lights come back...
  18. John Brown

    sharing the DIY LED light bottle

    My wife bought some long and short LED fairy string lights for Christmas decorations. We will decorate them on curtains and Christmas trees. Yesterday, my wife did a DIY handicraft with LED string lights, a baby bottle, and cotton. It is very easy to do. She is very happy to share the steps...
  19. T

    (Wrong category I know) Need advice on plumbing my own house?

    Firstly I know I’ve posted this in the wrong category, I couldn’t find the right one for some reason. I’m a industrial/domestic electrician, I’m doing a rear extension and loft conversion on my bungalow myself. I’m of course doing the electrics myself and I’m looking at plumbing the CH and...
  20. C

    DIY Advice - Bathroom lights

    I have 3 LED lights in my bathroom ceiling, and when the cord is pulled these flicker and stay off, or occasionally turn on normally (10% of the time). Having spoken to an electrician I know, I replaced the lamps, however this hasn't helped. Each lamp is attached to it's own transformer - see...

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