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  1. HappyHippyDad

    Poor IR results on electric UFH... options?

    Carried out an EICR and am now doing the remedials. Poor IR results on conservatory ring which I have now identified as the electric UFH. The UFH has 2 x line and 2 x neutral conductors on the load side of control panel (same terminal). I'm not sure why as the conservatory is only 4m x 3m so...
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    Power electric scooter with gas generator?

    Hello Electricians! I have a gasoline powered portable generator with 220v 1700w output and wonder how I would go about powering an 20v 800w electric scooter with this. I guess it won't be enough to just hook it up to the charger as the batteries will drain faster than they recharge, so I was...
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    Can you put a 32amp fuse spur off of a socket for an electric shower or does it have to go through consumer box?

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    High electric use

    Hi. I live with my daughter in a dormer bungalow. The combined gas and electric bill is coming in in the region of 250 per month. it is a fairly big house, but we are only using limited rooms and apart from a tumble dryer which is on every other day, I can’t think what can be causing the bills...
  5. Darren Evans

    Remote light switching / electric door and gate opener on same fob

    Advice needed please - Got a job where the client wants his garage lights and driveways lights on the same key fob as electric gates and garage door. Anybody know of a product that would allow a single key fob with 4 switches to operate each of these? 2 of the switches would be at one end of...
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    UK Electric nail gun tripping

    Hi all, First post here so go steady. Recently installed a small radial circuit in my garage with 2.5, took it from a B16 breaker run through 20mm conduit on a wall. Tested everything with my megger with everything testing ok, happy days. Couple of days later fired up my nail gun, on the 4th...
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    Making electric car seat work out of the car as a stand alone chair.

    Hi all, I have a project to make a range rover evoque seat working outside of the car, Just the motion controls. I have a 12v 30amp step down transformer to give it power. Is anyone able to give me some guidance? I belive I just need to supply power, neutral, ground to the motor. Happy to...
  8. H

    Fused spur rating for electric underfloor heating

    Builder installed 175w / sq metre in an area 6.7 x 3.5. What should the fused spur be rated at and should it have a contractor as well? Am I correct in thinking it is drawing just over 17A therefore 13A fused spur is insufficient? Thanks
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    Would you expect an electric shower to draw amps in this way?

    I just went to replace a 45A pullcord for someone as it had stopped working. It's only been in a year so I assume it must have been a loose connection during installation as a couple of the connections, particularly neutrals, were very loose in the switch but fine at the board and in the shower...
  10. O

    Replace old storage heaters with electric rads

    We have old dimplex storage heaters which need replacing. We don’t use E7 so want to replace with modern electric radiators. One large room (20m2), two medium (15m2) and one hallway. The range and types are baffling. Can anyone either recommend a type/manufacturer or a source of reliable...
  11. N

    Electric bidet

    About to install an electric bidet onto a toilet. Instructions call for plugging it into a fused spur on an RCD. The cistern is boxed and I was thinking of feeding the cable through a hole in the wall within the box which feeds into the kitchen. Can I therefore just plug it into the normal...
  12. G

    Electric UFH, Switch fuse sput hot/

    hi ALL, I wired an electric UFH mat in a lounge, mat company said I can use this size mat for one programmer, it was at its max, I wired it separate back to the board, I fitted a switch fuse spur with a 13 amp fuse in, they were having trouble with it not switching off and when they switched it...
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    I rewired my forced air electric furnace to allow partial use on generator

    I bought my house new in 1978 with forced air electric heat and in all that time all the maintenance required has been to oil the blower motor a couple of times and I periodically have to replace failed sequencers (time delay relays) when I notice the vent temp is getting low from not all...
  14. Pastory

    HOW DO PRE PAID ELECTRIC METERS WORK?

    Hey fellas, here i am again. Just I was curious with how pre paid electric meters work and specifically how do they know the token entered is the one; is there a connection made with the electricity supplier HQ or they are incorporated with formulas to decipher the tokens or there is another way...
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    9.5kw electric shower

    Hi , I'm getting electrician to change my consumer unit and was planning to get : https://www.edwardes.co.uk/products/wylex-wnm-1772-8-way-high-integrity-type-2-spd-flexible-busbar-consumer-unit-loaded-with-8-mcb-s it has 2 x 80a 30ma Type A RCD's but for shower it says - 500 (9.5kW)...
  16. midsomerdave

    Electric motor wiring

    I have a single phase 230V motor from an old concrete mixer. There's one of each black, white, red & green wires coming from inside. How is this connected please?
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    Keeping a Battery Charger Always in an Electric Outlet

    I need to know whether a battery charger can be kept in an electric outlet all the time or whether it should be disconnected every time after a smartphone has been charged. It is not convenient for me to have to disconnect it from the electric outlet every time. Does a battery charger...
  18. P

    Tado and Electric Underfloor Heating

    Hi, I would like some advice on using Tado with electric underfloor heating to ensure it is I have Tado contolling my boiler and radiators around my home and would like to add in 3 zones of electric underfloor heating in to this system. Unfortunately Tado does not officially support electric...
  19. nyDIYelectric1

    Adding electric to thin interior basement wall ( w/ furring strips)

    It's common in the US to build interior basement walls on masonry using furring strips covered with sheet rock. Is there a proper way to add electical outlets to these walls and is it required by code?
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    Best way to step up voltage for electric motors

    We've been tasked to run power to some electric motors on some pumps and the building is currently 120/208vac 3ph. The motors are 230/460vac 3ph. Instead of getting new motors that run on 208vac, they're asking if we can get a transformer to step up the voltage from 208vac 3ph to 240vac 3ph. The...
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