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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
I have an an electric brake on a three phase motor with the attached wiring schematic which is part of a wine press. At first I thought this was the Wye/Delta wiring layout but I am starting to think this is actualy a low/high voltage schematic but they are using the wye/delta symbols. There...
super new to these things. i made a drawing to see if this will work. if so which ice cube relay should i use.
the picture shown is a hoa switch. when in auto position the wires coming out have 24vdc. the irrigation controller when command is sent it comes out as 24vac. can i have the switch...
I am replacing a bathroom vent/light. The new vent box has the wiring on the opposite side of where I need it to be. Is there a safe way to add (splice) extra wire to the wiring coming from the vent. The existing supply cable will not reach the new wiring. If so what size and will a junction...
We have UL 508A for US and C22.2 No. 286 and No.14 code books for Canada. I have seen TEW, THHN wires etc., being used for wiring inside the panel. We have 480V 3 phase and other derived single phase voltages from transformer like 208/120 and 24VDC. We have been using Black TEW for all high AC...
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I Have 2 red wires and one brown going into my ceiling pull chord UK light switch in bathroom. BROWN AND RED into L1 and RED into COM. Will test when get my meter (assume I need pull out joint wired wires first to seperate and run an earth into bathroom first before I try test .) but...
The garage is 17 mtrs x 15 mtrs in the UKh
The house has a 100 amp supply to the house consumer unit.
The garage consumer unit is fed from a 63amp RCD to a 40 amp B rated mcb in the house consumer unit.
The feed cable to the garage is 10mmsq SWA 3 core with the swa bonded to the earth...
Goodmorning guys does any of you have a wiring diagram for a bosch fridge KGN56VI30U. Please it is urgent if you can help me. The display comes on but the rest of the fridge is dead as a door knob
Hi, I want to wire in a timer switch to a bathroom extractor fan. The extractor fan is currently wired to the light switch or more specifically line on the ceiling rose terminal.
I would like to keep the fan coming on with the lights and have an additional timer switch on the wall next to the...
I have a 1 HP Dayton motor model 5k673. It is being replaced with 31TR91. Need help with wiring. I was able to confirm line (L1) abd (L2 230v) Connections, but I have 2 wires left and I am not sure where they go. This is a hangar door, and the wiring is attached to a 3 pole switch...
Posted this to the DIY section since I'm not a business or employee in this matter but it feels more appropriate (and might actually get responses) here.
Hi all, I'm new here but have posted on Hobby-machinist and Practicalmachinist forums.
I want to wire up an electrical box for a milling...
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I am trying to replace a light fitting but the wiring is different.
In the photos below you will see the three wires that need to fit the new fitting which has earth, neutral and live terminals.
The only one has one red wire and two black. The two black wires were attached to the...
Anyone installing ecodan heat pumps? Best cable type for wiring from rotary to heat pump unit? Trying to stay away from swa due to limited space with security cage.
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