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UK Repairing Christmas light projector
Here is my first design, I realised I can print onto clear acetate, so black areas will allow less light to come through and the lined areas will...
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TheJay
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HappyHippyDad
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Why are the lights not working!!!!!
And exciting when that Hager AFDD finally tripped 😂
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I finished a job months ago , now the customer says somethings not working. Do I charge ?
Too far back in time to remember the specifics but I did one time find a note to that effect that just said "good luck!"
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Rockingit
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Uh oh...shorted MICC. How scr*wed am I?
You need to use an IR tester at 500v
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7029 dave
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TT system EICR questions
I think there is a little truth in what the guy in the video says, but he makes more out of it than he should. A N-E fault on a circuit protected...
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Pretty Mouth
Pretty Mouth
xedbot
SSE 3-Phase Upgrade Gone Wrong!
When I was on the electric board We had a pair of pillocks connect a housing estate to a very large genset, the n lead was in two parts and not...
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Teddy Lop
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mattgriff88
Attic light off fire alarm?
The core tech was never Google. The core technology was Nest, and it’s sound. They got bought up by Google looking for a way in to the home tech...
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Rockingit
Rockingit
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UK What would you do?
Most manufacturers recommend them to be fitted. We are required to take that into account. If they had been fitted clearly it would have been...
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Vortigern
Vortigern
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Help need wiring a light
It is and it does have earth wires which I will also connect up, the previous person who had wired this left both earths (the one coming from the...
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R62538472
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The wisdom of equipotential bonding
Thats a freak accident though, it could just as easilly been anything that killed him. It could very well have been a double insulated bench...
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oscar21
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timhoward
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Halogen Lamp heating system, diversity?
There's a church in a town near me that has solved the heating problem for most days by building what is essentially a large timber and glass...
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brianmoooore
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richy3333
hand tools when your old and falling apart
Not used if tor real yet but it has quite a nice fine ratchet action. The forwards/backwards toggle is a bit fiddly to operate and it lacks a...
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pc1966
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How to identify presence of an earth electrode
There is an article about that here: https://www.cement.org/learn/concrete-technology/durability/corrosion-of-embedded-materials It states...
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pc1966
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Bob Geldoff1234
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UK Shower switches burning
Oh definitely, the amount of tails that I come across in consumer units barely nipped up is staggering, I always tighten them, wait a minute, give...
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PME Supply Advice
No, that is part of a different earthing system, don't mix the different earthing systems unless you have given proper engineering consideration...
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davesparks
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DC activated AC relay
Hello again everyone, it's been a while and I have not had a great deal of time on this project but hear is where it's at. I had one in the office...
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dave-novice
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EICR Inspection Issue
TBH the real issue is not the rewrite aspect it’s the fact that every room in the house will now need redecorating because of having to cut in new...
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80Bobber
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Advice on Shed Wiring
Thank you for another very helpful response. Just to assure you we are saying the same thing, I was referring to the 2.5 on 20A radial which I now...
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Feeding LogCabin from Shed CU
Do you know what percentage of scheme registered electricians are registered to sign off 3rd party work? Even better would be a poll of how many...
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Help with a fuse box
Yes, it was new from ebay yes new from ebay, on the picture it looks right till it comes. Like you said, fake
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Strange issue - Who can solve my 'tripping' challenge?
Hi Gingerrubix, The fact that your previous Tenant replaced a faulty socket plate which he used for an external EV, raises an eyebrow. Also your...
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Penguin
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Current flow in neutral but no voltage ?
Thanks again, I’m sure I’ll be back with many more questions
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Rob678
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Non payment and sign off
In the mind of someone lying there wide awake at 3AM, just about anything.
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oscar21
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Working by yourself
Do the occasional job with other self employed sparks but mainly work on my own now and have done for 15 or more years. Given how the employment...
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Pricing and Timing
After fitting out the first room of downlights.... i expect him to get a bit speedier at fitting them There is so many unknowns to price at this...
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littlespark
littlespark
CG_Sparks
Click Mode Drop in Quality?
Just looked at their accessories and they have a similar shape, but those rockers look like something from the 1980s. 'Influencers' might be a...
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nicebutdim
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Spur/Junction for outdoor socket for PHEV charging?
Sorry, yes they should be ok.
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James
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Level 3 2365 design project need info on Q3
If you are using Zdb you do not add on Ze as that is already incorporated into Zdb.
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westward10
westward10
littlespark
Condensing extractor fan
I have installed a few PIV systems. They are more whole house solutions than single room solutions and they are suprisingly effective. Both...
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mhar
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dingdong
EICR - Applying regs retrospectively
I’d be more concerned about those blanking clips on the main CU.
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richy3333
richy3333

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