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  1. dmxtothemax

    Can you put a150w bulb into a 250w floodlight fitting please?

    YES you can get 150W versions of the j type halogen lamps, they also make a smaller / shorter one that is 150w. but in the j size which i think is 111mm yes they are available maybe not a common size, So will be harder to find but a supplier should be able to get them This will only work on...
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    Canister lights from 1985, bulbs burn out WAY too early

    if the canister lights have a closed back design ? Then the lamps will run much hotter, At when compared to an open back design So my guess is these new lights are a closed back design with little or no ventilation so your lamps run much hotter and suffer from short life span.
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    Unsatisfactory Domestic EICR - Should I rewire or spot fix

    You may be able to save money by doing the clean up plastering your self, as it is many sparkies don't like doing plastering work
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    Unsatisfactory Domestic EICR - Should I rewire or spot fix

    Since it is already an old house, Then the best move is to do a total rewire and upgrade your safety, Like you say the best time is now before you move in, For sure not cheap, but peace of mind is beyond value And a small percentage of the replacemant cost of a fire. Some things you can scrimp...
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    Replacement bulb fails

    i would be checking the ballast ,could well be faulty.
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    UK Low Voltage Garden Lights/CCTV

    16w @ 12v =1.33A So any transformer that has a rating of 1.5A or more will do
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    Electric boilers for flats

    I know from experience that running electrical gear close to or at maximum ratings is a recipe for short life, count on it !
  8. dmxtothemax

    Trouble with charging a large 12v battery

    Typical charging currents are 10% of the amp hour capacity, so 260ah should be charged at 26A for 12 to 14 hours So even 9 amps is not ideal.
  9. dmxtothemax

    UK Mechanical plug in timer with electric water cylinder on economy 7?

    Many of the cheaper ones are flimsy and will not last very long on larger loads. How ever you can get plug in heavy duty timers, they seem to last much longer
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    How to enable a 220V connection from the meter?

    Is the second leg even in there ? As I cannot see it If you only have 120v ? Then it's possible that only one leg is present If so ? then 240 is not possible As for 240 you need two differrant legs
  12. dmxtothemax

    92V how can this be?

    Multi phase transformers can produce some pretty weird voltages if they lose just one of the phases.
  13. dmxtothemax

    Very dim light on all lights on all breakers

    The Yanks call it "Back feeding" classic symptoms of !
  14. dmxtothemax

    UK Electrical oven installation

    You would need at the very least a small sub board, from that you could run the hob and the oven Each with there own breaker
  15. dmxtothemax

    12v Spotlight Failure

    More likely is that you have power at the transfomer but a bad connecttion somewhere. low voltage high current only needs a small resistance to have a major impact on the output.
  16. dmxtothemax

    DIY Pump motor repair

    DITTO ! It may work, but it is most definitily NOT safe. that clip will easily fall off, And when it does, it could move around and touch anything, Please don't use it !
  17. dmxtothemax

    Solar Panels Does the home consume solar produced electricity that doesn't reach the meters?

    I think perhaps your system is making available a lot of power, but the grid is not taking this power in ? This is because the local grid has enough power available to it most of the time, and does not need to be topped up. ( this is when they buy power from you ). But when they don't need power...
  18. dmxtothemax

    DIY Pump motor repair

    it looks like they were originally crimped into the terminals, Sometimes if your carefull you can gently pry the terminals apart and re-use, but it is very fiddly work and you are DIY so it will be difficult Soldering is another option, but if you have not sodered before Then you will likely end...
  19. dmxtothemax

    electrical box...does this exist?

    Yes they make such a thing-...
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    Solar Panels Does the home consume solar produced electricity that doesn't reach the meters?

    At what point in the system is the "production" measured ?

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