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    Rewiring Attic in Edinburgh

    I'm from The Netherlands and currently visiting family in the UK. I used to run an electrical contracting company in the Netherlands a few years back, we did a lot of big houses and industrial stuff. But in he UK materials are different and I'm looking for some advice on selection of materials...
  2. mattgriff88

    Attic light off fire alarm?

    Hi, At the moment I have 2 x led strip lights up my attic. They are attached to a plug and I have to plug it in to one of the sockets in my bedroom. It works just a bit of a pain everytime I need to go in to the attic. I want to put a switch up the attic so I can use this instead. I have...
  3. RGWick

    Guidance / Counsel to Replace Whole-House Dayton Attic Fan Control Switch

    Looking for counsel / guidance to replace an original Dayton On/off with speed control switch. I’ve checked with a couple local electrical supply stores and no one could assist. This fan was installed in our attic 25+ years ago and difficult to access. I would certainly prefer a simple, direct...
  4. S

    Attic sockets in ring main uk

    Hi all I would like to put some sockets in the attic and keep them on the main house ring main. Am I right in saying I can pull one of the legs from the bedroom socket and create my ring of sockets and the last socket connect it back to the bedroom socket
  5. dogbob

    Unsecured jbox in attic - USA

    I bought a new house in Florida in 2022. Today, I went into the attic. I found wiring stapled to studs in a few places, but there are no guard strips. I also found a connection box laying on a joist/truss, dangling from non-metallic cable (Romex). See photo. This attic is not occupied, has...
  6. U

    Putting a light in attic

    Hi all, I was thinking to add some lights like in the attached image, basically twin batten lights to my attic but i'm not familiar with strip lights like this. Do you need to buy the cable that will link the two battens? OR do you get a short length and then can buy additional length cable...
  7. W

    220v attic conduit question

    Hello all, new here. In the near furture i want to install an electric tankless water heater. I would do gas but i only have electric in my home after moving. I will be hiring an electrician to do the wiring. Its only 30 feet from electrical box to water heater location and i will need a double...
  8. diy in houston

    Gfci in attic keeps tripping

    Hi, I live in Houston TX and my house was built in 2000. In my attic, I had a dual socket electrical outlet. My tankless water heater was plugged in to it and the other socket was not being used. Aside from the electrical cable that went into the outlet, there was another electrical cable that...
  9. G

    Attic fan redux. Sorry, but I still need advice...

    I posted yesterday and then thought I had it figured so I edited post and thankfully, a moderator then deleted it. I apologize for making work for the moderators but now I have everything in order and I do have a question about running the ground from an attic fan. The attic fan (Powercool Plus...
  10. S

    Mystery cable in attic

    I’m in the process of changing my old downlights in the bathroom , I put them in years ago with advice from my late father who was a sparky, these have all now failed but one and want to change from the old low voltage transformers to mains led ,anyway I went in the attic today to start...
  11. K

    Attic box: 2 white wires and 1 black connecte/2 black wires connected: install recessed lights

    I am installing recessed lighting on a 3 way switch but neither one of the switches has a red wire. Initially I was going to try to hook up the lights to an outlet that the switches control, but it only has 1 black and 1 white wire. So when I went to the attic to try an hook up the recessed...
  12. G

    Recomendations and possible Causes

    Greetings, I know i have a real problem here but would like others to comment on what could cause this to happen. I have attic wiring that has heated and split. It is old 2/14 wire that is plastic exterior with all wire wrapped in paper. The wire seems to have heated enough to blacken the...
  13. N

    new runs/drops from attic to 2nd floor and into basement?

    i have an old house (just got it). 1897. it has all knob and tube in the attic and a mish mash of lay out for what breakers do what. the first floor and basement are mostly all more modern wiring. question is: i want to run all new 12/2 wiring to each room. put each room on its own breaker in...
  14. ElectronicsNut

    GRAY Electrical PVC for Service Panel feed into the attic

    I have an old 30 breaker electrical service panel (from the early 1980's) that the main breakers are twisting to the side more and more and the cover panel no longer fits properly over them. I have decided that it is time to replace the service panel with a new one, as I feel this is turning...
  15. K

    extension cord thru ceiling going in attic ?

    I like to be able to connect an electrical tool such as small vacuum cleaner to clean things on the attic or a light. For convenience, I like to plug one end of this cord to an outlet on the ground level, then let it run straight up to a small hole on the ceiling to the attic. So, only a few...
  16. C

    Double socket in attic, ability to turn on off downstairs?

    Hi there sorry if I’m not making myself clear from the title, I live in a bungalow. basically I want to add a double socket in the attic with the ability to turn it on and off from my passageway just below the attic door, would this be possible by adding a switch to my existing light switch ?
  17. A

    Attic Fan motor won't run

    I have an attic fan on a thermostat. I can hear it turn on; but, the motor hums but the blades don't turn. There is nothing obstructing the blades and they turn by hand. Don't know where to start.
  18. C

    Boarding attic, wires over joists, advice needed.

    Hi there I’m boarding my attic and the wires are going over the joists, I know I can chisel a grove in the chipboard board or take the wires out of light fixture. I was just wondering would it be a bad idea just to made a grove in the top of the joist with a round rasp just big enough for the...
  19. The apprentice

    immersion in attic

    hi there we have an immersion in the attic space of a commercial building would you put fire detection within that area
  20. Q

    Reference method for the old sheathed single core cables run in attic spaces with insulation

    Good morning I am just wondering what reference method is suitable for the old single core sheathed cables if they at some point enter an attic space under insulation.ive had a read through the regs book but still unsure Cheers for any responses Harry

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