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    Belligerenterness...

    I'm sure I'm not the only one, what is it the youth of today that have this belligerent attitude, did sense of humour get lost somewhere? Little ----ers!
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    Servant call box/bell

    Hello all This may be the second time I have posted this so apologies for any confusion. I am trying to wire an old Victorian servant call system. I have new push buttons, bell and transformer but the call box is original. I can get the bell to sound but the flags inside the call box I can...
    • electromonkey
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    • bell electricians vans hopefully operate sounds van vehicle
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Servant call bell/box

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    • electromonkey
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    • attach bell cells electricians vans little van vehicle working
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Belling Grill Keeps tripping my electrics

    Hi, Please bare with me new to this, I have a belling electric oven. The problem is the grill, I can have it on so it heats up fine no problems there, but as soon as I put some bacon under and leave for a few minutes it trips my electrics. I have a cover on it so the electricans have been out...
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    Door bell volts drop?

    This one is doing my head in. installed a 12v transformer. Ran 3 pair telephone cable to an underdone bell and through to a press switch (not illuminated). maybe 20 metres in all. connect it all up and .... Nothing? Getting 12v on the output of the trannie and 12 v at the bell. disconnect...
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    My sketchy doorbell install (transformer voltage/ alarm cable as bell wire)

    I've started to install a door bell: 2 x friedland 8v bells (one upstairs one down) running form a friedland 8v 1A transformer + friedland illuminated bell push. For some reason I decided to use 6 core alarm cable (coz I had loads of it left over), the specs on the alarm system say the tamper...
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    Video Door Entry 8 Way - Which System Bellini or BPT?

    Bell Bellini is about half the price of the equivalent BPT. £1500 extra for the customer. Anyone have any idea how reliable Bell or BPT are? I am aiming to fit it and forget it not rip the customer off for maintenance :-)
    • VaporTrail
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    • bell customer door electrical videos entry system video
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. ste mac

    School bell problem.

    I have been asked to look at a school bell system that every now and again the bell will ring & continue to ring until one of the manual bell ring switches is pressed and this then stops the continual ringing. I was shown a timer (Danfoss 841) and there are three override switches dotted about...
  9. imago

    Labelling/marking disconnected cables?

    I'm changing a CU (with other work) and one of the rings feeds the shed at the bottom of the garden. It's 2.5 T&E which runs from the CU into the ceiling, down the kitchen wall, then into the floor slab using corrogated plastic conduit. From there it runs underground for about 30 metres too the...
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    ADE Optima Compact Quiet Bell

    Hello, I have just installed an ADE Optima Compact with a Ventcroft Compact bell box. All seems to work okay including the internal sounder but the external siren is very quiet. I have checked that the white jumper is not in the "test" position. This is my first venture into alarm installations...
    • Vegiedale
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    • bell compact electricians' talk iet optima quiet
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. K

    Scantronic alarm, bell box fault

    I know this isn't the correct place for this and it should be in the alarm forum, but I was just hoping more people may see it fitted a scantronic I-on 16 panel today, got it up and running but getting a bell box tamper fault on the display screen, think I have it wired correctly and the red...
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    Second sounder for a hardwired doorbell run on a transformer.

    I will start off explaining the scenario. Three storey house. One doorbell sounder on ground floor with transformer. It's for my friends Mum who's quite deaf, she can't hear the doorbell in the living room on the first floor, she wants another sounder in the living room. I bought another...
    • DNS
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    • another bell doorbell electricians' talk second sounder transformer
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Mount castle silent door bell GOD WHAT A DAY!!!!!

    Had a job today to remove a mountcastle silent door bell (for deaf people) today from one property and refit in another. sounded simple enough till I found the plasterers had cut some of the cables, so I couldn't identify where things went what complicated things slightly were, they also had a...
    • KevinS
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    • alarm bell door doorbell electricians' talk everything lights mount
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    What ferrule and labelling kits/brands do you use?

    Just wondering what ferrule and labeling kits everyone uses? We have always used hellerman tyton ones but now im after purchasing my own i don't know what to go for. If anyone has a particular brand could you post a pic of a CU completed with it? Cheers!
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    Wiring up a buzzer/door bell circuit help

    I need urgent help I ve been asked to wire up 3 buzzers/bells off 1 push button? How do I wire it up I know I need to put a tranny next to the fuseboard and then run bell wire from there! Any ideas as I need to wire it tommorrow ? Thanks
    • Lilyrose08
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    • bell circuit electricians' talk help wiring
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Accenta Min G4 with AG6 problem bell

    Hello, I'm new here and after some advice. I'm installing an Accenta Mini G4 Alarm with Honeywell AG6 Bell (SAB). I tested the system with a battery only and everything seemed to be working fine - once I fixed a fault on one of the RKPs. My problem is now I've connected to the mains and apply...
    • chilworth
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    • accenta alarm bell electricians' talk panel problem sounder switch tamper
    • Replies: 62
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    3 phase dist board labelling

    Can anyone help me on this matter. As far as I know there is no regulations on this or wrong or right way to do it but when labelling a 3phase board I have always done it bottom left up then bottom right up so for example from the main switch on the left side been 1l1 up to 12l1 then on the...
    • Lukey
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    • 3 phase bell board electricians' talk phase
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Doorbell Mystery!!

    Hi All, I need a bit of guidance on wiring multiple doorchimes. I am working in a large house with front and backdoor pushbuttons and there are 5 no. internal 8v bells. The bell are single tone and do not differentiate between front and back doors. Im guessing the bells need to be wired in...
    • Watty
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    • bell doorbell electricians' talk front wired
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    P-touch/brother labelling machine upgrading

    my other p-touch standard labeller has finally given up the ghost and i was looking of upgrading to the PT - 7500VP electricians label printer, looks really good, is it worth the ££, anyone got one, or one of the others?
    • Welchyboy
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    • batteries battery bell electricians' talk label machine
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    double insulated (class2) bell transformer

    hi there just a quick question when installing a wired doorbell system is there really any need for a bell transformer that is double insulated/class2 to be enclosed in its own seperate enclosure ? if there is no reason to protect from mechanical damage.
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