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    400V & 110V in same Junction Box?

    Hi, I am a design engineer (2 years out of apprenticeship). I am in the process of amending some designs that are not quite to our company standards. There is currently a junction box that houses a 400V supply and a 110V supply with no segregation of the DIN rail terminals. This doesnt seem...
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    Junction Box Question

    Hi, Apologies for the basic (silly!) question, but using a maintenance free box (ashley j803) to extend a ring main circuit, in the configuration in the image attached with 4 cables (2 in, 2 out), would it not create issues having the separate 2 cables in and out, in contact with each other...
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    Ireland Please help me to identify the purpose of this box.

    Please help me to identify the purpose of this box. It sits under the roof and between my and my neighbor's houses (semi-detached). It was installed before I became an owner, so I have no idea what is that. It looks like it was sealed with duct tape which now came unstuck and the box now opened...
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    Smallest alarm bell box available

    Hello, Just wondering if there is such thing as a small size bell box for alarm? Not much info comes up on Google and they all seem pretty much the same size. I suppose size isn't critical on a house and they look like a deterrent. Asking as I want to install one on a boat and not a huge...
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    Surface Mounted Junction Box to Flush SubPanel

    I am connecting a manual transfer switch to a subpanel. In order to minimize drywall work, I am mounting the transfer switch to the surface of the drywall. The subpanel is flush mounted (even with the surface) to the drywall. There are 14 THHN wires that need to get from the junction box into...
  6. Gemash

    UK Help identify box in bedroom cupboard

    Help identify a box in bedroom with a switch and dial and a warning sign saying remove before switching on ventilator. Not to be used in a room containing a combustion appliance which is not room sealed.
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    Have 3" box but a 4" fan bracket

    Installing a new ceiling fan, but the box in the ceiling is 3", and the new fan is for a 4" box. Advice?
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    Sub Main Connection From Meter Box

    Hello All, new to the forum. Would be grateful for advice on whether the following proposal is an acceptable solution or open to any suggestions for improving. The brief is to supply a detached garage with incoming power and CU. Power will be used to supply a couple of sockets, lights and an EV...
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    Low voltage from a 120 v breaker box, sometimes

    I'm taking a look at the 120v wiring in an old travel trailer that I recently bought, and plan to live in full time soon. It has some quirks that I will explain below, but first here's a pic and diagram of what's going on: Here's the breaker box as it sits now And of course, a diagram to...
  10. impish15

    Back entry wiska box

    Hi all, I’ll be fitting a new outdoor light next week. Does anyone have a link to a back entry wiska box they use/recommend please? This is what is currently installed Many thanks in advance
  11. Jaylen Goodway

    Help with 6 terminal Junction Box wiring! DIY

    Hi everyone. I hope this post finds you well. I have recently hired an local electrician to extend my living room lighting a few cm forwards. Long story short, he didn’t seem to know what he was doing and now my light is On even when I switch it off. I have attached my previous ceiling rose...
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    No back box ... Just straight into the wall behind

    Anyone seen this before
    • Dustydazzler
    • Thread
    • back box behind box straight wall
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Back Box In Hollow Wall Installation

    Hi Guys, I've completed rewires with hollow walls before and was able to use a dry line Box. No chance of being able to use them this time. I've never seen walls like this though. Just wondering how people have installed back boxes in this circumstance? I've attached a pic I'm assuming...
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    How old is this rewireable fuse box?

  15. Raptor0014

    Passing another circuit through back box

    Had a bit of a ‘discussion’ today with another electrician. Basically found a light switch in which the radial cable for a socket directly below (but about 3ft lower) passed through. Other electrician said it was wrong and shouldn’t be done. My take was that it is, at best, a bit of bad...
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    Old black box near consumer unit

    Hi, My electrics keep tripping.. this black box in the picture seems to be the culprit. Slight touch of it and it trips. The electrician suggested removing this and connecting two main cables from main switch to the consumer unit with connectors. He said this black box is very old and not...
  17. Magpiebilly

    I need advice about an ENER-G Switch 2 box

    Iam moving into a new flat and there is an ENER-G Switch 2 box on the passage wall,what is this for ?,i have done a bit of searching around online and it seems to have something to do with the heating,it has a sticker on it that says "Locked" so Iam assuming it is switched off, the electricity...
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    Exterior Light Box Depth

    hello, we recently had our siding replaced with hardie board. Where there was a wall mounted light the siding installer left 4" round hole that is slightly less than 1" deep. The old wire just comes out through a hole in the plywood sheathing and there is a 4" diameter x 1/2" thick electrical...
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    Can I install a new light switch from a 3amp fused box

    Want to install a new permanent fixed wire light into a 3amp box. Box has my new combi running from it and that's it. It's a wardrobe cupboard where the old hot water cylinder lived. Box is wall mounted and 3amp fused. If I ran a 1.5mm twin and earth from it to a new light switch and then...
  20. i=p/u

    Box of tricks to look more professional eeek.

    Dodgy looking lockout kit
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