I have only 1 brown wire in the wall, is this normal?
Shouldn't there also be a blue wire there?
I have to mention that the apartment is from 2022 so i was think maybe is something new.
PS: The location is a 3 socket place. 1 of them is a power socket and is work, i did not open it. The other 2...
Hi, I'm replacing a light fitting in the bathroom but the wiring is confusing me, black brown and grey?
Is black neutral and brown live in this case?
Thanks!
Hi all,
I am 17th Edition trained (although I've been out of the industry for a few years.) Looking to sit 18th Edition course and exam to get back into it.
I'm wondering though do I really need the new BS7671? I know the test is open book, but I'm trying to see if the £80 something is worth...
So I recently changed my light switch and thought it was OK but in the evening the lights started flickers and when I switched on one light it turned another one off in the bathroom so I presume I have done something wrong even though I though I matched it up in the same way as my old switch.one...
Hi all desperately seeking 30m of brown 3 core 1.5mm for a church job along the beams and my suppliers are struggling or can’t be bothered. Any ideas for suppliers please.
Hello everyone, I need your help with rewiring this chandelier. It has 5 bulb insures as seen from first pic and it’s wires blue and brown wires on the rear.
Any ideas how to rewire them all together so I can have it installed as my ceiling light.
I’d really appreciate the help, don’t want to...
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I am a diy type of guy and I am changing a ceiling rose at the top of my stairs
All others in house I have been fine with but this 1 is making me think twice and ask first,
It currently has 2 brown and 2 blue wires plus and earth photo attached,
And the light fitting has only 3...
Trying to replace some existing Brick lights which have rusted and the bulbs have blown. Anyway, after finally managing to get the thing open, I looked at the wiring and first of all noticed the wires were brown, black and grey - there are 2 of each. Second of all it looks like the black wires...
This is in my home and none of my neighbors have this issue. Two of us get power from the same wire coming from one electrical pole. He says he don't have this issue either, but I must consider that maybe he just don't notice.
Occasionally (like once or a few times a day) lights flicker and/or...
Evening gents.
Level 3 trainee here so forgive a maybe stupid question but I came across this today. EM lighting circuit, two cores from 4 core SWA into MCB. Brown core switched live off to two way switching, black perm to EM maintaince keyswitch. Maintained colours throughout circuit. Seemed...
Hi all,
I've had a complete rewire in my house as part of a renovation. I've noticed two things that I wonder if they are in line with regs:
1) the electrician has not put the little bit of brown tape over the blue or black wires that are switched live. Is the brown tape just best practice or...
Good morning, I am a complete electrical novice - recently bought a Dyson AM09 Hot + Cool Fan Heater, I live in a rented stone cottage half-way up a mountain & my aga broke down, ill-health & cold led me to the Dyson, however just unplugged it & one of the plug pins has melted plastic(?) at the...
All domestic electrical installation undertaken.
Complete and part rewires
New Circuits, alteration and additions to existing circuits.
Outside equipment installed, sockets, lights and power to ponds, gardens and outhouses.
Installation of domestic appliances (cookers, ovens, hobs, heaters...
I'm replacing a standard light switch with a 1 gang dimmer switch. I've managed to get the light to come on/off using the dimmer switch however it won't dim. After reading online I think I've wired it incorrectly first time and broken the dimmer, but just wanting some confirmation from you guys...
Hi I've had a company come into my work and wire in some cat6 sockets , however they haven't returned yet to do the ends of cable rj45 plugs . Now the sockets they have used are wired in exact order of colours shown on picture attached. However I'm not sure if this is a or b wiring and would...
I was on a site yesterday doing work experience.
The head honcho was wiring in a double switch that seemed to have 2 commons, 2 L1s and 2 L2s.
There were 6 terminations mostly in brown 2 browns with brown tape (I assume the switch lives?) And one was grey.
Apart from the taped browns how did...
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