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    Adding aditional lighting to switch

    Hi, I'm trying to change the double light switch at the top of my stairs to a 3 way switch (for lighting in attic). I thought it would just be a case of adding another cable to lights and swapping the original wires from old switch to new switch. On the old socket: Switch one = Bathroom...
  2. R

    Re Window actuators...

    I have bought a fancy roof lantern with an opening light. Her indoors said "oh that would be so cool if it was electric"!! so now I'm stuck with a fitted roof light with the wire dangling down taunting me every day. How the hell do I wire this in? It's a 'Topp' ACK4 chain actuator. Just for the...
  3. kingeri

    For Sale 100m reel of 1.5mm 6241 brown & earth LSF BS7211 cable

    Huddersfield area, 100m reel of 1.5mm 6241 brown & earth LSF BS7211 cable Any reasonable offer considered!
  4. O

    polarity argument at work

    What do use in emergency lighting brown permanent live black switch live or black permanent live brown switch live obviously grey neutral major arguments at work please help to settle
  5. M

    Solar cable 225m roll brown and grey 6mm for sale

    I have 1 roll of each, still got cellophane on.them. as a bonus will give the partial rolls of brown and grey. Offers invited. Collection preferred from leeds. Thanks Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
  6. K

    Sleeving of 5 core cable for lighting circuit.

    Hi, I have a technical query in regards colour sleeving of conductors in a multicore cable. Take a 5 core 2.5sqmm XLPE SWA cable with all white conductor insulation. I want to use this cable for lighting circuits in an industrial installation, can I sleeve the cores to they’re respective phase...
  7. P

    Lighting circuits

    Is it permissible to drop a 'brown/blue' + earth 1.5mm cable in a lighting circuit to a room lighting switch (switched live circuit), or must it be a 'brown/brown' + earth?
  8. M

    PIR Sensor Issue

    I bought a PIR sensor for the back. There is one existing light out there but I plan to later add up to 3 more. In the meantime, I want to ad the PIR sensor to the current light. In the sensor there are three wires in the block (Two live and a neutral). One live (red) has a light bulb symbol...
  9. D

    Where can I get 1.5mm brown coloured cable?

    I've searched the usual places, but can I find straight forward live 1.5mm core cable? Nope! I need this to avoid having to strip perfectly good cables just to get the live one one for some small installation work I am doing. Any ideas please?
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    When the brown hits the fan - Worst bloopers

    Whats the worst bloopers you have done in regards to customers possessions.I've done many but probably the worst was when I was sent to look at an alarm. Got up to the bellbox un-screwed it then casually placed it hanging on the leg of the ladder...Gust of wind ....smash..... damn that isn't...
  11. A

    Labelling Meter tails

    Hi Newbie here with a question. I'm due my assessment with Elecsa in about 10 days and my assessment job will be a new consumer unit installation. I've had to put in new tails meter to consumer unit ( the old ones were wired 6mm twin and earth believe or not!!). Anyway I have marked the...
  12. R

    Confusion on lighting circuit in new build flat

    Hi guys, I popped in late yesterday to change two 3 pin bayonet energy save fittings to a couple of fancy fittings for a mate in his 'L' shaped hallway. Both lights are individually switched at either end of the hallway. I don't do much domestic sparking as am a facotry spark so never really...
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    help...unknown heating system

    hi all got a job to re install an existing heating system. i have a danfloss three port valve,four wire brown,white-grey-orange-blue no tank stat room stat controler with ho****er only or ho****er and heating any ideas...ive wired a good few systems but not come across this. ta all vito
  14. N

    50 meters 25mm brown cable

    I have a new drum of 25mm brown, brown tails for sale. Any offers welcome
  15. D

    Lighting Circuits Q.

    How does this work? All the light switches are wired like this: https://picasaweb.google.com/dominicgraywolf/Coursework?authuser=0&feat=directlink It looks like a two way switch but then there should only be three wires: 2 strappers & N. It looks like a ring main with two L & two N. But only...
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    switch wire for pendant

    In Ireland we run a 1.5 mm brown and brown and cpc from the pendant to the switch as you are never allowed use the blue from a t&e, is this the case for the UK or do you still run brown and blue and mark the blue as a phase ??
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    It's been a long day! switching help required..

    hi, please could anyone tell me what is wrong with this? thanks.
  18. D Skelton

    CU change and brown sleeving

    Hi people, not sure this is the right section, but if I chose to do a CU change for a Part P scheme's assessment, I know I don't become responsible for the entire installation but is it my responsibility to ensure brown sleeving is placed on every switch live throughout the installation?
  19. B

    help central heating programmer

    Been called to a job where the client tried to change a central heating programmer. He took the wires out the backplate and forgot to note down where they went! Monkey! So I have the brown and blue from spur which go to L and N of the back plate but then I also have a brown and blue from...
  20. A

    3 phase dol starter help

    Hi, hope someone can help with this, i just bought a new dol starter from my air compressor its a 16 amp starter just need to know what colour wires go where? it has three top connections l1, l2, l3, three lower for supply t1, t2, t3 with a separate pe for yellow/green i take it, so the wires i...

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