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I have a faulty pactrol weather watcher which controls the night storage heaters this is now obsolete and I can't find a replacement anywhere. My question is can this be removed and bypassed.
I already have a e7 meter that does the switching so can the weather watcher be linked out so...
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I'm needing some help. I'm wiring in a start panel, using a spst toggle, and a (momentary?) push button. The idea is to flip the switch to energize the accessories, and the fuel pump, (I believe that's all I'd need with the switch,) and then hit the push button to start the engine...
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I bought a Ring wired bell thinking, easy, just replace the current doorbell. Now I'm hunting down how to bypass the chime but am unsure of how given this underdome bell system? Please see photos, Friedland 743 transforma is separate with chime on wall, I can't see anything else and do not...
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I have a low voltage landscaping transformer. The control board is bad so it cannot be turned on. I’d like to bypass the controller and connect the wires directly to the transformer itself (the toroidal). However, when I open it, in I see the white (neutral) and black (hot) wires input to...
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So I have a board I am modifying a bit. I thought it would be as simple as removing the normally open tactile and connecting the traces would automatically turn on the device without actually pressing the button.
Nope.
Any ideas on an how I can bypass the button action...
I’ve got a basic PIR motion sensor that I’m wiring into my garage just before the ceiling light.
I’ve fitted it all fine and it works, however the light fitting requires an earth but the sensor doesn’t have a space for it in its terminal blocks. This is no problem and I’ve just joined the...
I'm trying to connect a Ring wired doorbell and have a Friedland Type 4 chime. According to the (awful) instructions I need to use the bypass cable and attach 2 of these wires to bypass the chime. Would someone have a look at my photo and tell me which wires to join? Is it the ones going to 0...
I installed 12 Philips #416K92 bulbs (type B) 2 1/2 yrs ago in three separate 4-lamp fixtures. Suddenly, one fixture has three dark and one barely lit lamps. Before I ask for warranty replacement (5 yr) I'd like to determine if any lamps are still serviceable. What multi-meter tests should I...
Someone made a mini breaker(?) using only light switch and wire, they hook(?) it to the only power socket in my room and can basically control the power in my room. Cutting the power at 8:30PM Sunday to Thursday, Friday at 6PM or 5PM and 10:30PM at Saturday. Behind the wooden board(?) in Picture...
Hello everyone, I am no domestic electrician but I do work as a designer in the railway, low voltage signalling circuits etc. My question concerns my oven. I have just bought a second hand double oven of the internet and went to fit it in my rented house. The existing oven is connected using a...
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I have a 20 year old rab outdoor light which died today. It seems to be the baluster that failed. The entire compartment is in great shape, so I wanted to remove the old baluster and special 175 watt bulb that was used.
I wanted to remove all parts except for the socket and wire it up as...
I destroyed the directional switch in my ceiling fan with fixing the speed control. I live in a small city in Africa and can't get replacement parts. I'm also not really electrically inclined. Is there a way I can trouble shoot the wires that go into the directional switch in order to bypass...
Hi - I have just wired a 7 pin towbar using supplied harness kit with by pass relay . (2012 Megane Coupe)
1 issue discovered is my LED indicators on trailer remain permanently lit with dull glow? ( Checked trailer lights with another vehicle & lights are OK )
Otherwise lights works ok including...
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I have a led light for a fish tank, over time I think it has had some condensation build up and has a bit of corrosion. The leds still work on the strip but I can't control any of it any more (Bluetooth) and the leds change colour to whatever they want when ever they want.
I've taken...
So I don't post here much but I'm feeling a liitle annoyed/abused/p*ss off.
Why is it that as electricians we pay for, and have to have yearly assessments, regulation upgrade courses, insurance etc. Are told that the next technology advancement is the new source of income (solar?) And the answer...
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I work in a facility with a lot of 3-phase parking lot lights. These lights are controlled by a number of photocells that close lighting contactors near the service panel. My problem is that these photocells are very difficult to access due to their location, so covering the photo cells...
Hi! New to the forum. Confident working with most electrical problems - not sure I use the right terminology, so please forgive and correct me!
I have replaced older recessed lighting cans in my kitchen with snap-in retrofit 6" LED lights. I have NOT used the "screw in" socket connectors for...
Dear (DIY) electricians,
Currently I own a Philips Sun Mobile and I would lije to bypass it’s timer for an experiment. Does someone knows if this is easy to do (based on the timer remote’s wiring diagram)? Great thanks for the help in advance!
Cheers, Barry
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