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  1. TheCountSpark123

    If you can't split a circuit?

    I am a retired electrician and I've been out of the game for a while. My son asked me a question the other day and I wasn't too sure how to answer it so thought you lot might. He wants to use rails to supply 5 modules, each module will have 40 small actuators that operate at 24VDC at 0.9As...
  2. B

    Can't find this standard ceiling plate anywhere

    Hello. I hope everyone is safe and healthy. Please see the attached photos for reference. I have a ceiling with a junction box or maybe it should be called a "junction circle/box" - photo #1. It is 3 3/4" in diameter. This is where I want to mate my fixture displayed in photo #2 which is 5"...
  3. T

    UK This can't be right???

    I run a hall , and one of the long term hirers has been using it a lot lately. I popped in there today and was extremely concerned about some wiring they have done (which they never asked to do either)…. I noticed that this hall user had wired a cable into one of our fuse boards. It was replaced...
  4. B

    Can't get into a fitting!

    Bit of an embarrassing one here but wondering if anyone can help. Was called to a doctor's surgery yesterday to replace the battery in an emergency light. For the life of me I can't open the thing up. The diffuser doesn't rotate or push upwards, neither does the bezel, there are no screws or...
  5. J

    Can't install Pushmatic breaker

    I am having difficulty installing a Pushmatic twin 15 amp circuit breaker, part number P1515. The breaker has a tab on the back which bumps into the panel opening preventing insertion of the breaker. I wondering: 1) what is the purpose of the tab? 2) should I not try to use the breaker? and...
  6. Y

    can't find the source of a burning smell

    Hi, I've had a burning smell in my apartment for two months now and 3 electricians who have come have not been able to diagnose the problem. My apartment is in the Bronx, NY. I bought it 1 and 1/2 years ago. I has a fuse box. Last summer, my first summer there, no issues. I ran my AC and...
  7. brokentechie

    UK Any reason why sockets can't be installed on a horizontal surface?

    As title suggests, is there any regulation that prevents sockets from being installed on a horizontal surface? Think floor sockets but installed on a flat plasterboard surface which forms a recess shelf. For clarification, I'm not doing this myself, I just wanted some information before I go...
  8. P

    Why can't you join 6mm and 2.5mm?

    Saw this thread in the DIY forum but can't respond and i have a question: Everyone seems to be going mad in the thread suggesting it's dangerous but this seems fine to me. Since it's only a pump now, as long as the MCB is downrated to a max of 20a it should be fine, no? Sorry if it's a stupid...
  9. B

    Can't fish cable back through

    Hi, I wanted to slightly re-route a badly routed 6mm2 twin and earth flat cable, that leaves my utility room through the plasterboard, the wall and then to a junction box on the outside wall. I disconnected the Wago connectors in the junction box and pulled the cable through, but now can't get...
  10. timhoward

    Can't find a consumer unit....!

    This is getting embarrassing - I've been looking for a sub-main consumer unit in a church for an hour now. I've found the incomer. There's a nice old Crabtree board with black breakers, one of which is a 50A for "Hall DB". It's a split level site and the hall is downstairs, and the fat 10mm T+E...
  11. H

    New member, got an electrical puzzle I just can't figure out. Help!

    Howdy folks, new member here. Homeowner, been doing my own electric for 40 years or so, from swapping out plugs to installing an entire circuit panel. Ran into a problem a while back that I still can't figure out, I'm hoping it's something that someone out here has experience with. A couple of...
  12. D

    Can't get smart light switch to work

    Hey all I have some basic electrical wiring experience, and I'm trying to install a wemo smart light switch in my bedroom Load and line wires were easy to find and connect, but I'm having trouble narrowing down where the neutral wire is (or if I even have one) Here's a picture of what I have...
  13. mzimmers

    This can't be right

    Hi all - So, I've been in this house a few years, and am still in the process of cleaning up the "sillies" that the former owner did. The picture below is an exterior wall; if you can see, someone just poked Romex through a hole, and fed it into some conduit. What is the correct way for this...
  14. B

    Can't get a wall light to work?

    Wall light not working... Have two wall lights that are connected together on the same circuit, but can't get one of them to work - changed the fitting itself and (obvs) changed bulb... Seems to be current flowing, cos I hold up a 'cable finder' meter when it is switched on and reading goes...
  15. T

    Can't get overload circuit in house working again

    A circuit in my house quit working when a toaster oven and portable electric heater where both running on it. Normally the simple fix would be resetting the tripped breaker. However, the breaker did not appear to be tripped. I turned it off and on just to make sure and still no luck. Next...
  16. S

    Bought ceiling light online which wire is which?

  17. N

    UK Can't get an electrician to come out for a small job! So help needed!

    Hi Due to Covid, I can't get an electrician to come out to fit a single semi flush lamp. So I am going to fit it myself. So some advice would be very helpful - but if you live local to Stratford Upon Avon and happy to come out for a small job, please let me know. At the moment there is a...
  18. D

    What is this type of LED cable? Can't find it anywhere

    It's for LEDs (under unit lighting). I need to buy an extension cable, I can't seem to find this particular 2-pin type anywhere. The brand on the driver is 'snappy'. Thanks in advance
  19. Doomed

    Can I can't I - motor wiring

    Just been sent this picture my a regular client that plays with cars: He says the bloke he got it from had it working in his domestic large garage which implies single phase and the plate does say 14A at 230V, but all the info I can find online is in french and seems to say its 3 phase only. My...
  20. D

    Coax Cable Insulation Damaged, Copper visible, Cable can't be easily replaced I think

    Hi, I'd really appreciate your help. This is in Europe. I have no electrical knowledge and very little construction/DIY knowledge. I know electricians / cable-provider-technicians can measure coax signal strength at the outlet with a specialized device. A cable is damaged right down by the...

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