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  1. J

    Changing to a 3 Gang.

    Hello, I wonder if anyone can help. In our outdoor cabin we currently have a 1 gang switch controlling two ceiling lights and an outdoor motion sensor light that is permanently on. I want to change them to a 3 Gang, 1 way switch. I have attached a couple of photos of the current setup. The...
  2. A

    UK Changing micro switch on car key

    Hi everyone, I need some advice about changing the micro switch on my car key please. I'm not an electrician but I have a soldering kit as I build little robots sometimes as a hobby. The button stopped clicking, probably the spring in it is done now and I want to change it. The board has some...
  3. newfutile

    Changing IR with voltage

    On a recent EICR i have measured 0.589 MegOhms (@250 volts) on the relatively old lighting circuit (red/black PVC wiring) , i have replaced both outside lights (thinking water ingress as both were damaged). The strange part is at 1000 volts the IR changes over a few seconds to 1.6 Megohms , it...
  4. DIYerUK

    Changing bathroom light

    Hi, this is my first post so hopefully in the right place, apologies if not. I would like to replace this light fitting in a wet room in a ground floor extension. As you can see the ceiling is quite low. Can I please ask 1) what zone would the light fitting fall in please? 2) am I allowed to...
  5. J

    Changing from Halogen to LED

    Hi, First time posting on here so apologies if I'm missing any basic information, but hopefully someone can help me as an amateur DIY-er and definitely not electrically knowledgeable. I suspect the best approach would be to get in a professional to help, which I'll likely do but interested in...
  6. B

    MWC for changing MCB's to RCBO's

    I've just had a EICR completed and it has C2's for cables concealed, in walls at a depth less than 50mm, containing metal parts and no RCD(s) provided for additional protection. All the circuits are for night storage heaters and come from a seperate DB on night tariff and where installed in...
  7. G

    UK Gas engineer changing to electrician advice

    Firstly thanks for the chance to find advice I need. I'm a qualified gas/heating engineer with over 20years exp. Icometed about 3 years of night school whilst working as an electricians mate over 20 years ago ( before heating) I know how to bend tube,tray,and have experience in house wiring,3...
  8. mc1903

    Intermittent RCD tripping. Benefit of changing over to RCBO's?

    Hi, We have recently had some electrical work completed in the house to add a new circuit for air conditioning. We are now experiencing intermittent RCD trips, at all hours of the day and night, in the section of the consumer unit that the new A/C MCB was installed into. No MCB's trip - just...
  9. K

    Changing a double electrical socket

    Hi, I have a double electric socket, standard 13amp. My son broke a plug in one of the sockets so I decided to change it. The new one I purchased had 2 connections for the earth wire whereas my old one only had 1. I read that it's ok to only use one of the connections so I did. Once...
  10. P

    Tire changing machine not reversing

    Hi guys, I'm having an issue with a tire machine I was called too. The machine won't reverse. I replaced the original switch with a new one. I can get it going forward but no reverse but I can wire it to make it drive forward on both switches. Is this me being stupid and no connecting back...
  11. C

    Changing light fixture, RCD issues after

    Hi all, Over the weekend I swapped out a light fixture in a bedroom that had a Loop-in ceiling rose to a modern pendant light that had a choc block style terminal only. I used Wago connectors and Wago box to wire everything up and put it in the ceiling. Before doing any work I flipped all...
  12. B

    Changing from one-way to 2-way switch

    Trying to change a switch from 1-way to 2-way. Wired like the attached it doesn't work at all - any ideas? Thanks
  13. P

    Changing Light Switch

    Hi all could someone advise me on if it is possible to change this light switch to a new one that I have already bought . The one in the picture is for 2 way switching on an upper landing level with the other switch on the lower landing level - it operates the lights on both landings only, but...
  14. E

    Changing honeywell thermostat

    Hi, so I'm looking at changing my thermostat from a honeywell manual to a honeywell DT90E digital thermostat and I was wondering if you could help me with where the wires should go please. First picture is the wiring of my current thermostat and the second picture is the instructions for the new...
  15. B

    Changing MEM light switch

    I am changing an old MEM 2 way light switch for A MK Logic one, have have a wiring question. The MEM switch has 3 wires into it, red, blue and yellow, with Red going to Common at the top of the switch, the blue wire goes to the bottom left, and yellow bottom right. on the MK logic switch, there...
  16. G

    Changing out old 80's wall light switch , help needed :)

    Trying to change out an old 1980 dual wall ceiling fan light switch , but the old wiring doesn't seem to have the same type of wiring as the new switch we bought. Inside of the old switch it looks as though they split and then soldered the black wiring underneath the casing so they could...
  17. C

    Changing a DB

    When changing a DB for a new one in a domestic dwelling, do you add an isolator in or just change the DB? Just curious to see what most do.
  18. G

    Changing from wired oven to plug oven

    Hi All, I would be extremely grateful for advice/comments on the following : My old built-under hard-wired oven died and due to space constraints I have only found 1 option to replace it : https://www.myappliances.co.uk/Innocenti-ART28772-Omega-Lux-60cm-73-Litre-Fan-Electric-Oven [According to...
  19. J

    Help needed changing ceiling tube light bulb!

    Greetings I have this fancy ceiling tube light fitting and I cannot figure out how to replace the tubes. It has two ends which somewhat come away but not enough to remove the tubes. There is wiring both sides. I'm not sure how much more pressure I can apply before something breaks. There are...
  20. pe2dave

    Smoke alarm. Changing from mains to battery.

    Removing a 20 yo smoke alarm, wired in. Two cables coming through a rafter 'hole', fastened into the alarm. Chocolate block (whatever they are called these days) used to connect the alarm to the incoming mains. Question: Entire chocolate block (5 connections) won't go through the rafter hole...

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