colour

  1. D

    Why are most insulated grips red / yellow or orange in colour ?

    CK Wiha Wera Draper Stanley all mostly red and yellow Bahco Irazola Klein all mostly a funny orange colour why not grey , green or blue or even black ??
    • Dustydazzler
    • Thread
    • colour insulated orange red yellow
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. sham

    Why prices for different colour junction box

    Ordering some junction boxes and the white 30A is cheaper than the Black one. Why ?. They are same brand and both three way. https://www.screwfix.com/search?search=30A+Junction+box+
    • sham
    • Thread
    • box colour different junction junction box prices
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. W

    confused by colour coded wires

    Hi all, originally posted this on new member but I am keen to get a response. I am trying to repair a tumble dryer. I ordered a part from ebay, the part being a sensor brush. The original sensor brush has a thin black wire and a white wire attached. The new sensor brush, although identical to...
  4. S

    Pink cars, would you consider one?

    Tempted to test this out......
  5. P

    What colour is this dimmer?

    What colour is this dimmer please guys because I think I am going colour blind (if that's possible)?
  6. captaincaveman

    Cooker internal colour codes

    Hi guys. Don't think I've come across this before and feel I'm loosing the plot. I'm planning to check with the manufactures on monday morning but wouldn't mind any opinions. I was checking out a tripping RCD on a new cooker range install earlier. The gas engineer / delivery guy refused to wire...
  7. TonyJohnson

    Remote colour changing light bulbs and neutral fault

    Adding a socket to a ring today, the socket fitted correctly, the ring with correct continuity and IR results OK but.... Plugging in the socket tester brought up a neutral fault?? The house has remote control lamps that change colour, can this electronic device effect the neutrals.. it seems to?
  8. Electrical2go

    October Special 10% Off Click Scolmore Inceptor Omni Colour Selectable LED Downlight

    The Inceptor Omni is the latest addition to the Inceptor range of cost effective integrated fire rated downlights. The Omni allows the installer to select the colour of the light upon installation ranging from warm white, cool white all the way through to daylight. We're offering an extra 10%...
  9. Sparky_marky2

    Non standard colour of conductors... your thoughts on this?

    My aunt and uncle came over today and we got on to the subject of electrics, he had a guy come over to one of his shops to add four new shop light fittings everything was fine and the certificates were issued, but one things my uncle said thats lingered is that the building being over 30 years...
  10. polo1

    Widow(er) maker.....

    Came across this yesterday. Can you spot the problem? I've been fuming ever since I came across it.....what kind of muppet does this? Rant over!
  11. L

    What Lamp?

    Im still on this garden lighting lark at the moment and have come purchase some lamps. What would you guys use for gardens? GU10 Led(equiv 35w) -warm white -cool white What Lumen output would you go for?
    • LankyWill
    • Thread
    • changing colour lamp output
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. M

    Pendant light with no colour coded wires

    Hi.....I'm new to the forum so go easy please :-) I had to get my ceiling replastered and my pendant light was removed, however there's no colour coding other than the earth. I've a single wire and 2 others tied together so I'm not sure what's neutral and what's live. I've stripped back some...
    • md77
    • Thread
    • colour light other pendant photos tester what's wires
    • Replies: 73
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  13. J

    Removing 2 sockets wired together

    Evening....looking for some advice on removing 2 single sockets in a room which is being renovated. It seems one (newish) one has been wired from the other - the cabling disappears under floorboards. I don't want any sockets here anymore so need advice on how to safely remove them, assuming I...
    • Jalana
    • Thread
    • attach circuit colour removing sockets together under wired
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. O

    Dual colour warning labels

    So do you stick them on CU? Are they necessary? Are they a waste of time and materials. Cards on the table - I think we should boycott them completely!
    • Octopus
    • Thread
    • colour label labels point warning
    • Replies: 57
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. B

    Confused!

    Hi, DIY'er here. Looking for some expert help as I am very confused :-) One of the sockets in my living room doesnt seem to be working after I changed the socket. However when I use my voltage tester it tells me the current is live. I have checked all the connections in the socket and they seem...
    • baloney
    • Thread
    • colour confused marked socket terminal
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. D

    Underground electrical service ducting / containment : colour coding?

    Evening all, Could someone advise if there is a regulation/guidance note that defines colour coding of underground ducting / containment for electrical services, I assume the 'accepted' colours of yellow -gas, blue - water and black - electrical are standardised but I could not see where this...
    • daviwill
    • Thread
    • coding colour containment ducting electric electrical service underground
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. D

    Warming up cool white LED

    We have an issue with some 30w LED floods we installed as uplighters. This was a bit of a rush job without a proper spec. The users are complaining that the lights are too 'cold' and have asked us to replace them with a warmer version. Fine, we could order warm white versions but there are a...
  18. B

    colour vision test gets progressivly harder

    iGame | Test gratuit d'acuité visuelle I got 15 and the eyes of a cat did it again and got 11 and the eyes of a dog. usefull and fun test to see if you are colour blind adictive too just got a 19Best result: 19
  19. uksparks

    Pub membership and username colour...

    anyone care to explain why I'm no longer a pub member? And why my username is a different colour....
  20. P

    lamp colour for meat counter

    Our local mini market has asked about the lamps in there meat cooler.They are having trouble with displayed meat going brown quite quickly. The cooler guys say all temperatures are fine. The lamps are fluorescent colour 840 does anyone know if the colour can effect the meat or what colour should...
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