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  1. J

    Common area lighting

    I own two flats with a small common lobby. Although operable from both flats, the common lobby light appears to be wired to flat A's circuit. Rather than fit a landlord's common area meter and circuit, I am thinking of having flat B's lobby switch professionally disconnected from A's circuit...
  2. B

    Cap off ground or common?

    I moved into a house where the owner left an air compressor. He started wiring it before he left, said it works but needs wiring finished. It has a 230 volt 15 amp motor which has 4 wires coming out of it 2- H, 1-com. and 1 ground going to a 3 wire plug which he has capped the com. From there...
  3. J

    No Common connection

    I am wiring an external soap dispenser into a large washing machine and there is not a terminal to connect my common wire coming from the dispenser. I know where the signal wires connect and I am wondering if I can double tap L2 at the main power supply with the dispensers common wire?
  4. RF Solutions Ltd

    Case Study: A common UK Light Switch used to Remote Control Outdoor Lighting

    Checkout the latest case study from RF Solutions: The SWITCHLINK is an RF wireless switching system ideal for outdoor lighting remote control. The system uses a battery-powered wall gang switch and a 230Vac MAINS receiver and has a range of up to 200 metres. The MAINSSWITCH, a similar system...
  5. timhoward

    CPC common to 2 circuits...

    When I checked out this job I had a false sense of security from a recent competent looking EICR and two new CU's that looked to be fitted to a high standard. Most of the property does have a CPC on the lighting circuit, it's just this one room with a flat roof above that doesn't. This is where...
  6. rrschw

    85V on neutral after space heater on circuit...?

    I'm not at all a certified electrician, but I have a strong self taught background in electricity and electronics. We moved into a new home this year, and Austin got cold this week. I put a space heater in my room for the first time, and after an hour or so it flipped the breaker. Or so I...
  7. B

    DIY Small Engine Charging AC to DC, common ground / neutral

    Lawnmower Generator AC to DC sharing common ground / neutral??? Question is general because I am trying understand fundamentals. I will give specifics as to what I am trying to do so you can understand. I am adding a charging system and electric start to an engine that never had one. I...
  8. Dartlec

    Please warn your parents about the common scam calls, however sensible they are

    Off topic, but just a public information alert to talk to your parents/elderly relatives to let them know of the common phone scams. My mother fell for one today, even though she's still very much with it for 82 and usually pretty sensible... "police officer" from the fraud squad rang her...
  9. O

    Sub Panel Common Bus Bar Expansion

    Good day! I have a 200 AMP service with the main shut off installed outside. From there, 60 AMP line to hot tub, separate main feed to what is now my "sub panel" ( main box) in my basement. My dilemma is that my common bus bar is full. As it is now a sub panel, I cannot place any commons onto...
  10. K

    Which cable in light switch actually goes in common??

    Hi Guys I have been taught in college and in books that live goes in common and switch live goes into terminal L1 or L2 but practially speaking if we give Line conductor Brown in Common and Switch Live which is blue lets say with brown sleeve in L1 then the problem which I face is when Switch...
  11. D

    1way 3 gang

    in a 1 way 3 gang switch with only 1 live in can i join 3 common wires together in 1 switch in UK
  12. D

    1way 3gang

    in a 1 way 3 gang switch with only 1 live input in can i join 3 common wires together in 1 switch in UK
  13. P

    How common is reversed polarity?

    Looking over the best practice guide to electrical inspection condition reporting the C1 "danger present" conditions are basically exposed live parts or reversed polarity. I guess the seriousness of reversed polarity is the lack of any meaningful over-current protection for faults to earth...
  14. Baddegg

    Finally some common sense from a fan manufacturer?

    Seen a few threads on here over the years so this might come in handy for someone.....wiring instructions state no need for local fuse if fed from 6a lighting circuit, Silent Extractor Fan | Greenwood Airvac SR100 Epicair.co.uk - https://www.epicair.co.uk/sr100.html
  15. G

    Under ground service to weather head or service head.

    What is common practice when hooking Armoured cable to a weather head. Do I need a aluminum weather head or is a threaded PVC one ok? Do I use a weather head with threads so my teck connector can screw straight in.....do I need ground bushings at both ends? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks,
  16. haptism

    Asbestos in loft, is it common

    Anyone know if that ancient green coloured itchy scratchy loft insulation that is rolled out (similarish to the modern yellow coloured rockwall), ever contain asbestos ? I know that loosefill is a particularly nasty form of asbestos, but in relation to the old green rolled out stuff in lofts...
  17. G

    Understanding the common wire

    Hi, I’ve asked this question to people I work with but have different answers, so thought I’d try here. What is a common wire and what does it do? Thanks.
  18. NDG Elecs

    Free PME upgrades. A common practice now??

    Enquired with NEDL about two possible TT upgrades to PME. I found the screenshot below on their website. It used to cost around 160 quid for the intake to be changed but now it's apparently free. Are other DNOs doing this? Has there been some legislative change?
  19. W

    Two single gang sockets mounted on the same back box. Is this common practice and why?

    Hi there I'm new to the forum, Just wondering if someone could please take a look at the pic attached (hopefully) and tell me in what circumstances it is best practice to wire two 1-gang sockets side by side like this with a set of T&E going to each. I'm not an electrician but was in the...
  20. R

    Smoke alarm in common area of flats?

    Hi, I have a common area above a shop which is a small hallway leading to 2 flats. Each flat has 3 smoke alarms, one behind their front door, kitchen, hallway, these are hard wired back to their consumer unit. The common area has 2 emergency lights installed but i have seen nothing on the...

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