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  1. W

    Contactor connections

    Does it matter what side you connect your supply and load on a 4 pole contactor?? Basically the only place I could fit the contactor was underneath the DB do my supply had to come in the bottom, and there wasn’t a lot of room within the enclosure for 16mm tails so I connected them into the...
  2. M

    TNCS - Earthing connections

    Hi all, I am doing work atm in a block of flat were they have added on extra flats and I doing all the isolators and meter tails. The dno have supplied a 3 phase PME cutout. I am wondering in regards to the earthing connections if the dno will supply an earth bar or if it is up to myself to...
  3. S

    Will ev chargers work without wi fi and blue tooth connections?

    Have been asked to install a car charger(Pulsar Plus)where the customer is not going thro the grant scheme.Wondered if I need a cat 5 in the supply cable for a basic install. Thanks for any advice...
  4. Seath

    Old valliant combi control connections

    Hi Ladies and Laddies, Could anyone help identify the terminals for this old combi? I arrived at the property which has been undergoing a renovation for the rental market, the client reported the boiler not working, when I began investigating the flex cables going into a mechanical time clock...
  5. Zdb

    65+°C connections

    Looking for some advice regarding some connections on a heating contactor. I picked up some readings using a thermal camera which I thought were a tad high. I remade the crimps as these were the "hot spots" however this has had no effect on the temperature. The current draw is approximately 42...
  6. A

    Terminal attachments for ballast connections.

    I'm a newbie to electrical DIY. There are some connectors on a ballast that I'm not familiar with. The cable I have is an 18awg 300v with wire cores made up of multiple thread copper. I cannot get the copper into these ports so I need some sort of terminal connector. Does anyone have familiarity...
  7. P

    Refitting an extraction fan

    Hi, I need to refit a timed extract fan, there are three connections on the fan body, clearly marked, fine with that, but the supply cable from the ceiling is one cable only, one brown and one blue, the bare earth wire was just bent out of the way. It was working fine before disconnection. There...
  8. E

    Looking for suggestions on how to fix these connections

    Unfortunately some soap spilled into the connector box of my 24v cabinet lighting and ruined the connections on the female power supply end and the male connection on each of the lights. I can replace the power supply female hub fairly cheaply- ANSLUTA LED driver with cord, white, 19 W - IKEA -...
  9. gazdkw82

    Blue pipe connections under build

    Builders broke ground today with the digger down the side of the house. They busted a lead water pipe which runs down the side of the house. Houses are fed in bunches of 5 from the street. That means me and 4 other houses share the same stop tap. Builders repaired the T joint and replaced...
  10. C

    Busbar connections

    Hello People Currently within a carpentry workshop the old main 200a 3 phase isolator needs replacing which currently supplies an equity as old main busbar chamber and in doing so i have to replace some old VIR main tails. (complete birds nest) I am not sure on the best way to connect my mains...
  11. T

    Can’t get these connections in to sit?

    Can’t seem to get the connections in ? They just keep coming loose, can’t seem to push them in either far enough ? Any ideas ? https://pasteboard.co/JwSCDiT.jpg https://pasteboard.co/JwSD4nmx.jpg
  12. Rockingit

    Lead times for new OpenReach connections in London?

    Anyone have any recent experience on how long it takes from first phone call to actual installation for new phone connections to new build complex's in central London? Trying to give a ballpark to a client.
  13. BanksyElectric

    Does flex cable need to have boot lace connections

    A mate I work with says flex cable has to have a boot lace crimp on
  14. cliffed

    Connections to light

    Thoughts on this,is this really ok. Using EMG supply to supply PIR sensor on light fitting. No switch cable required.
  15. F

    Bolted connections for busbars

    Hello, I was wondering if there is any information anywhere regarding busbar bolted connections? recently working on two lots of terminations, one lapped and one clamped. I’m specifically looking for the effects of using bolts in different orientation on the same connection. so one bolt with...
  16. Gavin John Hyde

    Caravan connections

    Have a customer with a caravan, its basically a glorified shed on wheels with a towbar (think gypsy caravan and you wont be far off) bought it off a previous owner who had solar pv. its currently wired in twin and earth which is i believe non compliant. to use it she currently has each circuit...
  17. P

    Different core size connections

    Hi forum, I’m planning some garden lighting and would like to try an minimise the amount of cable I’m using. I have a number of different lights/circuits in one area of the garden so was planning to run a multi core cable to a convenient place then make connections from there. All the lights...
  18. S

    Connections to HV Pylons

    I'm looking at converting an old agricultural building into a dwelling. I should say first I'm not some kind of property magnet, I'm in the civils game, so I've got plenty of graft, my problem is I can't help channelling my inner Frank Spencer when it comes to electrics! So the agricultural...
  19. G

    UK Lighting connections help please

    I am somewhat confused as to why an upstairs landing light does not work unless the switch in the hall downstairs is switched to the off position. it defeats the object of turning it on downstairs and switching it off upstairs. I did not put this wiring in someone else replaced the switches and...
  20. 1

    Electrician messed up ground connections ?

    I had an electrician wire a hot tub . And from what I see the did not ground it properly. Or will this work how they did it with the ground? And they didn't use 6 gauge copper wire they twisted a couple together ?
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