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Anyone got any basic notes on star or delta connections that would help out to get my head around it and understand it a bit more haha. voltages, current and calculations?
cheers
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So last night was very eventful! The fitting that sits between two pipes failed and leaked water all in the kitchen. Luckily my father was awake at the time and spotted this before any serious incident took place.
We called a plumber the next morning to get the problem fixed (was...
When say adding a new circuit to a DB/CU do you tend to check all the connections in said DB/CU are sound and tight!
I have come across a few boards recently where pretty much every cable is loose including the main tails literally just sitting in the switch, but no signs of overheating etc, so...
Just wondering more than anything really, im not really involved in house works a lot.
But why is it acceptable to use twin and Earth from the connection point to the cooker?
if I was doing it I would be more inclined to use a flex with a coating resistive to grease and oils etc in case of...
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I had a Vysal Shaver Light --- Dual Voltage Charging Socket which was working perfectly until the builders opened it up for Tiling. Now, after they re-connected, it doesn't work. I bought 2 new Shavers and none would work either. On checking, I found that they do work...
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Firstly hello and thanks for making this site so helpful, I'm trying to make a career change to be a domestic electrician and this site as been brilliant, so thanks.
Now for my question, I have recently purchased a fluke 1653b off eBay and I got it calibrated straight away for...
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I doing an eicr in a hotel. In the bathroom they have downlighters, some with 12v transformers some with LED GU10 fittings.
In a large majority of cases, there are plastic connectors on both sides of the transformers, no junction box, in free air laying on the ceiling.
Would you...
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I'm new to the Forum and I'm a keen DIY enthusiast...bt only within the limit of my skills....so I'm after some advice.
I am changing my PIR lights NOT the actual wiring circuit.
I have two PIR Lights that are connected and operated by oneswitch (in the kitchen).
The PIR light has wires...
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After years of working for firms in commercial and industrial I have started picking up more and more of my own work now. Some of this is commercial and some domestic.
I've not really done much domestic before, I always managed to stay clear of it.
Now, I've just done an EICR for someone...
need to change faulty ballast to new helvar 58.
not sure of connections as new unit has only four outlet connections don't want to be zapping anything?
old unit (arlen 170) which btw was wrong unit has l.n.e. input and similar 4outlet terminals which feed each
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There appears to be anecdotal evidence from recent threads and the interminable debate regarding BS 7671 Amd 3 and the non-combustible CU thing that Neutral connections are the source of many overheating incidents that in some cases lead to fires. There is nothing currently in BS 7671 or other...
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I have been called to a job recently to install a up and down switch for a small roller shutter door. Motor and control unit all there but previous owner had ripped the switch out.
So just left with a few cables not connected to anything and empty connections.
I havent done a roller door...
Had a strange experience today.
customets t&p valve keep blowing on their hot water heater (sealed pressurised electric immersion heater fed from a water pump, pped in from a 5000 litre holding tank )
thought it might be the faulty valve first, after testing that and it being fine I went onto...
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I have repositioned my main tv remotely from my sky hd box and have run two pairs of cat5e and balun connectors to connect xbox360 and sky hd box to main tv
have tested all rj45 connections with a lan tester and all is fine
have all sound and picture on x box fine on both sets of...
I've had a look at a dual tariff meter for someone as they believe it has been wired wrong, due to receiving incredibly high bills.
It it should have a standard supply for the flat power and a lower rate for an electric heating board. When I had a look, there are 5 terminals rather than the...
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I have just received a 12V 2 pole 2NO and 2NC and there's no instructions on how to connect it to the power.
Normally being a coil negative swapped with positive would make no difference however, this has an LED light and a resister.
I am thinking the 12V life wire should before the...
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I have been asked to connect a s series propak hotub. The installation manual is all American based and the wiring diagrams for the connections is all American. I am not to sure if a uk 240v supply can be connected. The terminal block has four points to connect. Line 1 120v line 2 120v ground...
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I have a number of 22kw heater sunning of 3 phase supply. There is a dial with 4 settings 1 being the lowest output 4 the highest.
The problem I have is when ever it is set to maximum output it is knocking out the breakers not discriminating at the rcd but knocking out the main...
please help!!!!
Im wiring a accenta 8 alarm panel but using a texecom siren/strobe outside, but Im stuck on wiring them together.
Anyone got a clue coz im clueless, only some of the time that is!
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We purchased a plot of land a while ago and we are trying to establish how we can actually connect into the mains transformer mast which is available on site.
Originally we had 3 options. There was a Scottish power owned cable that we could tap into this would cost £4500.00 to link to...
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