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    Switched Lives in Heating Control Wiring - sleeve or not? -

    Hi, Quick question and hopefully not too silly. In the wiring for a heating system, is the convention to use Brown sleeve at on all cables that are either Live or Switched Live, where the insulation itself is not brown? Or only those where the existing colour might be misleading, like a Blue...
  2. T

    Relays to control lighting in a domestic house.

    Hi all I'll freely admit, I'm out of my depth here. I've been asked to sort some lighting in a bathroom do do the following: Main lights and some accent lights from one switch. Mirror lights and the same set of accent lights from another. I guess it can be done using 230v relays, but haven't a...
  3. Z

    Need help building specific Motor Control Circuit

    Here is the circuit parameters I am trying to build, I just can't seem to figure it out. When the start button is pressed, motor 1 turns on Motor 2 will start 5 seconds after M1 has started. Motor 3 will start 6 seconds after M2 has started. When the stop button is pressed, M3 stops...
  4. Mark42

    Thermostatic control of socket outlets for portable heaters. OK or not?

    I'm repurposing an agricultural building as a research workshop, where sometimes reasonably accurate air temperature control will be needed. I want to keep it simple, flexible, and cheap. Rather that fit modern and expensive wall-mounted heaters, which have a plethora of complicated...
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    Ireland rointe K serie in Dublin

    where can I get the control end panel " the plastic part "complete with controls etc for a rointe K serie ,it has 11 panels .I am in Dublin . It is not working correctly ,display goes white Thank you , Niall O Connor .
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    Control panel and electrical installation software for sale

    control panel and electrical installation software for sale. WSCAD is a Siemens based system. Has the ability to carry out the following: control panel design drawings circuits and layouts Electrical installation design drawings circuits and layouts terminal layouts materials listing automatic...
  7. T

    5V out from heat pump control panel.

    Hi, I'm needing to run a raspberry pi computer board near my boiler. The Pi requires 5v at 2.5A. My heating system is from NIBE and the control panel a SMO 20. It does have a USB port on the front for software updates but this doesn't appear to have enough current to power the Pi properly. Sad...
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    UK Is it possible to use 1 switch to control dimmable LEDs as well as a ceiling fan and non-dimmable strip LEDs?

    Is it possible to use 1 switch to control dimmable LEDs as well as a ceiling fan and non-dimmable strip LEDs?
  9. M

    Siemens/Bosch Dishwasher Control Module

    Trying to find a replacement control module for my Siemens dishwasher - its MPN is 00498444, see: https://www.siemens-home.bsh-group.com/uk/shop-productlist/00498444 It's used in a variety of Bosch, Siemens, Neff, etc. models. Unfortunately it is no longer available from any of the usual...
  10. H

    Building Control incorrect sign off

    Please can you give me some advice on my property (sorry for the long post and typo’s!), I had a large extension built this meant I had a new additional consumer box, new wiring, plugs, sockets etc. The builder did all the electrics himself, he was not qualified, he got a registered NAPTI...
  11. HappyHippyDad

    Is a Chint MCB identical to a control gear direct MCB (or lewden)?

    I was carrying out an EICR today. The consumer unit was a Control gear direct board. It had one chint MCB in it which had been put in recently. It looked absolutely identical to all the cgd MCB's. Is Chint in any way affiliated with CGD/Lewden or is this just a coincidence?
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    Garage lighting 1 single pole to control all 3 and 1 sensor switch to control middle one

    Hello fellow electricians, I am currently in the midst of wiring 3 lighting fixture at my friends garage. I'm just wondering if there's an easier way to do it or if the way I'm going to do it is going to break the sensor switch. So the situation is this: I'm going to name the lighting fixtures...
  13. HappyHippyDad

    Any other choices for a remote control unit for outside lighting?

    My customer has some garden driveway lights that he want to switch on remotely all at once. In the past I have used this...
  14. D

    Help.. potterton heating control

    Hi all went to swap a faulty potterton E range heating system control and couldn’t for the life of me get the old one off. no grub screw , not hidden catch or latch. i tried prying the front off but it started to pull the screws out the wall. any ideas or do I simply force it off ...?:eek:
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    ADVICE: Is there a way to control an LED light temperature after marked

    Hello, and thanks for your help in advance. For a client's minor renovation, they purchased this fixture: View...
  16. M

    proportional pressure control

    Hello, I am a newbie to the forum. Could you please help me to understand the wiring diagram of the attached device. Thank you in advance
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    NOBO SYSTEM 500 ORION 512 CONTROL

    Hi Guys, been asked to replace the above control system as its is failing intermittently on individual heaters. Cant get a hold of CREDA (as I have been informed they are the company to ask) to give me advice on a direct replacement, so anyone have any experience on replacing this obsolete...
  18. J

    Home Lighting Control System

    Hi, I’m an Electrician building my own home. Any of the lighting control systems seem to be huge money. I’m going to pick a system that I can add to overtime rather than splashing out all at once. The control units all seem to be around 8 outputs. So I’m thinking two of those for now. The...
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    Control Circuit Fault Finding

    I spent 22 years in the RAF as a ground electrician. Essentially there are about 3000 different types of ground equipment used to keep aircraft and airfields running ranging from specialist fire engines designed exclusively for the RAF, hydraulic rigs and specialist 200v/400Hz generators to run...
  20. M

    Three lights control

    Hi All, I have a small situation, A = Outside light, B = Porch light, C = Inside Light. I would like to switch A + B together but not C, and then B + C together and not C. Is there a replay or something that would switch between two different control to achieve this ?

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