How is the direction this motor spins controles from what I can trace the white is directly attached to the neutral. ( Might be wrong on that, ) Thanks in advance, Simon
I just wondered if anyone had any tips for testing an irritating design.
It's a large self-storage facility, several RCBO protected lighting circuits serving two floors, no light switches anywhere, just PIRs on radial circuits controlling about 4 lights each and there's about 30 such setups...
Hi and thankyou for reading this. I have an issue where my lights in my camper (12v LED) contain their own switch which is reset every time i use the rocker switch to turn them off. This means that i have to turn on the rocker switch and then turn on the microswitch in the lights - which is a...
Many devices with motors in them now have electronic controls, e.g. "inverter" aircons/fridges. Many include include soft-start and power-factor correction, etc.
Should these devices still be considered as inductive/motor loads (AC7b) or a different utilization category?
I have a light switch in the island in my kitchen which powers two chandeliers located above the island. In order to cut the power on/off for this light switch I must cut off two circuit breakers (numbers 25 and 29) located in the breaker box. Also controlled by breakers 25 & 29 is the front...
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I'm wanting to connect a temp controlled unit that will turn on and off a hot water pump.
Can't weigh up how to do it as the wiring diagram doesn't make any sense to me.
Thank you.
I want to replace an existing sensor activated exterior light with a RCD socket and a switch controlled light. Is this OK to do. So interrupt existing wire with RCD. Connect top outlet of RCD to external light switch. Connect bulkhead light to light switch?
Please, help me to find the brand and model for a 120Ac 60 amp circuit breaker that can be remotely, turned on, off, and trip reset. It is used in the output of a small 7KVA gasoline generator.
I found online the “Smart Breakers WiFi” from Leviton; but there is no WiFi on the yacht, and I don’t...
I have a bedroom wall outlet controlled by a standard switch. My end goal is to install a ceiling fan and use the existing switch to turn the fan on/off (power only, speed and light can be controlled with the fan's pull chains). The outlet box currently connected to the switch has 3 cables: two...
Hi there,
I should start off by saying I'm in the deep here. I've never done this before and have very little knowledge, so I'm asking here if what I've learned makes any sense and what would be your advice for handling a setup this big ?
I'm building a massive light installation with a total...
I am not an electrician, so have a hard time figuring out what to do for kitchen undercabinet lighting (for a brand new kitchen). My requirements are:
1. Hard wired (can be plugged into an outlet of a circuit).
2. Controlled by a wall switch.
3. Dimmable (via a wall switch) would be nice but...
Hello all, I just bought a house and a few of the lights were broken so I am replacing the fixtures. There are three light fixtures and three switches, each of which controls all three lights. I turned the circuit breaker off and all of the switches do not have power and two of the lights do not...
Hi quick question over the years I have installed a lot of cheap radio controlled switches, for outside lights, gates and pool lights I have used cheap units and have not had many problems except at one house I have fitted 4 units first failed next day second after a week and the third after a...
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I hope everyone is well!
I currently have 5 downlights in my soffits controlled by a dimmer switch and a PIR security light on a timer switch and the PIR also feeds a small light beside the front door, I’m wondering if I could use the SL from the PIR to turn on the down lights as well...
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Could you please offer a bit of advice regarding the following:
We currently have a ceiling rose which is connected to a wall switch and Pull switch i.e. 2 way switching in the old colours. I understand how everything is connected, but, we are replacing the ceiling rose with a remote...
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It's our second winter in our new house and have been getting used to the electric underfloor heating. Still fixing some wiring issues (conductors/layouts) thanks to Marconi's help.
Last winter we just used our log stove and A/C units in the bedrooms and it was not warm enough. Hard...
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I am looking for help wiring a 220 Volt single phase Contactor relay that has a single A1 Coil terminal to be used with 2 float switches to control a pump. I know how to connect a single switch to the relay but unsure how to add the second switch. Each switch can be Normally open or...
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