Firstly I know I’ve posted this in the wrong category, I couldn’t find the right one for some reason. I’m a industrial/domestic electrician, I’m doing a rear extension and loft conversion on my bungalow myself. I’m of course doing the electrics myself and I’m looking at plumbing the CH and...
I am not a professional...I am a DIY senior. I want to convert my '99 Lincoln Continental from the OEM halogens to LEDs. I previously converted my '05 Ford van by swapping out the flasher control relay and all LEDs worked perfectly. Since the Lincoln flasher unit is buried under the dash, I am...
I have about 30 4 bulb 4ft shop lights that I want to convert from fluorescent to LED. I need to swap the tombstones from shunted to unshunted on one side to do this. I can’t for the life of me figure out how to remove the metal tab that the tombstones anchor in to. There are no tabs on it to...
I am about to link an inverter to a ramp I bought from a 240/230v supply. In the control box which was wired for 415v , the transformer within has 400v 24v on a label can this be operated at a lower voltage to produce the same 24v system. I will post a pic if I can.
Hi there
I’m working on a loft conversion, just adding two small bedrooms in existing space.
Would it be ok adding a radial circuit off a 16 amp MCB ?
And how many sockets could I have?
Thanks
Good afternoon,
I am a time served domestic electrician but have been factory based for the last 8 years meaning my SJIB card has lapsed.
I am currently converting an internal garage at my house and am doing the electrical work myself.
I am installing 2 new sockets on an existing circuit and...
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I am about to receive planning permission for 6 one bed flats conversion from an existing family home. The current single phase 100A supply will not be sufficient so I have applied for a 3-phase upgrade.
My question is on maximum electrical load per flat.
I have done a similar...
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I have my 2365-03 and the company I work for would like to put me through the 2357 NVQ conversion. I am a project manager for said company and we are mostly a data company wanting to grow the electrical side. I am at the centre of this growth having recently completed my 2396 level 4...
Has anyone undertaken the conversion of an adopted phone box to house a defib? Our village has adopted the phone box and if we apply through Community Heart Trust, we can continue to use the electrical supply. This is purely for a light and small fan/heater to keep the AED at an ambient...
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I have a garage that I'm converting in to habitable space
I will have electric shower, oven and hob, 2 x electric heaters, microwave, kettle, tv and lights
The cable run from the consumer unit (C/U) is 13-15 meters
What size armoured cable should I use? and what size mcb rating at the C/U
Hello, I am converting my ceiling downlighters to LED. The old MR16 50W halogen bulbs come with a 12v transformer. I plan to cut the LV cable just before the transformer, then strip it and wire it into the new GU10 LED lamp holder. This means the new GU10 lamp holder will not be earthed. Looking...
Hello Gents,
I'm new to the site after a recommendation from a friend, I'm in no way shape or form an Electrician. But you'll probably see a few questions from me now an again.
I understand that this is more so a communications question but please bear with me as I am about as useful as a...
Hi all,
I am currently having a loft conversion completed and want to put in its own board in the loft. The main reason for this is if in the future, I want to let it out as a self contained unit, it will be much easier.
The conversion will initially have a ring main 32 amp and a lighting...
Hi all i have a job coming up soon and the customer has sky around the house and he's now going up in the loft and wants sky in the 2 rooms what is the best way to go about this the shotgun cable runs through the loft to the dish out side.
Thanks.
I often work alongside a small team of other trades on flats and house refurbishments for private owners, however on a slightly bigger project than usual, I've been asked to provide a temporary builders board in a large house that is to be converted into four flats. The existing supply into the...
Thought you might like to know how to convert 3 phase to single phase in case you need to in the future. Please follow illustrations below. I can accept no liability for following these instructions.
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